Three explosions at nuclear site take place hours before President Trump cancels his historic summit with Kim Jong-un. From controlled explosions at North Korea’s nuclear testing facility at Punggye-ri that were carried out in front of international media to an official from North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Institute who speaks about the explosions at the test site, all these photos will impress you.
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Controlled explosions at North Korea’s nuclear testing facility at Punggye-ri were carried out in front of international media, but no independent international observers were invited.
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A military official explains the demolition process at the Punggye-ri nuclear facility. North Korea has used the site for all six of its nuclear tests.
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A soldier stands guard in front of the third tunnel of the Punggye-ri nuclear test site. The most recent nuclear test at the site in September produced a 6.3-magnitude earthquake.
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Smoke and debris rise in the air as barracks buildings for guards and tunneling workers at North Korea’s nuclear test site are destroyed.
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Inspecting debris following the explosions at Punggye-ri nuclear site on 24 May.
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International media at a tunnel entrance at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site. Experts have said while decommissioning the site is an important diplomatic gesture, it will not affect the North’s nuclear arsenal.
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Explosives are rigged inside one of the tunnels at the Punggye-ri site. The test site consists of four main tunnels beneath mountains in the north-east, according to analysis by the monitoring group 38 North.
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North Korean officials watch on as one of three explosions takes place at the test site.
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An official from North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Institute speaks about the explosions at the test site.
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