Did North Korea Conduct Secret Nuclear Tests?

gbrumfiel writes "In May of 2010, North Korea made the bizarre claim that it had achieved nuclear fusion. Many, many commentators (including faithful Slashdot readers) mocked the dear leader for his outlandish boast, but could there have been a kernel of truth in the claim? Apparently some odd radioactivity was spotted by detectors surrounding the North just days after the announcement. Now, a new analysis by a Swedish scientist suggests that the radiation may have leaked from covert experiments into boosting fission warheads. The evidence is tentative at best, and many are skeptical, but it does seem that something odd was up on the Korean peninsula that spring."

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Gosh and what does that say about Americans

[SmallFurryCreature]

So... you are saying this as a person who drooled while he watched these actors play super humans as part of a unique American culture (The rest of the world does not have super-hero style comics) and elected actors in the highest positions in government.

Kim Jong and his family are insane, but American movie goers have been worshipping this kind of grandstanding for decades... what is sadder? Kim Jong's delusions or MacGuyver, A-Team, Stallone and god knows who else going into Vietnam to show that the US didn't really get its ass kicked out (because throwing your helicopters overboard to make space for more fleeing soldiers eh, retreating (at as great a speed as possible) makes perfect sense) and one man can win the war after all even if it is only on the silver screen.

Got the feeling that Americans making fun of North Korean leaders is like two insane persons in a napoleon outfit laughing at each other since they know the other must be insane since they are the real thing.