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2010-11-22 China-Japan-Koreas

South Korea considers asking for U.S. nukes

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Posted by Uleatch Dribble8106 2010-11-22 14:11|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11139 views ] Top

#1 Dear South Korea:

Your request for nuclear weapons is approved. Please contact the Japanese Defense Force at your earliest opportunity for shipping and delivery instructions. :-)

Posted by Besoeker 2010-11-22 18:59|| 2010-11-22 18:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Given our current President, and Congress, I think SKor and Japan might be seriously considering developing their own Nuclear program - if they haven't already.

Maybe even Taiwan as well.

Posted by CrazyFool 2010-11-22 19:08|| 2010-11-22 19:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Well, I'll be!

Someone over there is actually paying attn!

Posted by anonymous2u 2010-11-22 20:32|| 2010-11-22 20:32|| Front Page Top

#4 Considering the UN and the Administration's incompetent handling the issue, I'd suggest the SKors to ask the Israelis. It's not like the Beltway has any real intent on stopping proliferation.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-11-22 20:42|| 2010-11-22 20:42|| Front Page Top

#5 ION TOPIX > JAPAN DEPLOYMENT NEAR [disputed]ISLES MAY WORSEN CHINA TIES.

As a Reminder, NORTH KOREA > is well-aware that CHINA WON'T HESITATE TO DESTROY NORTH KOREA TO SAVE CHINA PER SE IN MAJOR WAR, hence IMO the NOKORS won't risk being seen by HISTORIC-OVERLORD-N-POST-KOREAN WAR/1950-DPRK-SOVEREIGNTY-GUARANTOR CHINA as "TOO SUCCESSFUL" in Chin's view as per any indigenous NucProgs ventures, be it for NucEnergy andor NucWeaps.

IOW, IT BEHOOVES NORTH KOREA TO OFFICIALLY/
OVERTLY DENY + LIMIT ANY ACHIEVEMENTS AT INDIGENS NUCDEV EVEN IFF ITS EFFORTS WERE ACTUALLY VERY SUCCESSFUL.

SUB-IOW, ironically it also behooves the DPRK to collude wid NUCLEAR PAKISTAN + NUKE-WANNABE ISLAMIST IRAN, etal. + IS IN US STRATEGIC INTERESTS TO DO SO AGZ RISING CHINA, ala "GREAT GAME".

CHINA KNOWS IT.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-11-22 21:59|| NA 2010-11-22 21:59|| Front Page Top

#6 More Nukie News from this AM,

To wit,

* DAILY TIMES.PK [paraph]> RUSSIA SUGGESTS TO NATO TO DIVIDE EUROPE ALONG SECURITY LINES.

ARTIC = RUSSIA wants to collude wid the US-NATO on "joint" BMD while also being able to protect STATE = DIPLOMATIC SECRETS.

[WW2, Sexy Slinky "GIVE-ME-THAT-SECRET", LOW-CUT-RED-DRESS-N-NAZI-JEWELRY-WEARING SPY BABE PIGEON Toon here].

* NEWS KERALA > US SCIENTISTS [in] "SHOCK" OVER NORTH KOREA'S NUKE ADVANCES IN NEW FACILITY.

ARTIC > US Pert ROBERT CARLIN = "Everybody predicted that they [DPRK] were [only] AT A VERY EARLY STAGE... ... THE POLICY WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING SEEMS TO BE AT A DEAD END".

ARTIC also read, "2012" + IRAN, MILTERRS, + other ROGUE GOVTS-STATES.

D *** NG IT, WE THOUGHT WRONG [once again]ON NORTH KOREA'S NUCPROGS, DIDN'T WE!

* Also from NEWS KERALA > LONDON VARSITY SCHOLAR: NORTH KOREA ENGAGING IN SECRET [covert Nuclear] ACTIVITIES IN MYANMAR | INDIA SHOULD CHECK CHINA'S INFLUENCE IN MYANMAR.

ARTIC > PERT = Unlike the DPRK, believes that BURMA'S = MYANMAR"S RULING JUNTA IS RICH ENOUGH TO OVERTLY BUY NUCTECHS ANDOR NUCWEAPS, ETC. ON THE OPEN MARKET [widout having to hide or cover up its tracks]???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-11-22 22:23|| NA 2010-11-22 22:23|| Front Page Top

#7 They can't make a nuke, so why should we give them one? They'll just hand it to Iran for dissection.

Posted by gorb 2010-11-22 22:49|| 2010-11-22 22:49|| Front Page Top

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