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North Korea conducts nuclear test
Posted: Mon, 25 May 2009 10:22:21
by logistixz
so it seems they are challenging the world, i wonder whats in store for their future...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090525/ap_ ... as_nuclear
Re: North Korea conducts nuclear test
Posted: Mon, 25 May 2009 10:35:01
by Vahunter
logistixz wrote:i wonder whats in store for their future...
Obama will see to that they increased US aide and kiss their a$$ like he's doing the rest of the world.
Re: North Korea conducts nuclear test
Posted: Mon, 25 May 2009 15:45:09
by Fordmechanic
Funny you mention North Korea. My nephew Aaron graduated from Univ of Cincinatti with a aerospace eng degree(rocket scientist) and is currently working at Wright Patterson AFB in Ohio as a North Korea missle specialist. He has told me numerous unclassified stories in the past in regards to N.K. Once, he said, an undersecretary from the NSA or NSC called and wanted to know the MINIMUM distance the new NK rocket could fly.
Aaron told him they could calculate maximum dist, payload, trajectory etc, but not minimum dist. The undersecretary became pissed and demanded to know the minimum dist of the current rocket, to which, after several LONG seconds of thought Aaron stated..."Push it over".
Swear to GOD, true story.
Re: North Korea conducts nuclear test
Posted: Mon, 25 May 2009 17:10:22
by OakRidgeStars
Kim Jong Il is feeling a little ignored and wants to rattle his saber. If the current administration takes a strong stand now, he'll fold. He just wants some attention.
Re: North Korea conducts nuclear test
Posted: Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:17:10
by zephyp
Funny how quickly this went away in the news. Especially since they are prepping a long range missile now for another test and have also announced the successor. Kim Jong Il's number 3 son who isn't even 30 years old yet !!! That's worrisome.
Re: North Korea conducts nuclear test
Posted: Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:31:57
by Vahunter
I saw that Japan put fighter jets on alert. I don't think that little crazy Korean want's to piss Japan off much more than he has.
Re: North Korea conducts nuclear test
Posted: Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:36:16
by allingeneral
I don't think that the little crazy Korean cares about pissing nations off. I think that China is publicly condemning his actions, but when it comes down to it China is whispering in his ear "Go ahead and do what you want, we've got your back".
Re: North Korea conducts nuclear test
Posted: Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:02:19
by zephyp
IMO China is their back. I think China keeps N Korea in their hip pocket so they can covertly exploit geo-political issues from a "distance." Otherwise North Korea would be just another Chinese province.