Well, to absolutely no one's surprise, the DPRK is now nukeular. Good thing we've spent the last 3 years pissing away our resources and credibility in Iraq. After all, we had some very reliable Russian intelligence (which turned out to be forged, of course) indicating that they were trying to buy low-grade enriched uraniaum from the Sudan. And aluminum tubes. TUBES, people. Tubes. That's some serious shit.
That obviously posed a much more serious threat than North Korea's real, honest-to-god nuclear weapons program at Yongbon, the existence of which was confirmed during Clinton's first term.
For the record, I hope you're all aware that North Korean nuclear weapons pose no direct threat to the United States. That is, they don't have the capability to deliver them to the lower 48. The Nodong-2 (Ahahaha. No dong. Whee.) is a modified Scud missile, meaning it's about as accurate as a medieval catapult and has barely as much range. The Taepodong-2 is three-stage and has theoretical range to hit the US, but it's yet to experience a successful test. So North Korean ballistic missile technology is just about to the point American technology reached in 1948. Good work, retards.
So the "threat" to the United States is minimal.
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But Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and American soil in the Pacific rim….that's another story altogether. They might want to stock up on SPF 100,000 sunblock.
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Bravo, George. Thanks for being officially asleep at the switch on this one.
Billy Bob Joe says:
Annoying historical comment: I think you meant to say "…to the point imported German technology reached in 1948…" Yup, 'Merica owes its early missile program (including its early space program) to the German scientits and engineers that were pulled out of post-war Germany before the Russians got to them. The missile program here was pretty damn retarded too before the Germans rolled in.
By the way, why should anybody in East Asia stock up on sunblock? The 'retards' just conducted a nuclear test. They're not threatening anyone. Literally thousands upon thousands of such tests have been conducted by the Russians, the "West", South Africa and Israel, and by the Idians and Pakistanis.
Has everyone bought into the neocon's world of "threat"? Just because a country has "the" bomb or many many conventional bombs, doesn't automatically mean they're gonna start using them on their neighbors. Except for 'Merica of course, where liberal and periodic purging of the arsenal is a necessity (gotta use 'em or they just go bad on ya).
Ed says:
You're right. The peaceful and non-aggressive North Koreans pose no threat to their neighbors to the South. Or Japan. They have certainly never done anything like test-fire short range ICBMs over the Japanese mainland at low altitudes.
Ed says:
Hey, your peace-loving and non-aggressive North Korean buddies are at it again, making friends and influencing people.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/10/korea.nuclear.test/index.html
Rick says:
I'd like to humbly point out to Billy Bob Joe that the DPRK has been grinding an axe for about 61 years now… they were occupied by Japan from 1905 until the end of WWII…
Also, to take a few blinders off, this is why Japan's been bitching the loudest in recent history about the North's weapons program… they know that the DPRK can grind an axe only so long before it's razor sharp…
Billy Bob Joe says:
Excellent point by Rick.
Modern Japanese history is something, isn't it? To go from being the ultimate imperialist aggressor to the ultimate loser and victim of civillian nuclear attack… all in 50 or 60 years…
The Japanese occupation Rick points out is one of the reasons why Korean reunification will be very interesting, if it ever materializes.
Depending on the actual occurrance of that event, the direction in which the reunified country leans (which will depend on how much influence and personnel the former North will be able to infuse into a unified government), and the degree of renewed nationalist sentiment which will inevitably bloom, Japan will have something to REALLY worry about.
Last time I looked into it, I think South Korea was in the top 10 in industrial output. And it's growing…
A reunified Korea with a robust economy AND a significant military (with nukes) AND an axe to grind with a former occupier and economic rival competing for energy… now that will be something…
But for now, no matter how sharp their axe may be, my opinion is that the North, with its non-existent economy, knows better than to do anything to Japan (#2 world economic power) that might piss off the US (no need to mention rankings here…).
I may be proven wrong, but I certainly hope I'm right and that the Northern leadership understands its limits. I think they do understand, and that's what explains this move to fabricate what is primarily a wannabe trump card.