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North Korea Admits to Having Nuclear Weapons

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the we-knew-that-anyway dept.

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 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?

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    2. 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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    3. 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. 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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  4. 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?!"

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

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

  6. 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!