Posted on 10/04/2006 6:32:41 PM PDT by melt
AMERICAN spy satellites have detected unusual activity at a suspected North Korean nuclear test site, suggesting that Pyongyang is preparing to carry out its threat to explode an underground atomic device. A US official said: We have seen some activity in the area personnel, vehicles, materials, things of that nature.
The movements were spotted recently at one of a number of suspected sites that are closely monitored by the Americans. The official insisted that the findings were not conclusive.
The Pentagon assessment was expected to heighten tension in the region, where China, Japan and South Korea all appealed to the regime in Pyongyang not to carry out its threat to detonate an underground nuclear device.
Last night Christopher Hill, the US Assistant Secretary of State, said that Washington had warned North Korea not to conduct the test. We are not going to live with a nuclear North Korea, he said.
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Kim = poster boy for the preemption doctrine.
We won't touch Iran or Syria, what makes you think that we would do anything to North Korea? Only wishful thinking.
[Last night Christopher Hill, the US Assistant Secretary of State, said that Washington had warned North Korea not to conduct the test. We are not going to live with a nuclear North Korea, he said.]
Yeah, right. Who is going to stop him. Politicians with their useless dribble?
How can you call me silly because I say this country won't do anything about the situation except make simple requests? That would not be my idea of how to handle the situation IF the situation is a nasty as we are being led to believe.
Show me to the BUTTON and you would see change.
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