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North Korea Admits to Having Nuclear Weapons

steelvadi writes "North Korea has now admitted to possessing nuclear weapons. Government officials there claimed that they are needed as defense from an increasingly hostile attitude from Washington. It was also stated that N. Korea will not be reentering negotiations on disarmament for the foreseeable future. "

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  1. Korea by shreevatsa · · Score: 5, Funny

    In Korea, only old people have nuclear weapons.... Uh, nevermind :)

  2. Thank Goodness... by katsiris · · Score: 4, Funny

    Iraq was disarmed just in time!

    1. Re:Thank Goodness... by Fulcrum+of+Evil · · Score: 2, Funny

      If by "another North Korea" you mean a country prepared to stand up to outrageous american threats then we could do with a few more North Koreas.

      It's a sad day when Kim's rhetoric actually makes sense, although I bet we could take over then whole country with a couple of Krogers.

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    2. Re:Thank Goodness... by ynohoo · · Score: 4, Funny

      I wish China would sort this mess out. They have already annexed Tibet, want to annex Taiwan, why the hell don't they sort out this festering sore on their northern border?

    3. Re:Thank Goodness... by mforbes · · Score: 4, Funny

      Oh, we got more oil after we invaded Iraq. I see. That explains these wonderfully low gasoline costs!

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    4. Re:Thank Goodness... by Kosi · · Score: 2, Funny

      I wish China would sort this mess out.

      Do you really want to exchange one poor idiot of devil (Kim) against a horde of mighty devils (KP of China)?

    5. Re:Thank Goodness... by Jay+Carlson · · Score: 4, Funny

      A while back I said to a coworker:

      "North Korea is being bad again. What are we going to give them this time?"

      His response sticks with me:

      "Oh, probably about 15 megatons. You know, there's a difference between nuclear and thermonuclear weapons that they may have forgotten..."

  3. Also.... by lucabrasi999 · · Score: 2, Funny

    In other news, Darth Vader is Luke's Father.

    Politics is so weird. An announcement that tells us something we already knew becomes big news.

  4. End of World by dsginter · · Score: 1, Funny
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  5. Re:I think "admits" is probably the wrong word. by nearlygod · · Score: 5, Funny

    By "proof", do you mean "mushroom cloud"?

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  6. team america by ack154 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "It was inevitibible..."
    "I'm sorry, what?"
    "Inevataball..."
    "One more time?"
    "INEVITABLE! Jesus christ! Why are people so fucking stupid?!"

    1. Re:team america by Chicane-UK · · Score: 2, Funny

      Its just because Kim Jong-Il is 'ronery' :)

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  7. Sorry Korea... by detour207 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sorry North Korea but you don't seem to be in the Middle East.. NO WAR FOR YOU! Iran however....

  8. Made in North Korea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't worry. My toaster was made in North Korea and it sucks.

  9. Debian! by sammykrupa · · Score: 1, Funny

    Great! Now back to Knopix vs. Debian! BTW Debian!!

  10. Re:Or Not :( by lucabrasi999 · · Score: 1, Funny
    Your computers are faster than mine! I'm coming to steal them!

    Please do. I need a new corporate laptop.

  11. U.N. 'Pre-bukes' U.S. Over North Korean Nukes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    U.N. 'Pre-bukes' U.S. Over North Korean Nukes
    by Scott Ott

    (2005-02-10) -- The United Nations Security Council, in the wake of North Korea's admission that it has nuclear weapons, has passed a resolution "pre-buking" the Bush administration for whatever action it might take against the communist dictatorship.

    "When we learned of nuclear weapons in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), we immediately feared a U.S. response," said Secretary-General Kofi Annan. "By pre-buking the U.S., the Security Council demonstrates solidarity with the future victims of the American military occupation."

    Meanwhile, Democrats in Congress have introduced a resolution condemning President George Bush in advance for "misleading us into conflict with North Korea simply because it's a nuclear-equipped Stalinist regime which has threatened to turn America into a lake of fire."

  12. Re:I think "admits" is probably the wrong word. by Ohreally_factor · · Score: 3, Funny

    Good point. He's not mad, he's just ronery. FUCK YEAH!!

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  13. The question is... by greypilgrim · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...how is the oil situation in North Korea?

  14. Re:Geopolitics for dummies on Slashdot... by Rollie+Hawk · · Score: 2, Funny

    All I know is this never would have happened with Kerry or Clinton in office. It's not like Clinton helped them get nuclear secrets and materials or anything. It's Bush's fault!

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  15. Yeah, "Nuclear Launch Detected" by HungSoLow · · Score: 3, Funny

    The only nukes they have are in StarCraft.

  16. Re:Korean War ('scuse, "police action") by Kosi · · Score: 4, Funny

    If creating nuclear weapons were that easy

    It is easy!

    You just need a critical mass of U238, conventional explosives and a neutron source. Split the U238 in two parts, assemble it in a way that they'll be pushed together again by the conv. explosion, which is also the right point in time to start pumping neutrons in the U238. Voila!

  17. Re:And Saddam's Bluff got him invaded by Fjandr · · Score: 2, Funny

    How dare you actually inject factual logic into this?!

    Do you disrespect our Dear Leader Bush George Il?!

  18. Re:Nukes a sketchy deterrent by acidrain69 · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's pronounced "nuk-u-lar". What, are you in the reality based community or something?

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  19. Re:I think "admits" is probably the wrong word. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Typical ANTI-American!

  20. Re:Not Surprising by arodland · · Score: 2, Funny
    Maybe the US's hippocracy is why North Korea stopped talking.


    Do you mean to imply that the US is ruled by horses?
  21. Re:Korean War ('scuse, "police action") by Jay+Bratcher · · Score: 2, Funny

    U-235, U-238 - whatever it takes...

  22. Re:So? by SunFan · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...is this proof that Libertarians are correct about gun laws?

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  23. Re:I think "admits" is probably the wrong word. by tgrigsby · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ok, so running with the previous analogy, the DEA gives the drug dealer drugs, but when the drug dealer uses the drugs to throw a party and his neighbors are horrified and demand that he be arrested. The DEA does nothing, possibly because drawing too much attention to the situation might reveal where the drug dealer got the drugs?

    I'm kind of enjoying this analogy. As a previous writer stated, it's stupid, but it's entertaining.

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  24. Go... Team America... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    North Korea's Just pissed about Team America!

  25. Re:Korean War ('scuse, "police action") by xfmr_expert · · Score: 2, Funny

    Someone will be getting a knock on the door from our beloved Deparmtent of Homeland Security...

  26. Re:United States Admits to Having Nuclear Weapons by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Everyone keeps saying the United States is like the Roman Empire. If that's true, the key question on Slashdot then is - where are the orgies happening and how does one get in on one ?

  27. Iraq was a threat to the US. by JavaLord · · Score: 2, Funny

    Neither was Iraq a threat to the USA

    US intellegence agents, and Russian Intellgence agents, and Vladimir Putin all disagree with you and think that Saddam's regime was preparing terrorist acts on the territory of the United States and beyond its borders, at U.S. military and civilian locations.

    Now, do we have to wait for more American civilians to die (ala 9/11) before you are willing to let our president take action?

    The anti-US propaganda surrounding this war has been disgusting.