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North Korea Says It Has Conducted Nuclear Test
ScentCone writes "North Korea says that it has conducted its first nuclear weapons test and 'brought happiness to its people.' Japan and China earlier issued an unusual joint statement saying that such a test would be 'unacceptable.' As of 11:10PM EST, the USGS says that it has not detected any unusual seismic activity on the Korean peninsula in the last 48 hours." From the article: "The North said last week it would conduct a test, sparking regional concern and frantic diplomatic efforts aimed at dissuading Pyongyang from such a move. North Korea has long claimed to have nuclear weapons, but had never before performed a known test to prove its arsenal. The nuclear test was conducted at 10:36 a.m. (0136 GMT) in Hwaderi near Kilju city, Yonhap reported, citing defense officials." Update: 10/09 05:50 GMT by J : The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 4.2 magnitude quake; South Korean news is reporting a 3.58 magnitude event; the White House apparently confirms a nuclear test.
The reason there was no sizable seismic activity is because it was a test, they only split one atom this time. But NEXT TIME!! You just wait and see!
Just making sure, the Korean words for "happiness" and "severe radiation poisoning" aren't similar, are they?
... did North Korea get its hands on Saddam's missing WMDs?
I guess we won't be invading North Korea anytime soon. If this is true, Pyongyang might be a psychotic dictator leading his country into chaos (sounds oddly familiar, doesn't it?), but he's smart enough to know how to keep the U.S. of his back.
It's tough to be scared of your crazy neighbors when there's a crazy man in your own household.
Time to head to the 24 hour Walmart and stock up on ammo and bottled water. I think I hear the 4 horsemen of the apocolypse mounting up. I'll keep the mutants off my land.
SD
âoeWho knew something as harmless as willful ignorance could end up having real consequences?â
... to welcome our new North Korean overlords.
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India and Pakistan are a different situation since they had gone to war at least four times since World War II and the next one could easily go nuclear. North Korea been crying wolf for so many years that I wouldn't be surprised if they just shoved enough conventional explosives into the ground to fake a test.
At least they're not building Battlecruisers.
I agree...damn democracy...if only Bush were a dictator, the US would be able to defend itself properly!
In fact, this is really all Clinton's fault for being soft on them in the first place...
If the Dems would stop critisizing Bush, Iraq wouldn't be in this mess...really, we should kill all the Dems first, then go after the Iranians, then the North Koreans.
Actually, I think we can all agree that the answer to the NK problem, really, is more tax cuts! Tax cuts and getting rid of queers. If you're not with me, you're against me.
I think you meant that headline to say "Bush administration secretly tells N. Korea to announce that they have conducted their first nuclear test before the November election".
Try again. If you want to do conspiracy theories, you ought to do them right.
MSNBC, via Daily Kos:
Now, add in this report dated September 20th: It's October. "SURPRISE!!!"//Information does not want to be free; it wants to breed.
Bush. Imagine that
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If I wanted a sig I would have filled in that stupid box.
Aide: "We just recorded a very minor earthquake centered somewhere just off the coast in the East China Sea."
Kim Jong-il: "OMGWTFLOL!!!!11111111 Tell CNN we just blew up our nuclear shit!!!!11111"
Aide: "But the Americans have instruments and stuff that would be able to measure the radiation released..."
Kimg Jong-il: "ROFLLLLLLLLL WE're so awesome there was no radiation leaked!!!1111~~~~~~~"
"Ask yourself, why are South Koreans increasingly more afraid of the U.S. than North Korea?"
At a guess, I'd say it's because their main image of the US comes from American soldiers on leave. Lord knows that's enough to terrify anyone.
I love how this news post is cleverly filed under the "hardware" category =)
My only regret... is that I have... bonitis..
... we've been frew this a dozen times....
Everything is clintons fault. Every time clinton takes a breath a hundred mosquitos are created somewhere in the world. Clinton is responsible for the darkness and cold. The boxing day tsunami was caused by clinton when he farted. The other day I tripped and fell, that was clinton's fault but it was hillary clinton's fault not bill, when she has her period she causes people to trip. When chelsea has her period she causes people to break out in pimples.
The whole foley thing was clintons fault too.
evil is as evil does
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Please report to your local party headquarters for interrogation. We certainly would be interested how you got the transscript out, and even more how the f..k you got on the 'net!
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
Letting someone else die in your place is corwardice. Bush didn't even have the dignity to keep his Air Guard commitment. He was grounded after refusing to take a physical that included a drug test(this was back when Bush couldn't even remember the drugs he was on).
"Useless organic meatbag" -HK-47
Cowboy?
There are no cowboys born in Connecticut.
...Rob
The American Dream isn't an SUV and a house in the suburbs; it's Don't Tread On Me.
If I were Rupert Murdoch, you two would have an hour-long show on Fox News.