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Bush warns North Korea not to pursue nuclear testing
Yahoo News via AFP ^ | 08/18/2006 | AFP

Posted on 08/18/2006 5:54:55 PM PDT by garbageseeker

CAMP DAVID, United States (AFP) - US President George W. Bush warned North Korea against nuclear testing but would not say whether he had information confirming that preparations for such a test were under way.

"It's a hypothetical question," Bush told reporters. "And you're asking me to divulge intelligence information I have. I'm not going to do that, as you know."

But he added: "If North Korea were to conduct a test, it's just a constant reminder for people in the neighborhood, in particular, that North Korea poses a threat."

The US television network ABC reported on Thursday that North Korea may be preparing to conduct an underground test of a nuclear bomb.

"It is the view of the intelligence community that a test is real possibility," the network quoted a senior US State Department official as saying.

A senior military official told ABC that an unidentified US intelligence agency had recently observed "suspicious vehicle movement" at a suspected North Korean test site.

The activity included the unloading of large reels of cable outside an underground facility called Pungyee-yok in northeast North Korea, it said.

ABC said cables can be used in nuclear testing to connect an underground test site to observation equipment.

It said the intelligence had been brought to the attention of the White House last week but cautioned that it was "not conclusive."

An imminent nuclear test was predicted in North Korea last year but no test occurred.

ABC said underground nuclear tests are "notoriously difficult" to detect ahead of time and noted that the United States had failed to predict nuclear tests by India and Pakistan in 1998.

North Korea claims to have built nuclear weapons and sparked international alarm last month by test-firing seven ballistic missiles.

In Huntsville, Alabama on Tuesday the head of the US missile defense agency said he expects to make recommendations in a matter of months on where to position interceptor missiles and radar in Europe to best protect against the threat of Iranian missiles.

The European site would be the first expansion outside of the United States of an unproven US missile defense system that currently is aimed at thwarting a limited long-range missile attack by North Korea.

"We are facing a real threat," General Henry Obering said in a speech in Huntsville. "It is one that is growing. It is one that I consider to be one of the preeminent threats we'll face in the 21st century."

Obering's comments came just weeks after North Korea test fired a long-range Taepo-dong 2 missile and six shorter range Nodong and Scud-type missiles.

Although the long-range missile test failed early in flight, the others were successful.

"And so we have to be careful that we don't jump to the wrong conclusions about it. Even though they had a failure in a long range test does not mean they don't have capability," Obering said.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: atomic; atomictesting; august22; axisofevil; dprk; geopolitics; kimjongil; nk; nknukes; northkorea; nuclear; nucleartesting; nukes; proliferation; pyongyang; wmd
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To: garbageseeker
New York gets nuked....millions of people are killed.

Pres Bush picks up the phone and calls up Kim. "Did you all test a missile the other day" ask the pres.

"Yep" replied Kim.

"Did you also test a nuke"...

"Did that too", Kim said.

"Did you figure out how to attach the nuke to the missile"? continued the pres.

"You got me" replied Kim.

Bush finally asked."Was it you that shot the nuke at NY and blew it up"?

"Yeah, that would be me that did it" said Kim.

The pres got red in the face, shook his finger at the phone, and said in a real loud voice "Well....you better watch that shit"

21 posted on 08/18/2006 6:22:32 PM PDT by B.O. Plenty (Islam, liberalism and abortions are terminal..)
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To: Chena; All



Map opf North Korea. The possible test will be in the Pongye-Kiliju area. Satellites have picked up activity in the area.

22 posted on 08/18/2006 6:23:19 PM PDT by garbageseeker (Wars may be fought by weapons, but they are won by men.- General George Patton)
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To: garbageseeker

map courtesy of stratfor.com


23 posted on 08/18/2006 6:23:58 PM PDT by garbageseeker (Wars may be fought by weapons, but they are won by men.- General George Patton)
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To: Perdogg
Good God! Not a resolution! This is serious.....
24 posted on 08/18/2006 6:25:02 PM PDT by clintonh8r (American first, conservative second.....Republican a distant third.)
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To: Wiggins
They certainly bring back memories. I still use some of lines from that that show today too. My most common is Dr. Smith's, "Oh dear, what have I done".

I say that far too often these days. LOL I think Kim Jung-is-ill will be saying that if he tries to test a nuke.

