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North Korea Nuclear Test: Twitter Users React With Jokes

By Dale Eisinger | Tuesday, 12 February 2013 11:36 AM EST

Seismic activity early Tuesday indicated that North Korea carried out its third successful nuclear test, an event later confirmed by experts from several nations and North Korea itself.

North #Korea confirms that it has "successfully" carried out a nuclear test bbc.in/157ZySX #NorthKorea
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) February 12, 2013

As usual, many Twitter users took the opportunity to make wisecracks. Comedian Tim Heidecker was among the first to satirize the news.

Congrats to North Korea for your successful weapons test!
— timheidecker (@timheidecker) February 12, 2013

Others followed suit, painting the dictatorship as relatively harmless, despite the nuke test.

I bet other countries' "decisive condemnation" for their nuke test is the equivalent of a Facebook "like" to North Korea.
— Chris Ryall (@chris_ryall) February 12, 2013

North Korea is testing nuclear bombs, a 70 year old weapon. Next on their list of 1940s inventions are color TV, silly putty and the slinky.
— Kelkulus (@kelkulus) February 12, 2013

WHOA. Exclusive photo just released of the bomb released by North Korea: injapan.gaijinpot.com/wp-content/upl…
— Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) February 12, 2013

Sounds like all you young lovers out there aren't the only ones cooking up a little surprise for Valentine's Day. #NorthKorea
— Ash (@AshleighHaddad) February 12, 2013

an earthquake happened in north korea and the gangnam style guy is from there i think. i think those guys are doing his dance and thats why
— Cool Niceman (@dogboner) February 12, 2013

If north korea wasn't so scary, it would make a great cartoon.
— Norman de Greve (@ndegreve) February 12, 2013

A minority of Twitter users took the situation seriously.

North Korea has the rigth to defend themselves...
— Roberto Cares (@robertCares) February 12, 2013

Pretty sure it's about time to announce our presence with authority to North Korea....
— Stacey Walsh (@walshygirl83) February 12, 2013

This is a major issue. North Korea is the news again. Am I the only one having a conniption about this North Korea business? Im freaking out
— InkBlots. (@InkBlots1020) February 12, 2013

China cracks back on North Korea for disregarding the opinion of the world, then goes back to killing unborn females.
— Brian S. Wise (@BrianSWise) February 12, 2013

NBC News Political Director Chuck Todd confirmed President Obama will mention the event in his State of the Union address this evening.

Am told North Korea's provocative act will get a mention tonight by POTUS in the SOTU, a mention that wasn't likely planned before last nt
— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) February 12, 2013

The general sentiment is best summed up in this tweet.