[Pinkbell]

Further snip:

North Korea agreed last month to suspend uranium enrichment, place a moratorium on nuclear and long-range missile tests, and to allow back U.N. weapons inspectors in exchange for much-needed food aid. Uranium enrichment is one way to make atomic bombs. In the past North Korea has also weaponized plutonium for nuclear devices.

North Korea called the April 2009 launch a bid to send a communications satellite into space, but it was widely viewed in the West as a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions prohibiting North Korea from engaging in nuclear and ballistic missile activity.

Shortly after the 2009 launch from an east coast station, Pyongyang declared that it would abandon six-nation negotiations on offering the North aid and concessions in exchange for nuclear disarmament. And weeks later, North Korea tested a nuclear device, the second in three years -- earning the regime tightened U.N. sanctions.

Those who don't learn from history...

[Pinkbell]

Also:

North Korea`s state-run Korean Central Television began programming five hours earlier than usual Thursday after announcing that the day`s broadcasting would begin at noon.

After the sign-on, the station reported on its leader Kim Jong Un`s inspection of joint military drills by conducted by the Stalinist country`s armed force in an apparent attempt at escalating tension with South Korea.

(snip)

The TV station said Kim Jong Un ordered troops to "mercilessly wipe out the enemy with the arms of justice and revenge once they go into action" and to "put spurs to strengthening military might, the sovereign right of the country and nation." Since visiting a tank division Jan. 2 in his first official public activity, the leader has frequently inspected military units and observed drills. On March 3, he visited the truce village of Panmunjom.

In addition, the Rodong Sinmun, the official daily of the Workers` Party confirmed that the North`s 2010 artillery attack on the South`s frontline island of Yeonpyeong was launched under an order from Kim Jong Un. The newspaper carried an article contributed by the head of the International Institute for the Juche (self-reliance) Idea. The article said, "When South Korea made indiscreet military provocations near Yeonpyeong Island in 2010, the enemy was frustrated by leader Kim Jong Un`s extraordinary strategy, and Yeonpyeong Island was turned into a sea of fire." This was the first time for Pyongyang to name who ordered the attack on the island.

http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=050000&biid=2012031687978

[allmost]

The pic never gets old. We could feed them. There is no need for the nuke dance with Iran/Syria imo.

[Makana]

I’d be more concerned if the North Koreans launched a satellite with a long range rocket on it.

[johncocktoasten]

Is this “rocket” made from paper mâché and stuffed with counterfeit $100’s?

[varyouga]

Very frightening. If they pull it off, it'll prove that they are too close for comfort to ICBM capability.

That was one of the main purposes of Sputnik 1. Not just for bragging rights and the psychological impact of an untouchable enemy satellite, but solid proof that they were close to being able to drop a payload anywhere on the planet.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Bump!!

[Lucky9teen]

World War III

[Lucky9teen]

World War III

[struggle]

I don’t know if the Norks can get higher than a 1 Megaton nuke in orbit, but they’s have to orbit it high (200 miles up) over Canada and then blow it up at the right time. Here’s praying it never happens.

[GeronL]

on the “back” of a rocket?

are journ-o-listers stupid?

[A Navy Vet]

Puh-lease. Other than our One-World politicians, we all are not that stupid to believe that the Norks would ever keep their word.

[Carry_Okie]

Electromagnetic pulse weapon?

[U-238]

First, the deal with the United States for food is dead. Secondly, they have twice before to use this rocket and it fizzled in 2006 and 2009.