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Breaking news on the BBC: North Korea has just tested a nuclear weapon.

I haven’t been paying too much attention to the news recently what with it all getting me down too much. Can someone explain to me why the hell North Korea is testing nuclear weapons in defiance of international warnings and what all this means? I feel unnerved.

He´s so ronery, he asks for a few visitors from abroad..
Bleedin´ cnut, him.

It's a means to prove their power. Nothing more, nothing less.

I would not worry too much about it.

Simple enough. Now Kim has nuclear technology, he can threaten to sell it if the aid money is stopped.

BBC Clicky

Nice.

At least now they're sure to keep the US of their grounds

I've just heard that some people (probably in the North Korean army) were already plotting against Kim. A coup might very well be in the making. North Korea is in a total mess, and only the Communist party is happy with the situation. The nuclear bomb is their last resort to prove they're not completely kaput.

Interesting to note China's reported position on the matter:

The US said the reported test was a "provocative act", while China denounced it as "brazen".

In an unusually strong statement against its ally, China expressed its "resolute opposition" to the claimed test and said it "defied the universal opposition of international society".

smiscandlon wrote:Interesting to note China's reported position on the matter:

The US said the reported test was a "provocative act", while China denounced it as "brazen".

In an unusually strong statement against its ally, China expressed its "resolute opposition" to the claimed test and said it "defied the universal opposition of international society".

The Chinese government may be many things, but stupid is not one of them.

The same reason everyone gets nuclear weapons - cos they can and they're incredibly politically useful. You get loads of economic goodies too, to stop you using/developing them.

I like it that the US invaded Iraq cos they knew they weren't nuclear but they won't touch N Korea cos they are....

Armys today tend to move into secured areas. First, superiority over the airspace will be taken. Then come the troops. Now that North Korea has the bomb, it has only become more likely that they themselves get hit by one.

boudicca wrote:DUCK AND COVER!!!

Plum Sauce is my preferred accompaniment

boudicca wrote:DUCK AND COVER!!!

This warning was brought to you by Boo! -Duck, Argh!

boudicca wrote:DUCK AND COVER!!!

"What are you doing Neil?"

"Painting myself white to deflect the blast"

This is a great game.

My turn.

CHICKEN AND SHELTER!

First Afghanistan, then Iraq, next Iran, then North Korea.

Can't we just detonate all the nukes already and get the nuclear holocaust over and done with, I'm sick of waiting...

eotunun wrote:

boudicca wrote:DUCK AND COVER!!!

This warning was brought to you by Boo! -Duck, Argh!

Oi! That's what I was going to say

mh wrote:This is a great game.

My turn.

CHICKEN AND SHELTER!

1 chick to the other: GIMME SHELTER

Dark wrote:First Afghanistan, then Iraq, next Iran, then North Korea.

Can't we just detonate all the nukes already and get the nuclear holocaust over and done with, I'm sick of waiting...

Some day, everything you ever dreamed about is just going to fall out of the sky...

like it says in the old Conflict song:
When you hear the two minute warning
ITS TOO FCUKING LATE!

It seems that North Korea's nuclear test was either a failure or a fake: Clicky

markfiend wrote:It seems that North Korea's nuclear test was either a failure or a fake: Clicky

This regime is even more pathetic than it seems. They let their own people starve to death, and they're not even able to get a nuclear bomb...

I didn't say it was a reassuring thought though.

But then again they were threatening to launch some nuclear missiles/do another test the other day if I'm not mistaken?

As I said before (implicitly), it's all perception, even for this kind of things...