[TheConservator]

The only nuclear disaster that might occur in or around N. Korea is the vaporization of that tiny, thoroughly evil, but insignificant little country. And the world would probably be better for it.

[tomahawk]

And their point is ...? Reap what you sow, Kim.

[Principled]

THe north korean leader is mad.

[KevinDavis]

Jimmy Carter did a wonderful job there.

[Pietro]

This is the danger of stretching out the Iraqi issue. This country must be dealt w/ but we can't do it at the same time we're playing "where's the button" w/ France in the UN.

W is allowing things to unravel in a most dangerous way. It's time to fire Powell and get on w/ US national security.

[backhoe]

-The Atomic Genie- what we know about North Korea's Nuclear program--

[Beck_isright]

Let's see, you have 2 nukes. We have over 2,000. If we fire oh, say, 30, that should more than answer your two and eliminate the North Korean problem once and for all.

[backhoe]

Oh, BTW- do you really want to scare the !#$%! out of yourself?

If so, go here:

http://news.google.com/

And punch in the boolean search string

+north korea +nuclear

You won't like what you find- even in the mainstream media.

[mrb1960]

Are these people out their freaking minds??? Since when does North Korea have enough nuclear fire power to decimate the Koreas and parts of Asia???

I think it's time someone put those raving lunatics out of existence and get someone in here who has at least half a brain!

[Tired]

Two of my favorite sayings come to mind. Nuke 'em 'til they glow. Kill 'em all and let God sort them out.

[Jhoffa_]

LOL!

This from the guy who threatened to "blow up the world"

?

Whatever.

I know it's not going to happen, but in a comic book world, it would be great to just flat call his bluff.

Dubya could go on TV and simply state: "Well, Kim Jong is either suicidal, or a coward.. We're just waiting to see which."

[Jhoffa_]

You know, I can't help but respond further to this..

I am simply floored that Kim Jong would break the deal, build nukes in the basement, get mad when we catch him & threaten us, threaten the world, threaten to test a three stage missle that would leave the entire western half of the continent open to attack AND THEN whine about "..an attack would trigger horrifying nuclear disasters"

Well, what did you expect Kim? The welcome wagon?

This whole situation has simply reached a point where it's no longer worthy of a thoughtful response.

Just nuke them. Or get Japan to attack him for us (as they have threatened) and then run to us for cover..

[American in Israel]

The newspaper said its armed forces were ready to "mercilessly wipe out" a war of aggression.

"If the US imperialists ignite a war on the Korean peninsula, the war will turn into a nuclear war," it said.

Ok, so now he says he has nukes and is going to use them on us. Shall we play quick draw? Say drop a grid pattern of tactical nukes on the entire northern part of Korea?

Why wait till he fires? If it is going nuke, so be it. The first with the best wins, I have no desire to wait till a million Americans die before we nuke his ugly arse. He has threatened America with nuclear weapons, the only thing left is to pull the trigger.

[marshmallow]

How many times can you use wild-eyed rhetoric like "merciless" "pre-emptive strike" "horrifying nuclear disasters" and all the other hyperbole that is coming out of Pyongyang, before the whole thing becomes farcical and really stale.

There comes a point where you have to either walk the walk or shut up. North Korea is doing their level best to provoke an incident but we're not biting. This is exactly the right course of action. They want to draw us into a confrontation but are getting angry because we are not responding to their provocations and it is driving them nuts. There is only so far they can go with this trash talk.

Time is on our side, not theirs. They have no food, money or resources and are getting really desperate. Let them dangle in the breeze for a little longer and enjoy their communist utopia.

[Paul_B]

> warned that an attack would trigger "horrifying nuclear disasters".

His stage act is wearing quite thin. His time is short, and he knows it. He's next in line after Saddam.

[Labyrinthos]

The deal collapsed amid a new crisis sparked last October when Washington said North Korea had admitted running a separate nuclear programme based on enriched uranium.

"When Washington said that North Korea had admitted..." The North Koreans admitted it then and have reaffirmed it over and over again since then. By attributing the report to "Washington," ABC News suggests that the Korean nuke threat is nothing more than an inside the beltway rumor or perhaps a Bush orchestated disinformation campaign. No liberal bias there. None, I tell you. None.

[Starrgaizr]

Wait -- From "sea of fire" to "utter devastation" to "diasters." Sounds like things are moving in a positive direction after all.

[gitmo]

North Korea needs to wait their turn.

[Wondervixen]

Let it be understood, the first horrifying disaster that happens to the United States of America as a result of North Korea's nuclear program will result in Rand McNally being informed they can cease printing maps and globes with North Korea on them...Just print what looks like a glowing parking lot!

[baylorbaylor]

Nukem Dano