This Is Where North Korea Just Tested A Nuclear Weapon

Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 11:30 in Mathematics & Economics

North Korea's Nuclear Test Site Google Maps via Washington PostRight next to the helpfully-named "Nuclear Test Rd." North Korea tested a nuclear weapon late Tuesday for the third time ever, and this is where it happened. After the test, a slight tremor rolled through North Korea's mountains, and the U.S. Geological Survey picked it up, along with its exact location. The Washington Post went ahead and used those coordinates to map it with Google's new data on the country. Some parts of this aren't all that surprising. The location is where North Korea conducted its last two tests--one in 2006 and one in 2009--and its right next to a known nuclear test facility. What is surprising, and a little funny, is some of the user-generated data associated with the site. Without an official North Korean name to plug in to the maps, Google users in the country (like someone who...

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