China Looms Over Response to Blast Test by North Korea

China Looms Over Response to Blast Test by North Korea

As escalation grips Northeast Asia after North Korea set off a third nuclear explosion, some are asking: is there another way forward? Is providing North Korea with a sense of security the solution? Read more

North Korea declared Tuesday that it had carried out a test of a nuclear bomb after the detonation was detected by the U.S. Geological Survey. The White House has called the move a "highly provocative act." NBC News' Jim

As scientists and world leaders scrambled Tuesday to judge the importance of North Korea's claim that it had detonated a third nuclear bomb, the main thing that quickly became evident is how little is known about the country's increasingly advanced

Google Maps plus data from the U.S. Geological Survey reveals the exact location of North Korea's third nuclear test.

North Korean soldiers patrol along the Yalu River at the town of Sinuiju, across from Mark Ralston/Agence France-Presse â€" Getty Images North Korean soldiers patrol along the Yalu River at the town of Sinuiju, across from the Chinese city of Dandong