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2005-02-10 China-Japan-Koreas

North Korea acknowledges it has nuclear weapons

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-02-10 2:00:14 AM|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11141 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Haven't they been saying this for years? What's new about this? Where's the Kimmy graphic?

Posted by nada 2005-02-10 1:25:10 PM|| 2005-02-10 1:25:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 LOL Kimmy shouting about his "nukes" again, only to get kickied of the frontpages by prins Charles's "New" marriage LOL

Posted by ocasional lurker 2005-02-10 1:31:30 PM|| 2005-02-10 1:31:30 PM|| Front Page Top

Where's the Kimmy graphic?

nada-Ask, and ye shall receive!

Posted by BigEd 2005-02-10 1:41:40 PM|| 2005-02-10 1:41:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Sounds like the other four have a bigger problem than we do.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-02-10 1:42:31 PM|| 2005-02-10 1:42:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 It is all up to the ChiComs now. If they want to keep this little mad dog alive, then they just have to keep subsidizing his economy. Cut off the aid and the Norks sink in a month or 2. Enabling behavior will bite the Chicoms in the ass. How bout a nuclear armed Japan, eh? Keep it up, Chicoms.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2005-02-10 1:44:28 PM|| 2005-02-10 1:44:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 NorK has nukes? And China's okay with that?

Posted by BH 2005-02-10 1:45:21 PM|| 2005-02-10 1:45:21 PM|| Front Page Top

NorK has nukes? And China's okay with that?

Probably not...

Posted by BigEd 2005-02-10 1:50:35 PM|| 2005-02-10 1:50:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Maybe Bush should start saying publically that Taiwan should look to "advanced, alternative weapons" to defend themselves.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats 2005-02-10 1:52:11 PM|| [http://www.punictreachery.com/] 2005-02-10 1:52:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 before they said it private, never announced in public

either 1. Theyre trying to get more concessions
2. Theyre afraid were getting close to action
or
3. It has something do with their internal politics, where SOMETHING seems to be happening.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2005-02-10 1:52:33 PM|| 2005-02-10 1:52:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 I had this little daydream early this am when this news appeared at the BBC web site.

In other news today an emergency secret meeting of top Japanese political and military decided that Japan needs a viable nuclear deterrent. The participants decided that 200 warheads and the missiles to deliver them would be produced.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2005-02-10 1:54:03 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2005-02-10 1:54:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 I think Secretary Rice needs to admit that we have nuclear weapons and provide a nuclear warhead count on our submarine-launched cruise missiles that could be within short range of North Korea at any given time. Then she should advise the Chinese that we refuse to take part in any talks regarding additional arming of Japan and South Korea. Then the USS Pueblo should mysteriously explode.

Posted by Tom 2005-02-10 2:10:53 PM|| 2005-02-10 2:10:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 BigEd - love the map!

Posted by Rex Mundi 2005-02-10 2:19:32 PM|| 2005-02-10 2:19:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 I hope the US is longer sending NK any aid.

Posted by ed 2005-02-10 2:42:41 PM|| 2005-02-10 2:42:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 And a big tip of the hat goes to Jimmuh Carter here.

Posted by Matt 2005-02-10 2:58:46 PM|| 2005-02-10 2:58:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Again?

Maybe it's just me, but I could have sworn they admitted this months ago. Maybe it's some kind of Juche ritual?

Posted by The Doctor 2005-02-10 3:06:27 PM|| 2005-02-10 3:06:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 ed---The US has stopped, fortunately. The US was the biggest contributor of aid to the Norks until we cut off fuel oil a few years ago. We may still have some foodstuffs coming, but it is nominal. The Heritage foundation, I believe, had a white paper on why the USSR fell, but the Norks didn't. All the aid kept the Norks going and they got their foreign exchange by selling weapons to others.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2005-02-10 3:47:27 PM|| 2005-02-10 3:47:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 This should not be news at all.
We have known this was inevitable for the last few years, and it was believed for quite awhile they actually had one built. No one should be shocked or suprised.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2005-02-10 5:37:06 PM|| 2005-02-10 5:37:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 Song About Kimmie

General Kim Jong-Il

We Need Alternative Words :

Original

From Paek-du mountains, 1000km long beautiful realm
All look up to the General and cheer him.
He is the people's leader to inherit the great work of the Sun.
Long live, long live, General Kim Jeong-Il !

