Here's to blowing up a mountain
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| China-Japan-Koreas |
| N Korea says it blew up a mountain |
| 2004-09-13 |
| North Korea has given its first explanation for the huge blast last week which prompted speculation that it had carried out a nuclear test. The country's foreign minister, Paek Nam-sun, said the blast was in fact the deliberate demolition of a mountain as part of a huge, hydro-electric project. His remarks came in response to a call for information by the visiting UK Foreign Office minister, Bill Rammell. North Korea had said nothing about the incident until now. After meeting with Mr Paek, Mr Rammell urged North Korea to allow a British diplomat to inspect the scene. Mr Rammell welcomed the fact that North Korea had provided an explanation. "But if they are going to be open and engage with the international community, what we really need is diplomats to be able to go to the area and confirm for themselves that that is the case," Mr Rammell said. The North Koreans have promised to consider the request, he said... If the reports of a mushroom cloud are accurate, then this explanation is a lie. This sort of demolition should produce a much more diffuse cloud of debris (most of the energy directed into shattering the rock). |
| Posted by:Lux |
| #23 They blow up a mountain and no juicy Dear Leader/Juche/Sea of Fire article? Won't even hold up a card for that. |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2004-09-13 10:34:12 PM |
| #22 Still nothing at KCNA, so this BS is meant solely for outsiders. A 4-km. mushroom cloud in a country smaller than Mississippi ... and no cover story at all for the home crowd. Not even one as lame as this one. If these poor wretches are that browbeaten and complacent, then Kim's regime truly could survive for decades barring our intervention. |
| Posted by: Another Dan 2004-09-13 10:28:50 PM |
| #21 I take it we are ruling out the Great Leader having gas then? I mean, sometimes those sorts of explosions just....sneak up on you. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2004-09-13 8:23:36 PM |
| #20 Trying to impress the Persians with his mountain coming to kimmie routine. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-09-13 7:23:23 PM |
| #19 Hymn for Kim Jong-Il |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-09-13 6:36:13 PM |
| #18 Jimmy Carter was duped? IMAGINE THAT! |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-09-13 6:12:31 PM |
| #17 Maybe Clinton should have given them some generators for their hydro plant and manybe some GE windmills vice the light water reactor plan. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-09-13 5:11:32 PM |
| #16 can i ask a question? Why does NK need so much electrity, when nothing there works? |
| Posted by: smokeysinse 2004-09-13 4:32:31 PM |
| #15 yeah, ima think chainey md oyl boom pretnd nuk to scr ppl frm eat milk cows to sv kids tree bark no good for ltl tumtums (/m4d) |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-09-13 4:30:00 PM |
| #14 We have satellites that monitor above ground nuke blasts and seismometers listening for underground tests. I'd bet dollars to donuts there have also been planes with particle sniffers flying downwind already. If it was a nuke blast, we would know. Unless, of course, this was just a fake mushroom cloud, dummied up with Microsoft Explosion by the Evil BushHitler(tm) and his Army of Cheneybots to frighten the quivering masses into re-electing You Know Who. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2004-09-13 3:32:53 PM |
| #13 Elements in the US knows exactly how and what happened. 10 centimeter resolution satellites have been constantly monitoring the area. Any delay and or ambiguity on our side, is just to give the policy makers "time to plan"!! |
| Posted by: smn 2004-09-13 3:07:58 PM |
| #12 Blow up a mountian? Where is the rage from the Serria Club? |
| Posted by: Michael 2004-09-13 12:25:14 PM |
| #11 The Penguin™ meets poofy hair for toast |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-09-13 12:16:58 PM |
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| Posted by: BigEd 2004-09-13 12:15:30 PM |
| #9 Is the book edible? |
| Posted by: NK peasant 2004-09-13 12:09:48 PM |
| #8 I recommend you all read first chapter of my coming book :"Fission and Thermonuclear methods for Hydroelectric Dam(n) engineering" Very cheap book. |
| Posted by: Great Leader 2004-09-13 11:50:26 AM |
| #7 If the reports of a mushroom cloud are accurate, then this explanation is a lie. This sort of demolition should produce a much more diffuse cloud of debris (most of the energy directed into shattering the rock). Right-on Lux! The explosive in a rock shot would be systematically arrayed to produce a shattering of the rock that would result in small pieces easily removed by construction equipment. If they built a cavern and shot their wad in one group, you would have a bunch of large pieces that would require reblasting to reduce their size. The Norks will have to wait for the results from our remote sensors and analysis for the truth of their little incident. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-09-13 11:33:59 AM |
| #6 "The dog ate my homework...er,,,it was marsh gas...ummmm, hey look! Over there! It's William Shatner!" |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-09-13 11:22:23 AM |
| #5 When all life gives you is cabbage, make kim chi. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-09-13 10:55:36 AM |
| #4 We got the whole world wired with sattelites checking every movement in the area...so where are the picca's?....Let's wait till Iran will do the blow - up da mountain act.... |
| Posted by: Dutchgeek 2004-09-13 10:15:15 AM |
| #3 Perhaps the mountain blew up when the ammo dump under it did? |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-09-13 8:42:57 AM |
| #2 Since when as the "Great Leader" been interested in economic development for his moss eating people? This is probably another rocket fuel test gone awry. |
| Posted by: Douglas De Bono 2004-09-13 6:54:37 AM |
| #1 It should be pretty easy to find a missing mountain. But I doubt there is one. More likely a missing ammo factory or missle silo. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-09-13 5:54:12 AM |