Author Topic: North Korea appears to have gone ahead and done it... (Read 7623 times)

Neubob · « **on:** October 08, 2006, 09:53:23 PM »

Nuclear test

And if they did, which I assume will take a little while to confirm or disconfirm, then the true test of the world's resolve will be upon us. I'd like to take bets on this one, but I won't. My guess is that the sabre rattling will reach a crescendo, but will ultimately die down when we realize, or re-realize, that it is not within our intestinal ability to defang a confirmed nuclear power. Not at this stage, anyway.

I sure don't want to see the next stage.

Reynolds · « **Reply #1 on:** October 08, 2006, 09:58:11 PM »

Next stage: Nuclear War

Stage after that: Sticks and stones.

Halo · « **Reply #2 on:** October 08, 2006, 10:08:39 PM »

It's still seven minutes to midnight ...

http://www.thebulletin.org/

Maverick · « **Reply #3 on:** October 08, 2006, 10:10:20 PM »

No confirmation yet of a test. It is possible that they are only talking at this point. Even if a test has been done and was successful it does not mean that they have a weapon capable of being fielded in any battlefield situation.

Chairboy · « **Reply #4 on:** October 08, 2006, 10:12:01 PM »

CNN reports that South Korea is reporting it now. They may have detected it seismically.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/08/korea.nuclear.test.ap/index.html

Chairboy · « **Reply #5 on:** October 08, 2006, 10:15:40 PM »

http://aslwww.cr.usgs.gov/Seismic_Data/telemetry_data/INCN_24hr.html appears to show a seismic trace from a half hour ago. (this will be out of date about 30 minutes after I post this)

ByeBye · « **Reply #6 on:** October 08, 2006, 10:18:47 PM »

If it's true, then good for them!

Everyone knows that South Korea and the US have always wanted to invade North Korea and capture all of its wealth and technology.

Seriously, what justification does NK have in buidling a nuke?

Chairboy · « **Reply #7 on:** October 08, 2006, 10:21:35 PM »

Because all the cool countries have 'em?

Maverick · « **Reply #8 on:** October 08, 2006, 10:26:32 PM »

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Originally posted by ByeBye

Everyone knows that South Korea and the US have always wanted to invade North Korea and capture all of its wealth and technology.

Your source for this is?

Chairboy · « **Reply #9 on:** October 08, 2006, 10:28:02 PM »

Maverick, he's very subtly sarcastic. North Korea is very, very, very poor. It'd be like wanting to invade a Tijuana that doesn't have alcohol or donkey shows. Why bother?

Maverick · « **Reply #10 on:** October 08, 2006, 10:32:16 PM »

Oh I know he doesn't have anything to base it on. I was hoping he'd try to back his statement up.

ByeBye · « **Reply #11 on:** October 08, 2006, 10:33:03 PM »

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Originally posted by Maverick
Oh I know he doesn't have anything to base it on. I was hoping he'd try to back his statement up.

That's two times over your head now.

J_A_B · « **Reply #12 on:** October 08, 2006, 10:35:30 PM »

I wonder what the yield is. While the media typically makes little distinction and instead prefers the "OMG NUCLEAR!" fearmongering, there's a huge difference between a few-kiloton tactical bomb and a multi-megaton strategic weapon.

People who think any nuclear war would wipe out civilization are misinformed. It'd take an all out, total nuclear war between the US and Russia to accomplish that. Hundreds, if not thousands, of nuclear weapons have been detonated over the years, including a few insanely high-yield weapons (The Tsar Bomba being the most insane). We're still here, no nuclear winter.

J_A_B

Maverick · « **Reply #13 on:** October 08, 2006, 10:36:30 PM »

bye bye,

Delusions are a functional part of your day aren't they. :rolleyes

Chairboy · « **Reply #14 on:** October 08, 2006, 10:38:08 PM »

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Originally posted by Maverick
Oh I know he doesn't have anything to base it on. I was hoping he'd try to back his statement up.

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Originally posted by Maverick
bye bye,

Delusions are a functional part of your day aren't they. :rolleyes

Mav, what are you smoking? He was joking. Even _I_ can tell that.