Minister: N. Korea Has Nuclear Deterrent

[motorguy222]

The recent blast in N.Korea may not have been a nuclear bomb but it may have had something to do with such.
The excerpts are from an article that can be found at the link below.

http://home.peoplepc.com/psp/newsstory.asp?cat=topstories&referrer=home&id=D85CLEPO0_story.xml

Tuesday, September 28, 2004
UNITED NATIONS - North Korea says it has turned the plutonium from 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods into nuclear weapons to serve as a deterrent against increasing U.S. nuclear threats and to prevent a nuclear war in northeast Asia

"We have already made clear that we have already reprocessed 8,000 wasted fuel rods and transformed them into arms," he said, without elaborating on the kinds or numbers.

When asked if the fuel had been turned into actual weapons, not just weapons-grade material, Choe said, "We declared that we weaponized this."

South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Soo-hyuck said in late April that it was estimated that eight nuclear bombs could be made if all 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods were reprocessed. Before the reprocessing, South Korea said it believed the North had enough nuclear material to build one or two nuclear bombs.

 

[keith]

Another mess we will have to clean up.

One possible bright note - N. Korea lied to us in the mid to late 1990's when they said they wouldn't use our nuclear technology to develop weapons. [ gosh, I never saw that coming

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They have a very good reason to lie to us now - bribery.

 

[Al]

I am not super positive they have a bomb yet. They might be having problems with it and they are talking to buy time. I see nothing but catastrophe if somehow this regime is not taken out.

I know this will never happen but KIM Chong-il needs to be assasinated

. I know this sounds insane-and it is but what are the alternatives. Just fast forward time to 5 years and they have 50 bombs-maybe 100 bombs. Then what???

I'm not sure mutual destruction will work with these guys.

Amazing how much Madeline HalfBright knows today and how dumb she was 5 years ago

 

[haley10]

Anyone in their right mind knows that N. Korea does not need defensive weapons.

I also don't think China would tolerate a significant real nuclear program.

I think they are just blowing smoke.

I'd say just work with other regional powers and not be too paranoid.

 

[buster]

We are basically speeding up the process of something that normally would happen most likely. Iran is next. Terrorism recruitment might be higher too. I think in a few years we might strike Iran if not sooner.

[ September 28, 2004, 05:01 PM: Message edited by: buster ]

 

[Al]

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Originally posted by buster:
We are basically speeding up the process of something that normally would happen most likely. Iran is next. Terrorism recruitment might be higher too. I think in a few years we might strike Iran if not sooner.

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Don't worry Israel will do the dirty job (that has to be done)bc we are a country of gutless whiners

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[motorguy222]

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Originally posted by Al:

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Don't worry Israel will do the dirty job (that has to be done)bc we are a country of gutless whiners

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You are correct Sir.Many in the US want us to be the world leader yet they DONT want us to do what is needed to do so.

Sometimes a leader has to do what is UNPOPULAR for the good of society.
This is LEADERSHIP .The US will have to go it alone on some issues, WE need to understand this.

If we look back over several decades of history,we will see that many have set back and allowed mole hills to become mountains.
When this happens they then want the US to go in and clean everything up and make things better.

Now that WE are trying to keep the mole hills from becomeing mountains,many want us to fiddle around and do some sabre rattling and set down.

We see what that got us,3,000 innocent people killed.

Many keep saying that we should not be fighting because WE were not attacked.

HHEEELLLOOO! What happened in NY and the Trade Center?

It wasnt a friendly hello from a good buddy and it sure wasnt cousin Cletus setting off a few firecrackers to scare everyone.

It was an ATTACK.