Posted on 10/09/2006 5:00:56 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
[Yonhap News 2006-10-09 19:15]
Head of S. Korean Intelligence, "Additional nuclear tests are certainly possible"
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Kim Nam-kwon, Lee Seung-woo = S. Korean government is busy analyzing signs of unusual movements in the afternoon of Oct. 9 at Pung-gye-ri, Gilju County, a different place from Munsudan-ri, Hwadae County, N. Hamkyong Province, where today's nuclear test occurred.
Kim Seung-kyu, Head of S. Korean Intelligence, attended the full session of Intelligence Committee of National Assembly this afternoon. When someone asked, "Have you pinpointed the N. Korean nuclear test site?" he added this information, while giving his answer.
He said, "Starting at 3pm this afternoon, we spotted unusual movements at Pung-gye-ri, where we first thought the test would be conducted. They are movements of 30~40 personnels and vehicles. We are looking into it carefully," according to a member of the Committee.
Mr. Kim went on, "We try to figure out if they plan to do a series of tests as India and Pakistan did."
Another member of the Committee said that Mr. Kim reported, "There is ample possibility that N. Korea would conduct additional nuclear tests."
According to the member, S. Korean Intelligence estimates that the nuclear bomb which went off today is a subcritical bomb whose yield is less than 1 kt.
Thanks for the post.
I heard speculation about this last night.
Ping!
would not suprise me, the message here is they have a 'lot' of them and want us to think so...
Interesting
Shaping up to be a busy day.
For this one... they'll want to see if it works below the 38th Parallel.
Hmmmmm..well, well...busy fellow.
If they do another one, they are ASKING for BIG trouble..
I didn't think they would do another so fast. If they do, then it's for effect and has nothing to do with real testing.
It worked for a while when the Soviets did it in the 50's.
A second one would be for China's benefit --- China is the one supporting Kim and his regime.
Yep, they want to show us that they have a super duper triple over-easy big stuff.:)
Can someone more informed than me tell me where they are getting the fuel? I thought I'd read there are no natural sources in that country, so all sources are external.(?)
If they have a finite amount, I say let them set off fireworks, provided we can prevent them from getting more.
I am aware that, using the residual explosion by-products, we have the ability to tell what fuel and from where it came, true?
Exactly...but I'm thinking China may start to get a bit PO'ed...this is not doing them any good either...Japan and S Korea will decide to go nuke too...
Kim has embarrassed China. I hope the Chinese see it that way.
They harvest enough plutonium from spent fuel rod from their nuclear reactors. They also have good-size uranium mine. However, harvesting weapon's grade uranium is slow and time-consuming process, according to what I know.
China's Hamlet moment:
Who do I hate more, N. Korea or U.S.?
This has been a really difficult question to answer until today, as far as China is concerned.
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