“I just wanted to mention.. . for those who have asked. . . that absolutely nothing whatsoever happened today in Sector 83 by 9 by 12. I repeat, nothing… happened. Please remain calm.”
– Commander Ivanova, Babylon 5, Episode 79: “Rumours, Bargains and Lies”
So it appears that absolutely nothing whatsoever happened this weekend in North Korea. Nevermind the mushroom cloud that appeared over Yanggang province. Because, even though mushroom clouds tend to be associated with nuclear events, this one, well, wasn’t. Because, nothing happened, says the BBC:
The United States and South Korea have played down suggestions that a massive explosion in North Korea last week was caused by a nuclear device.
The blast in Yanggang Province, close to the Chinese border, is said to have happened on Thursday as the Stalinist state celebrated its National Day.
The blast created what officials in Seoul say was a peculiar-shaped cloud.
As the secretive North stays silent on the blast, a visiting UK minister has asked for an urgent explanation.
Riiight. Maybe someone was just shooting at a bunch of rocks?