its-a-clock 0 Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 They're in the news again. Let's hope their Windows PC doesn't have an error. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Looks like he wanted to be in the news again. Those news reporters crack me up with their singing/shouting. Link to post Share on other sites
dale#1 1 Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Looks like they have gone ahead and done it............ Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 The USGS seem to disagree: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/region/Asia.php Of course, it`s hard to know where the truth lies, but the USGS system was set up expressly to montor nuclear activity. Link to post Share on other sites
mina2 6 Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Seems like it happened though. Our town has big signs saying it is against nuclear weapons. ALways wonder why they spend money on those. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 OK, it's up there now http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/ustqab.php Magnitude 4.2 (Light) # Monday, October 9, 2006 at 10:35:27 AM = local time at epicenter Location 41.311°N, 129.114°E Depth 0 km (~0 mile) set by location program Region NORTH KOREA Distances 70 km (45 miles) N of Kimchaek, North Korea 90 km (55 miles) SW of Chongjin, North Korea 180 km (110 miles) S of Yanji, Jilin, China 385 km (240 miles) NE of PYONGYANG, North Korea Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 14.9 km (9.3 miles); depth fixed by location program Parameters Nst= 9, Nph= 9, Dmin=369.4 km, Rmss=1.13 sec, Gp= 97°, M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6 Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Event ID ustqab Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 "The nuclear test is a historic event that brought happiness to our military and people" Apparently Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 As of today its game on for nukes. From now on anyone can have them and no one can stop them. Diplomacy will never stop Iran now. This quote says it all: Quote: As one former Defense Department official in Washington puts it, "If the world can't summon the will to apply crippling sanctions against an economic basket case like North Korea, what will it do when it comes to the world's third-largest oil exporter?" Link to post Share on other sites
slimeypete 0 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 To quote John "Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve to settle disputes. It can no longer concern the Great Powers alone. For a nuclear disaster, spread by wind and water and fear, could well engulf the great and the small, the rich and the poor, the committed and the uncommitted alike. Mankind must put an end to war--or war will put an end to mankind." Link to post Share on other sites
grassie 0 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 time to guy a gas mask and some small arms. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Count Abe is very happy now. If he had included NK in his itinerary recently, would this test have been inevitable? But Count Abe is very happy now. He can shikkarito consider having a Japanese nuke. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by Ocean11: Count Abe is very happy now. If he had included NK in his itinerary recently, would this test have been inevitable? But Count Abe is very happy now. He can shikkarito consider having a Japanese nuke. eventhough its against the US/Japan peace treaty, Id safely bet that the US has nukes, of some sort, here in Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Yes, I think so too. And the double standard seems to bother not a single one of the talking heads I've seen on TV since the test. Once you get a wild card in the pack, everybody has to start playing a lot more carefully. Hypocrisy often appears not to have any price attached to it at all, but now some of the little countries are going to start extracting one. Things are bound to get worse in this regard before they get better. It will be fun to watch Blair talking about upgrading Trident now... Link to post Share on other sites
AK 77 0 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by Creek Boy: Quote: Originally posted by Ocean11: Count Abe is very happy now. If he had included NK in his itinerary recently, would this test have been inevitable? But Count Abe is very happy now. He can shikkarito consider having a Japanese nuke. eventhough its against the US/Japan peace treaty, Id safely bet that the US has nukes, of some sort, here in Japan. Yeah, the naivety of Japanese anti-nuclear potesters (don't get me wrong, I agree with them inprincipal) always made me take them with a pinch of salt - the way they see the nuclear issue as one that is being forced on 'innocent Japan' without even an army, when they rest under the protection of the world's biggest nuclear power. Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 They're just saying now that there might have been a 2nd test today. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Those 2 newsreaders for NK (always the same man and woman) really crack me up. What a very strange place it seems to be. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 They used to talk like that in Japan too during the War, for announcing wonderful things like their stirring victory at Midway for example. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Not any more though, right? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 No. But they do still say some stupid shit though... And they won't ask Abe what'll be beautiful about Japan once it's been off to war again. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 "Possession of nuclear arms is not an option at all for our country," new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the national parliament, the Diet. "I want to state clearly that there will be no change at all in our three non-nuclear principles," Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Lets hope that he wont change his mind... Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Disturbing news, but aside from neglecting their own people, you can't really blame them. Link to post Share on other sites
badmigraine 0 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Nukes...there's really nowhwere left to hide, is there. I just can't see how an accident or attack can be avoided. Maybe it won't happen right away, but 10, 25, 50, 70 years down the road? My poor kids. Link to post Share on other sites
Curt 1 Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Oh dear. And now: SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- North Korea said Wednesday that increased U.S. pressure against the communist regime would be considered an act of war. "If the U.S. keeps pestering us and increases pressure, we will regard it as a declaration of war and will take a series of physical corresponding measures," the North's Foreign Ministry said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by Curt: Oh dear. And now: SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- North Korea said Wednesday that increased U.S. pressure against the communist regime would be considered an act of war. "If the U.S. keeps pestering us and increases pressure, we will regard it as a declaration of war and will take a series of physical corresponding measures," the North's Foreign Ministry said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency. in addition to that: Many nations are at fault, but putting that aside for a second, who the hell do these people think they are? Quote: A North Korean official in Beijing told South Korea's Yonhap news agency: "We want this situation to be concluded before the unhappy situation arises in which we fire nuclear missiles, and this depends on how the United States acts." Link to post Share on other sites
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