North korea 's nuclear test was a damp squib in market terms .
北朝的核实验对于市场而言，也不过是一枚哑炮而已。
Trivia : apparently neville 's family were worried that he was a " squib " ( a non-magical member of a wizarding family ) but were proved wrong when his uncle dropped him out a window and he miraculously bounced .
After months of protests during which over 1400 civilians as well as several hundred soldiers and police have been killed , with whole towns fleeing across the turkish border and international condemnation raining down on his regime , bashar assad 's speech on monday june 20th was a damp squib .
