As I’m sure many of you have seen, recently North Korea has supposedly added the hydrogen bomb to its already threatening arsenal. An American B-52 bomber did a flyover the area immediately after this development. The flyover would have definitely sent chills down the backs of many North Korean officials, as one of their biggest cities, Pyongyang, had been bombed before and flattened to rubble during the Korean War by the same type of plane.

However, this warning has not weakened the spirits of the prideful North Koreans. They even offered for CNN’s crew to go to a science center, where people close to the project could explain the science behind their supposed Hydrogen bomb.

Martin Navias, a military expert at King’s College London said, “We won’t know for another few days or weeks whether this was an H-bomb. It doesn’t look like one, one would have expected the power to be greater if it was.”

One U.S. official also said “an Air Force “sniffer” plane, a WC-135, may be sent to help measure for possible nuclear materials in the air. Not only this, but scientists from Denmark have tested the ground to determine the type of bomb as well.

Due to the potential threat that North Korea poses, the U.N. Security Council is set to implement “significant punitive measures” and will work on a new solution immediately. In the past, North Korea has been embargoed, has had all overseas financial assets frozen, and even a travel ban was placed on the country. However, clearly these sanctions have not slowed the development of North Korea’s nuclear program.

Officials have even told Will Ripley, CNN journalist, that “they are not afraid of more sanctions; they said that they’ve lived for years with the crippling measures levied against them and are prepared to tighten their belts even more.”

In fear of the conflicts that could arise, Obama reaffirmed the United State’s defense commitments to both of its regional allies, Japan and South Korea, who are in the “hot zone” in the North Korean missile range. This test was even rumored to be a birthday present for leader Kim-Jong Un.

North Atlanta chemistry teacher Jeanie Hall said that “This test, even though it may not be a hydrogen bomb, poses a threat not only to North Korea’s neighbors, but the entire world.”

All in all, it is quite clear to see that even though they have faced extreme economic sanctions, North Korea still poses a threat to the entire world if they continue to test weapons of this caliber. It will be difficult for us to contain them, but it sounds like we have the support of the U.N. and most of the world in this fight for the safety of everyone.