CNN CNN Newsroom Live January 7, 2016 07:35:00
The intelligence and the seismic data seem to indicate that it was probably not an actual thermo nuclear weapon. i think from the data we have right now, and this could change, depending on some of the atmospheric information we get later on, that it was at most what we call a conventional a m atomic weapon that was boosted with some fusion material which means it had a bigger bang. it's like cutting kerosene on a fire. it makes it a little bit more powerful, but it's nowhere near the strength of what a thermo nuclear weapon. the issue, though is there's a sort of collective sigh of relief. pe...