25 posted on 08/18/2006 6:25:33 PM PDT by Chena ("I'm not young enough to know everything." (Oscar Wilde))
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To: Chena
Thanks for this thread, garbageseeker. I'll have to check in later and see what folks are saying. Haven't heard anyone talking lately about August 22nd. Hopefully Kimmy isn't planning on a playdate with Ahdeminijadddadddadda. (I swear I'll never be able to pronounce that name..LOL) Only 4 days away now and here I sit without an ample supply of tinfoil.

There is no doubt that representatives of the Iranian government will be there.
26 posted on 08/18/2006 6:26:56 PM PDT by garbageseeker (Wars may be fought by weapons, but they are won by men.- General George Patton)
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To: garbageseeker

I'm sure Russia and China will keep N. Korea in line. If that needs a sarcasm tag, I'll eat my hat.


27 posted on 08/18/2006 6:28:48 PM PDT by Chena ("I'm not young enough to know everything." (Oscar Wilde))
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To: garbageseeker
There is no doubt that representatives of the Iranian government will be there.

I'm guessing they already are.

28 posted on 08/18/2006 6:29:43 PM PDT by Chena ("I'm not young enough to know everything." (Oscar Wilde))
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To: garbageseeker
An imminent nuclear test was predicted in North Korea last year but no [successful] test occurred.

Would we or anyone else necessarily know if a test had been attempted last year but that it was a dud?? I don't know the answer but I recall at one point, such a test was said to be imminent.

29 posted on 08/18/2006 6:31:35 PM PDT by JimSEA ( "The purpose of diplomacy is to prolong a crisis." Spock)
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To: Chena
I'm sure Russia and China will keep N. Korea in line.

You have a better chance of having swine growing wings. They do not care.
30 posted on 08/18/2006 6:31:40 PM PDT by garbageseeker (Wars may be fought by weapons, but they are won by men.- General George Patton)
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To: Chena

ohhhhh No we Warn North Korea now if Kim is good little boy we will buy him a happy meal.


31 posted on 08/18/2006 6:32:38 PM PDT by StoneWall Brigade (America Love it or Leave it!)
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To: JimSEA

It was more of a subcritical nuclear test.


32 posted on 08/18/2006 6:36:06 PM PDT by garbageseeker (Wars may be fought by weapons, but they are won by men.- General George Patton)
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To: StoneWall Brigade

Yea, o.k.


33 posted on 08/18/2006 6:37:24 PM PDT by Chena ("I'm not young enough to know everything." (Oscar Wilde))
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To: Chena

I believe they will test it. In my opinion, Kimmy thinks that the anti war / anti Bush movement in this country will protect him from any retaliation.


34 posted on 08/18/2006 6:37:28 PM PDT by Wiggins
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To: Wiggins
I believe they will test it. In my opinion, Kimmy thinks that the anti war / anti Bush movement in this country will protect him from any retaliation.

If so, he's crazier than we could have possibly imagined. President Bush is STILL President, and it would be unwise of Kim to underestimate the man.

35 posted on 08/18/2006 6:39:53 PM PDT by Chena ("I'm not young enough to know everything." (Oscar Wilde))
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To: JimSEA
I did not explain what a subcritical nuclear tests are. Subcritical nuclear experiments differ from traditional nuclear weapons tests in that they are designed to not reach criticality, in other words to not sustain a nuclear chain reaction. Because of this, subcriticals are not explicitly banned under the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, the international agreement which would prohibit all nuclear explosions with yields greater than zero.
36 posted on 08/18/2006 6:46:00 PM PDT by garbageseeker (Wars may be fought by weapons, but they are won by men.- General George Patton)
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To: Chena
Ahdeminijadddadddadda. (I swear I'll never be able to pronounce that name.

I like the way Savage pronounced his name....A-mad-jihad.

37 posted on 08/18/2006 7:03:55 PM PDT by uptoolate (The U.N. will be the tool of the Anti-Christ)
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To: garbageseeker

OR WHAT?

More empty threats? Perhaps a warning from the United Nations? LOL


38 posted on 08/18/2006 7:04:00 PM PDT by silentknight
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To: silentknight

I agree. The UN will do nothing.


39 posted on 08/18/2006 7:06:13 PM PDT by garbageseeker (Wars may be fought by weapons, but they are won by men.- General George Patton)
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To: Chena

"(I swear I'll never be able to pronounce that name..LOL) "

try this

ah......ma.......dinny.......jad

Hooked on phonics works for me!

but if you said "Allformyjihad" we'll know what you mean. LOL


40 posted on 08/18/2006 7:28:03 PM PDT by diverteach
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