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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. Same song, different day by cwford · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This is par for the course with North Korea. 1. Make ridiculous, aggressive statements in the media. 2. Pull out of talks. 3. Demand concessions. 4. Get concessions. 5. Restart talks. 6. Repeat. yawn. nothing to see here.

  2. Raise your hands... by rscrawford · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ...if you were surprised by this admission. Anyone?

    *crickets*

    Thought not. See, North Korea is a real threat. Probably why Bush is ignoring it. Unlike those massive armed-to-the-teeth maniacs hoarding nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons in Iraq. Good thing we went in there. Seems like every man, woman, and child there had a shoulder mounted nuclear missile launcher.

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  3. Re:It's all jokes but.... by Enoch+Root · · Score: 4, Interesting

    What's EVEN more frightening is that they've wanted to have talks with the US for years, but the US has refused any direct negociations with them.

    I don't know whether to laugh or cry about the boast that Irak's invasion was supposed to make the world safer. One year later, and there's now two hostile countries who armed themselves with nuclear power in DIRECT RELATION to a perceived threat to their sovereignty coming from the US.

  4. don't worry by e**(i+pi)-1 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    We don't worry about the N. Korea nukes: CNN has
    this morning already moved to a more relevant story:
    "Prince Charles to marry Camilla Parker Bowles".

  5. I wonder if Kim Jong-Il is dead? by Malor · · Score: 5, Interesting
    You know, a thought occurred to me the other day. Remember that huge explosion in NK last year? Some sources have claimed that it was a failed assassination attempt. Since that time, as far as I know, we haven't seen ANYTHING of KJI. There have been multiple signs of his hold on power weakening, like portraits being taken down for awhile. Further, his 'appearances' have been video-only, wearing clothes that are at least two years old.

    So what if he's dead, killed in that explosion, and they've been covering it up? NK is exactly the kind of place to try to do something like that.

    Just a thought....

    1. Re:I wonder if Kim Jong-Il is dead? by madaxe42 · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Kim Jong-Il has always been dead. We have always been at war with EastAsia....

      In all seriousness, it doesn't matter if KJI is dead or not - the North Korean regime is here to stay - no amount of military force will change that - it is *far* too deeply ingrained in the majority of the populace there. Having visited NK some years ago on a tourist visa (which is like gold dust) I was, I must confess, rather surprised by what I found. Generally, in urban areas, the quality of life was good - party members lived comfortably, others less comfortably, but a lot better than much of what you'll see in the western world. We weren't allowed into the countryside, however, so.....

      Short of a popular revolution, which isn't going to happen, nothing will change the situation there. It's perfectly possible that they have a nuclear capability, but they aren't quite the mad-cap nation the western media seems to wish to portray them as.

      The degree of control held over the populace by the state there is astounding - it would be extraordinarily hard for anyone to organise any kind of dissent - the vast majority are party supporters, and the last thing you want to do is criticise the government in front of someone who can make you disappear.

      Juche is their way of life. They have no real wish to expand, they just want to be left alone. For now, at any rate.

  6. Re:Condoleeza Rice by fnj · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Assurances, huh? Ever think for a minute that maybe North Korea has no reason to believe anything the Bush administration says?

    I don't agree with all the Bush policies either, and CERTAINLY not all the tactics and strategies, but what is the basis for this? The rap is just the opposite - that Bush says what he is going to do and then does it, even if preponderant thinking regards it as insane.

  7. Gangs by ChrisMaple · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This reminds me very much of an interview with a violent gang member, about 6 years ago. He claimed gang members had to have guns, to defend themselves against the police.

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  8. Double Profit! by ShieldW0lf · · Score: 4, Interesting

    1) Establish your currency as the only currency with which to purchase oil.

    2) Print off money whenever you need, trade it with foreign nations for goods and services, knowing that it won't be redeemed for goods from your own country but rather hoarded and traded by other nations, and that your country will thus grow rich

    3) Profit!

    4) Notice that some scumbag in Iraq is trading oil for euros instead of dollars

    5) Realize that if you can buy oil with euros instead of dollars all those dollars you printed are going to come home like so many bad cheques

    6) Invade Iraq and establish a puppet government

    7) Profit!


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