As the world refocuses its attention on North Korea after the rogue nation's fourth nuclear test, in neighboring South Korea, day-to-day life has barely been affected.
A nuclear-capable B-52 flew over Osan Air Base, an hour south of Seoul, in a show of force. Tensions between North and South Korea have been high since North Korea's recent nuclear test.
The announcement — which has not yet been confirmed by international experts — follows a magnitude 5.1 earthquake that shook the rogue nation's nuclear test site.
The state news agency quoted Kim Jong Un saying North Korea was ready to detonate an atomic bomb or a more powerful hydrogen bomb. Experts, however, say it's unlikely the country has that capability.
President Obama is hosting South Korea's president at the White House to reaffirm one of America's longest running alliances in Asia. The long-vexing question on the agenda: North Korea.