North Korea to conduct Nuke Test

Domo · 3 Oct 2006 at 10:33

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5402018.stm

How will the US react to this? Not terribly good news for any of us though really.

Visage · 3 Oct 2006 at 10:36

Does NK have any oil?

Spacky · 3 Oct 2006 at 10:36

Great WW3...America won't like it and probably will do something about it.

meghatronic · 3 Oct 2006 at 10:38

Can America actually do anything about it?

Financially or otherwise.

Plus, lest not forget they've been to Korea before vs. Soviets and that didn't work out (as north/south split)... add that to Vietnam, Iraq x2 etc... and so on I don't think they 'could' do anything.....

However, monkey boy might try.

Visage · 3 Oct 2006 at 10:38

Spacky said:
Great WW3...America won't like it and probably will do something about it.

They didnt do anything when South Africa tested nukes, or India, or Pakistan, or Israel.......

Spacky · 3 Oct 2006 at 10:39

Visage said:
They didnt do anything when South Africa tested nukes, or India, or Pakistan, or Israel.......

http://adorocinema.cidadeinternet.com.br/filmes/team-america/team-america-poster04.jpg

NK is right next door to the USA the others aren't and America threatened to take action on NK's last bollywongtong missiles or whatever they are. This situation will flash the yankies right up.

Moley · 3 Oct 2006 at 10:40

Good. Glad to see someone facing up to that bully GWB.

Rosbif · 3 Oct 2006 at 10:41

i wonder if the no racial slurs please are gonna get off their backsides and finally re-arm properly..

sidthesexist · 3 Oct 2006 at 10:42

America will be more interested in going into Iran first imho i believe they are already sending a carrier fleet to the region.

SiD the Turtle · 3 Oct 2006 at 10:51

America only complains about nuclear testing in countries it can bully or countries that have oil.

If they tried to invade NK for having WOMD like their reasoning for Iraq, they might eventually win but it would be a total bloodbath. So instead they'll warn of sanctions but I guarantee they won't take action unless one lands on the Whitehouse lawn.

Cybermyk · 3 Oct 2006 at 10:51

TBH, if I had any nuclear weapons, thats where I would test them too.

meghatronic · 3 Oct 2006 at 10:53

sidthesexist said:
imho i believe they are already sending a carrier fleet to the region.

Source please?

AmaTeX · 3 Oct 2006 at 10:53

"[North Korea] will in the future conduct a nuclear test under the condition where safety is firmly guaranteed," the ministry said.

Doesn’t that just make you LOL :rolleyes:

Rich · 3 Oct 2006 at 11:05

Cybermyk said:
TBH, if I had any nuclear weapons, thats where I would test them too.

Saberu · 3 Oct 2006 at 11:09

jamiemoles said:
Good. Glad to see someone facing up to that bully GWB.

I can assure you Kim Jong is worse than Bush. Just take a look at a thread on the military forum which shows pictures of NK and you'll see what I mean.

For all the bashing Bush gets he isn't actually evil.

NK shouldn't be allowed to do this because i'm pretty sure there was an international agreement to ban nuke tests.

sidthesexist · 3 Oct 2006 at 11:12

jdickerson said:
Source please?

link 1

mentions the support ships heading to the gulf

links 2

mentions the enterprise heading to the area, why would they need a carrier for iraq now that they have land based runways they can use?

link 3

Visage · 3 Oct 2006 at 11:13

Saberu said:
I can assure you Kim Jong is worse than Bush. Just take a look at a thread on the military forum which shows pictures of NK and you'll see what I mean.

For all the bashing Bush gets he isn't actually evil.

NK shouldn't be allowed to do this because i'm pretty sure there was an international agreement to ban nuke tests.

Compared with the paradise of the US?

Visage · 3 Oct 2006 at 11:15

Saberu said:
I can assure you Kim Jong is worse than Bush. Just take a look at a thread on the military forum which shows pictures of NK and you'll see what I mean.

For all the bashing Bush gets he isn't actually evil.

NK shouldn't be allowed to do this because i'm pretty sure there was an international agreement to ban nuke tests.

And the US are sticklers for the authority of test bans?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/bush/story/0,7369,764631,00.html

Saberu · 3 Oct 2006 at 11:25

Visage: I never said the US were angels but i'd trust them with nukes much more than i'd trust NK. As for the picture you posted, you can't compare the US to NK with a picture so if you're trying to refute my claim that NK is much worse living conditions then get me some statistics.

robmiller · 3 Oct 2006 at 11:35

Spacky said:
http://adorocinema.cidadeinternet.com.br/filmes/team-america/team-america-poster04.jpg

NK is right next door to the USA the others aren't and America threatened to take action on NK's last bollywongtong missiles or whatever they are. This situation will flash the yankies right up.

DPRK isn't even remotely "right next door" to the US :/ Perhaps Alaska is in range, but certainly not the 48 contiguous states.