North Korea has just conducted a successful nuclear weapon test. Anyone want to bet that Kim Jong-Il has an "accident" soon?
Update: According to the Associated Press, quoting a state-run South Korean geological institute, the bomb was only the equivalent of 550 tons of TNT, which is a very small nuke. In comparison, the bomb dropped on Hiroshima in World War 2 was about 15 kilotons, about 27 times more powerful than the one the North Koreans just tested. Apparently the NK nuke fizzled.
Update 2: From President Bush's statement:
Last night the government of North Korea proclaimed to the world that it had conducted a nuclear test. We're working to confirm North Korea's claim. Nonetheless, such a claim itself constitutes a threat to international peace and security. The United States condemns this provocative act. Once again North Korea has defied the will of the international community, and the international community will respond.
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2 comments:
We can only hope the little weirdo has an "accident" You always have the best commentary. :-)
And Iran stands silently, watching how the west reacts.
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