Posted on 10/09/2006 8:23:13 AM PDT by Sunshine55
SOUTH Korean authorities suspect that the communist state might be preparing a second nuclear test after unusual activities were detected in a rugged area in North Korea yesterday, a news report said.
Kim Seung-Gyu, head of South Korea's spy agency, told Parliament that activity involving vehicles and as many as 40 people was under way at Punggyeri in the northeastern county of Kilju, Yonhap news agency reported.
“From 4pm (AEST) yesterday, there have been some unusual movements under way at Punggyeri where we had thought the first nuclear test would be carried out,” Mr Kim was quoted as saying.
“We have been closely following developments there to find out whether North Korea is moving to conduct a series of tests as India and Pakistan did,” he said.
An unidentified lawmaker who serves on Parliament's intelligence committee quoted Mr Kim as telling the committee that there is a “sufficient possibility” of the North carrying out more nuclear tests.
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Clinton's probably telling them to set off a few more. It's all Bush's fault you know!
Why not? No one is going to stop them.
What, more sanctions? That's laughable. They are starving their people anyway. Oh, the united front of the UN is soooooooooooo powerful. Kim is shaking in his newly radioactive boots.
More of the "Clinton Legacy".
Which will come first?
Their second test or, the massive, immediate action by the UN?
The "Truman Legacy" as well.
Why I have bad feeling about this
Stupid, Stupid, Stupid appeasers.....They wont learn until thousands, perhaps millions are dead and sick from fallout.
moadim l'simcha
"Congratulations, Kim."
Could anyone blame Japan at this point for developing their own nuclear deterrent?
FNC news alert suspicious movement spotted in another NK site?
That North Korea would detonate another A-bomb shouldn't surprise anyone. They have to test their bombs in order to perfect them, since I suppose they don't possess the computer modeling capacity to test their weapons any other way.
Personally, I would not. On the other hand, I think that this event might have an upside.
If Japan and SK decide to rely on the US nuke deterrent instead of getting their own, that might turn a little light on in Beijing. Afterall, Beijing's policy has been to try to push the US out of the region. If it could be demonstrated that a US presence is actually beneficial to Beijing, their policy might change.
Also, this incident might force Beijing and Moscow to reconsider their support for Iran.
On the other hand, #1 & #2 above are contradictory. Beijing is not likely to reconsider Iran if Japan decides not to go for the bomb. They'll just think, "NK has the bomb. Big deal."
I'm listening to the commentary on tv.
All I'm hearing is economic leverage, sanctions, pressure points, blah blah blah....
And for those who jumped for joy that this would knock Foley off the front page...bottom line is it doesn't matter who's more to blame, Clinton or Bush, because the dems are having a field day blaming Bush for naming NK part of the axis of evil, but for not taking care of the problem before now, which is going to be much more HUGE than Foley.
So what's he waiting for, NK to take aim?
I have a different view. A nuclear Japan would cause a tremor through China. While they would like America out of the region, to have two nuclear powers in the region opposed to them would be a serious problem from China's point of view.
Thanks for leaving us this mess Clinton.
It will serve as a reminder as to why the Democrats should never hold power again.
japan should have developed their military, including nukes, years ago.
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