N. Korean Authorities Urge Civilians to Evacuate Near Site of Possible Nuke Test (Breaking)

Headline News Yahooo Japan (in Japanese) JIJI PRESS ^ | 19 August 2006 | JIJI Press, quoting Joongang Ilbo Daily

[AmericanInTokyo]

Reports from Seoul Korea, (daily newspaper Joongang Ilbo in Seoul) via the Japanese Jiji press agency, that South Korean intelligence has intercepted radio messages/communications in North Korea, which were aired last month, to civilians in the Kilju County, Northern Hamgyeong Province area of northeastern D.P.R.K., to evacuate.

The source in the South Korean government said "our interpretation is that following North Korea's underground nuclear blast test, they wish to head off any escape of radiation that would be a threat to the nearby civilian population and are evacuating as such."

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I'm sorry, I just cannot buy into this bogus story at all. Why would the "Dear Leader" be concerned with the environment enough to dig a hole to throw his bomb down in the first place? Does everybody think this guy is a Sierra Clubber, or something?

He lets his people starve to death, yet you all believe he's somehow worried about a little leaking radiation hurting the general population? You've got to be kidding!!! This is a complete farce!!!

Good point.

It's going to be an above ground test.

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I won't be kind to draftees, and I don't want to serve with them. I like the all volunteer force. Americans serving America the Beautiful.

The draft is slavery, IMHO, and I really don't want draftees in my unit. Thankyouverymuch.

Heinlein observed that any country that needed a draft to defend itself wasn't worth defending....

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I'm sure N.Korea will be having some nasty weather.

Yeah. VERY hot, and (mushroom) cloudy...

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The thought of an above ground test is totally unacceptable. (an understatement, to be sure)

Unacceptable to who?

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Where are the last two???

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When the ICBM came into existence and turn key (or push button) global destruction became a real possibility, nations began to realize that no one wins an all out nuclear war. There would only be losers.

Unfortunately some people would rather rule over smoking rubble than serve in Paradise.

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Good evening to you all. May tomorrow bring.....another tomorrow. ;)

About as good a blessing as we can hope for these days.

*sigh*

[hoosiermama]

With a little luck they'll blow themselves up!

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I had to save that pic, It's so pretty it might be the new walllpaper on my laptop.

It's my wallpaper...

[AmericanInTokyo]

BTTT!

[AmericanInTokyo]

Shameless thread bump!!

[AmericanInTokyo]

bump

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Stock up on iodine pills...

[sasha123]

Maybe he doesn't want to kill off all his slaves. He needs them to build more bombs, cook good food for him, not to mention that a tyrant needs people to bully.

[oceanview]

one time does not make a trend.

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one time does not make a trend.

Uhhh, we did it twice.

And it's 100% of the times nuclear weapons were used in anger...

[oceanview]

yes, twice in a 2 week period of time.

decades have past, our country doesn't have the same strong will it had then - given decades of being weakened by the left, and the media.

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No argument there.

[AmericanInTokyo]

This is an interesting post from a South Korean based English language blog:

"Non korean from Korea (South) Says: - Let me predict the south korean response..... 1) Deny and say US is overreacting. SK cannot confirm that North Korea is planning on a nuclear test. The US war hawks are trying to push NK into a corner. (of course we have no means of confirming such a thing since we rely on the US for such surveilance but we don’t have to tell anybody that.) once the bomb does go off 2) Deny yet again. a large “possible” explosion of unknown origin has been reported in North Korea but we can’t confirm it is a nuclear explosion and it would be foolish to think so. ( our brothers would never do such a thing but if they did we would get the bomb when we reunify- yahoo) 3-4 days after indisputable proof a nuclear device was set off and the rest of the world community has already condemned the action. 3) grudginly condemn action. (well we kinda have to softly condemn it and cut off aid for now- wink wink.) 1-2 months after the nuclear test 4) aid to NK is flowing once again. when this all plays out i’m sure many of you will be utterly amazed by my powers of prediction. "

[stickandpucknut]

WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS A WORK ACCIDENT.