Video: North Korea claims successful nuclear test

Video: North Korea claims successful nuclear test

September 9, 2016 6:14 pm PST.

North Korea said it has hit the button on its fifth and potentially most powerful nuclear test Friday morning, claiming to have successfully detonated a nuclear warhead that could be mounted on ballistic rockets. CNN's Paula Hancocks reports.

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