"I just hope I don't nuke myself"
"You seen Maddie? I wuv Maddie wong time!"
Posted on 08/17/2006 2:28:46 PM PDT by finnman69
There is new evidence that North Korea may be preparing to for an underground test of nuclear bomb, U.S. officials tell ABC News.
"It is the view of the intelligence community that a test is real possibility," says a senior State Department official.
A senior military official tells ABC News that a U.S. intelligence agency has recently observed "suspicious vehicle movement" at a suspected North Korean test site.
The activity includes the unloading of large reels of cable outside an underground facility called Pungyee-yok in northeast North Korea. Cables can be used in nuclear testing to connect an underground test site to outside observation equipment. The intelligence was brought to the attention of the White House last week.
Even before this most recent intelligence, there has been growing concern within the U.S. government that North Korea is moving toward a nuclear test. North Korea is believed to have enough nuclear material to build as many as a dozen nuclear bombs, but it has never tested one. A successful test would remove any doubt that North Korea is a nuclear power.
"What does he have to lose?" asked one senior military official, referring to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
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Coincidence? I think not.
Over/Under on the success?
Bad news
Not sure that matters. The fact that they're going to test is a big red flag in my book. The over/under should be on whether we're going to do anything about it.
We oughta test a couple of ours on them first.
Is betting allowed on FR? $10 says not a successful test.
"Iran and North korea getting hot at the same time.
Coincidence? I think not."
Yep and the major sponsors of Iran and North Korea - Russia and China like it. Possible scenerio: Iran or North Korea use a nuclear weapon on America through terrorist or a scud fired from a shipping container at sea. The USA nukes North Korea or Iran. Radiation spreads into China or Russia. In the interests of national security, Russia & China nuke the USA. I am finding it interesting China is now building underground cities these days while of course Russia already has several...
What would Bush do if they tested on the same day?
Xacly. Bush to issue terse statement...etc.
"I just hope I don't nuke myself"
"You seen Maddie? I wuv Maddie wong time!"
Scary.
Chia-head and his cohorts need to be eliminated. To please the Dims, we could indict him for counterfeiting, illicit drugs, and sale of nuclear technology to a belligerent nation. Solution, send Jimmah to deal with this clown. Sort of double down on a pair.
Based on the rousing success of their last weapons test, I'd say that's a pretty safe bet.
Send out Condi to say that the US, is very, very, very mad, and if they don't stop it, they are going to get a time out.
I'm getting used to the idea that if they have a successful test, they become untouchable.
I thought Clinton fixed this problem. Wasn't this the biggest foreign policy "success" of his Presidency?
yeah, you can see some bad stuff coming.
This would also be considered a hostile act by the USA,South Koreans and the Japanese.
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