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North Korea Officially Declares Itself a Nuclear Power (U.S. Official Confirms N.K. Nuclear Test)
Posted on 10/08/2006 8:07:00 PM PDT by Lunatic Fringe
Just reported on CNN via South Korea television news.
TOPICS: Front Page News
KEYWORDS: clintonlegacy; clintonsfault; northkorea; octobersurprise; pagingmaddiealbright; sixpartytalksfail; thankbillclinton
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To: raulepiphamy
"Our army is strained right now. It worries me that we may not have enough troops to counter this threat."
I call BS. 2 different wars. IN a lot of ways NK would be an easier war than Iraq & Afghan.
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posted on
10/08/2006 8:51:18 PM PDT
by
tfecw
(It's for the children)
To: raulepiphamy
The real problem with North Korea is it's artillery that can saturate Seoul. We could probably take it that out with our Air Force, but ...the number of people to be killed would be staggering. Otherwise, I believe the South Koreans can defeat the North in a conventional war. And the US Air Force could essentially destroy the North's communist government.
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posted on
10/08/2006 8:51:20 PM PDT
by
elhombrelibre
(The Democrats newest paranoid strategy: Get to the bottom of the Vast Corn Hole Conspiracy!)
To: NickatNite2003
I'll almost bet that the AGM-86B's that were converted to carry conventional warheads will be switched back to the 200 kT W80 warhead soon and be deployed on B-52's going overseas.
To: samadams2000
Yep. Crappy times we're in.
To: elhombrelibre
Should we sign a non aggression pact with china and let our Air Force take care of the matter?
To: AmericanInTokyo
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posted on
10/08/2006 8:55:16 PM PDT
by
eeevil conservative
(STEVE KING /JOHN BOLTON FOR '08...Ann picks King...I pick Bolton!)
To: eeevil conservative
Why are there two threads?
To: Lunatic Fringe
How many nuclear subs does America have and how many are in Japanese waters right now? I say we send Japan a bomb to borrow which is controlled by the U.S. military but on their mainland, that might send a message to the mini-man of Korea. I am really alarmed, living in California is a little too close for comfort.
108
posted on
10/08/2006 8:56:23 PM PDT
by
444Flyer
(New Rules of Engagement: To Engage.)
To: A6M3
Remember, that's Pelosi-Mother and Grandmother
And Kerry served in Vietnam.
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posted on
10/08/2006 8:57:10 PM PDT
by
uptoolate
(Their 'innocent' civilian is their next suicide bomber)
To: AmericanInTokyo
When you start posting the reports please ping me to them.
To: SCPatriot77
I actually ventured over to DUmmie land to see what they had to say. These people are beyond help. One rtard had the gumption to say that it's Bush's fault because he cut off diplomacy and "AID" to them. What, are we supposed to let these little piss-ant countries extort us like that?
To: Lunatic Fringe
There goes the neighborhood.
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posted on
10/08/2006 8:58:35 PM PDT
by
RedCell
("...thou shalt kill thine enemy before he killeth you by any means available" - Dick Marcinko)
To: samadams2000
We will do nothing.We will do nothing because there really is very little we can do. We, and our allies, stand to lose the most from a major war breaking out in Asia. North Korea has nothing...they have nothing to lose. If the world economy tanks, Kim Jong Il yawns and says "so what?" Not so for us, no so for Japan or South Korea or even Russia and China. Kim Jong Il knows that China nor Russia will tolerate an expansion of U.S. or Japanese influence and power in NK. He can play us all off each other over and over again.
And on top of all that, we probably don't have the capability of successfully fighting yet another war of conquest without serious domestic sacrifice...and that's not going to happen either.
All that's going to happen is super-heated rhetoric.
To: ark_girl
I wonder how soon we will hear the media comment on the NK nuclear test with "how did we miss this...?"
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posted on
10/08/2006 8:59:32 PM PDT
by
MaineVoter2002
(If you dont vote on election day, who are you electing?)
To: StoneWall Brigade
I don't think we need a non-aggression pact per se; we need their support and cooperation. They've dropped the ball too on this. They were probably the one country that could have stopped him, and they didn't. I understand they fear a huge refugee problem that severe sanctions might cause. Still, we have very little room for maneuver here.
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posted on
10/08/2006 8:59:43 PM PDT
by
elhombrelibre
(The Democrats newest paranoid strategy: Get to the bottom of the Vast Corn Hole Conspiracy!)
To: thoughtomator
The Pakistani bombs fit on THEIR missiles, and Pakistan sold their compact bomb designs (Chinese origin) to all of A.Q. Khans clients, including NK. There is nothing secret about even a lightweight bomb, sub-1-ton, that is a reasonable payload for a Scud-derivative, or the other missile designs NK has. It is not safe to assume that the NK's do not know how to make a deliverable bomb.
The knowledge is out there. All anyone really needs is enough Plutonium.
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posted on
10/08/2006 9:00:26 PM PDT
by
buwaya
To: Ingtar
"Except the Dims through their tool the media have many believing that they only got this far because George Bush ignored them to go after Iraq. Most have not seen the terms of the deal where Clinton all but gave them the technology." Too much time has passed since Clinton's Presidency to blame him for NK's detination of a nuke. President Bush has been in the WH for almost two terms now. It's crystal clear, we are going to do nothing about NK and never seriously planned to. This is a new generation, and Americans just aren't willing to go into a big, all-out war anymore, which a war with NK would certainly be. And we have no leadership in either party willing to use our nuclear power to stop the madmen from N. Korea and Iran. We had our chance and blew it.
To: mkjessup
North Korea in nuclear test claim
North Korea says it has carried out its first ever test of a nuclear weapon, the state news agency has reported. It said the underground test, done in defiance of international warnings, was a success and had not resulted in any leak of radiation.
A South Korean official said an explosion had been detected in the north-east of North Korea, measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale.
North Korea said last week that it planned to test a nuclear weapon.
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has called an emergency meeting of his government's National Security Council.
A South Korean official said that there had been a grave change in the security situation on the peninsula.
Officials in South Korea have been quoted as saying that an explosion was detected in north Hamgyong province in North Korea.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency is reporting that the test took place in Gilju in Hamgyong province.
Prior to the test, there had been speculation that any such trial would take place either in Gilju or Hagap in the centre of the country.
The entire region has been on high alert since North Korea said last week it would conduct a nuclear test.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has just arrived in Seoul for a meeting with Mr Roh, following talks on the crisis with his Chinese counterparts in Beijing.
At the Beijing summit, Japanese and Chinese leaders had earlier said that such a test would be considered "unacceptable".
To: elhombrelibre
Could we do a Naval Blockade then?
To: thoughtomator
Well, since you asked so politely, here you go:
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posted on
10/08/2006 9:02:21 PM PDT
by
AmericanInTokyo
(..is an American allright, but is not in Japan, folks. Thanks for letting me keep the moniker.)
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