Besides the obvious geopolitical risks that have been discussed recently, scientists in South Korea have now warned that nuclear tests allegedly being carried out by North Korea could trigger a 'catastrophic' volcanic eruption near its test site; the pressure of the force of a nuclear bomb being detonated underground is likely to impact the magna of Mount Paektu volcano which is situated just 70 miles away. Scientists warn that a previous eruption of the volcano was "one of the largest explosive events in human history". The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Monday that experts from Seoul National University and other institutions had concluded that an explosion at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site (PANET) would
Besides the obvious geopolitical risks that have been discussed recently, scientists in South Korea have now warned that nuclear tests allegedly being carried out by North Korea could trigger a 'catastrophic' volcanic eruption near its test site; the pressure of the force of a nuclear bomb being detonated underground is likely to impact the magna of Mount Paektu volcano which is situated just 70 miles away. Scientists warn that a previous eruption of the volcano was "one of the largest explosive events in human history". South Korea has recently reacted to news that North Korea had carried out a successful hydrogen bomb tests by restarting propaganda broadcasts on loudspeakers across the border, something Kim Jong-un's government has previously described as an act of war.