The Deadly Explosive Power of a Hydrogen Bomb A hydrogen bomb—the type North Korea claims it tested—is many magnitudes more powerful than an atomic bomb, which was the type dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II, killing 70,000. Here’s a look at how a so-called H-bomb works.

Experts doubt North Korea's bomb was hydrogen-powered The bold claim by North Korea on Wednesday that it had detonated a hydrogen bomb appeared to fizzle under the intense scrutiny of U.S. physicists and nuclear weapons experts.

North Korea’s latest provocation Pyongyang claims a hydrogen bomb test

Yes, North Korea Probably Tested an H-Bomb — Just Not the Kind You’re Thinking Of North Korea’s claim that it successfully detonated a hydrogen bomb has been met with widespread skepticism, but there are reasons to believe Pyongyang.

What's A Hydrogen Bomb, And Should We Be Worried If North Korea Has Tested One? Today, it has been widely reported that North Korea apparently detonated a hydrogen bomb near the Punggye-ri nuclear site in the northeast of the country. "The first H-bomb test was successfully conducted at 10 o’clock [local time, 4 a.m. GMT] on Read more ... January the 6th 2016," North Korea's state news netwo…

What is an 'H-Bomb'?

North Korea Says It Successfully Conducted Hydrogen-Bomb Test North Korean state television said the country successfully conducted a hydrogen-bomb test Wednesday, following reports that a detected earthquake was thought to have been man-made.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un claims country has hydrogen bomb North Korea carried out tests to set off nuclear devices in 2006, 2009 and 2013.

North Korean leader Kim's H-bomb claim draws scepticism

Kim Jong-un Says North Korea Has an H-Bomb — But No One Believes Him North Korea's leader today boasted that his country has successfully developed a hydrogen bomb.