North Korea Demolishes Its Nuclear Test Site In A ‘Huge Explosion’

A satellite photo of the Punggye-ri nuclear test site in North Korea on May 23, 2018.

Updated: 10:45 a.m. ET

North Korea closed its nuclear test site in spectacular fashion Thursday, blasting the site in what one observer described as a “huge explosion.”

Within hours of the North’s demolition of the site, President Trump announced he was canceling a much-anticipated summit between the U.S. and North Korea.