Millions of flowers on the earth tell us his love.
Blue waves of the ocean sing of his work.
He is the creator of happiness to grow the garden of Ju-che.
Long live, long live, General Kim Jeong-Il !

He protects socialism with his courage like steel.
He makes our country famous in the world.
He is the defender of justice with a flag of autonomy.
Long live, long live, General Kim Jeong-Il !

Revised

From the slave rice patties, starving where food is so close...
All praise Kim Jung-Il They do so lest they die
As he leads, his people, way, way down the drain--
When will, someone wise up and take Kimmie out?

Millions of bodies left in shallow graves me boys
Are evidence of all of his "hard work"
He is the creator of this mess, along with his dad.
When will, someone wise up and take Kimmie out?

He protects his French Cognac with nerves of steel, he does
And satisfies imported round-eye hookers in a great way
He lives, his life, unaware of whats around..
When will, someone wise up and take Kimmie out?

Posted by Ogeretla_2005 2005-02-10 6:59:02 PM|| 2005-02-10 6:59:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 Why believe this pronouncement? Until I see a successful test/attack, I don't believe one way or the other.

Posted by Zpaz 2005-02-10 7:05:26 PM|| 2005-02-10 7:05:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#20 Very nice, Ogeretla_2005. The Cognac is a nice touch.

Somehow I get the feeling China is reeeal happy this came during the Chinese New Year...

Posted by Pappy 2005-02-10 8:08:44 PM|| 2005-02-10 8:08:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#21 Was that huge explosion near China's border last year the Nork Nuke Test?

Posted by Whash Sneth3118 2005-02-10 8:25:03 PM|| 2005-02-10 8:25:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#22 In other news, the Pope acknowledges he is Catholic.

Posted by Chris W. 2005-02-10 10:12:57 PM|| 2005-02-10 10:12:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#23 Did anyone watch ABC News tonight? Peter Jennings started the broadcast saying that it was 'all the fault of the Bush Administration' and that North Korea manufactured nukes because it needed them to defend itself against the Bush Administration.

Not a peep of Clinton or Madam Halfbright selling us up the river.

Posted by CrazyFool 2005-02-10 10:25:52 PM|| 2005-02-10 10:25:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#24 Peter Jennings. Canadian. Nothing else need be said.

Posted by BigEd 2005-02-10 10:36:30 PM|| 2005-02-10 10:36:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#25 No criticism of Clintoon, King of Camelot II, is allowed or accepted. His shit doth not stink.

Posted by .com 2005-02-10 10:39:59 PM|| 2005-02-10 10:39:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#26 Jennings doesn't count for anything. Clinton is to blame if any US person is. The Norks got what they wanted anyhow. Of course if they use any or sell any the result will be the end of them. If you want to see some real stupidiy on this check this out.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2005-02-10 11:29:52 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2005-02-10 11:29:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#27 sorry for the "Whash Sneth3118" some garbage in my browser...

Just yesterday Japan was discussing changing the Constitution so that that Military would be a real Military and not a Self Defense force.

Also, remember when Japan was going to do Pu breader reactors and bought tons and tons of Pu. Then after one little "flash" accident stopped the whole thing? Well didn't hear a thing about them reselling/returning any Pu. They have enough for about 50,000 bombs. 50K Something for little kimmy and China to ponder. Want to bet how quick they could be built? Perhaps a number and date should be added to the Prediction Market at StrategyPage.com...

Posted by 3dc 2005-02-10 11:54:16 PM|| 2005-02-10 11:54:16 PM|| Front Page Top

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