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China-Japan-Koreas
N. Korea Suggests It Can Strike U.S. First
2006-03-21
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea suggested Tuesday it had the ability to launch a pre-emptive attack on the United States, according to the North's official news agency. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said the North had built atomic weapons to counter the U.S. nuclear threat. "As we declared, our strong revolutionary might put in place all measures to counter possible U.S. pre-emptive strike," the spokesman said, according to the Korean Central News Agency. "Pre-emptive strike is not the monopoly of the United States."
Just remember, you never get a second chance to make a first strike
Last week, the communist country warned that it had the right to launch a pre-emptive strike, saying it would strengthen its war footing before joint South Korea-U.S. military exercises scheduled for this weekend. The spokesman also said it would be a "wise" step for the United States to cooperate on nuclear issues with North Korea in the same way it does with India.

Earlier this month, President Bush signed an accord in India that would open some of its atomic reactors to international inspections in exchange for U.S. nuclear know-how and atomic fuel. The accord was reached even though New Delhi has not signed the international Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. North Korea has withdrawn from the treaty.
Posted by:Steve

#9  hmmmm - that would mean they can strike Japan with nukes. Wanna make that threat, punk?
Posted by: Frank G   2006-03-21 20:19  

#8  My instincts are telling me this is Kimmie's North Korea version of Radical Islam's "American Hiroshima", where attacks on AMer cities are also intended as cover for strikes against Dubya, the GOP, and the GOP-controlled NPE, includ but not limited the possibility of NorKor commandos penetrating into the USA. It may China's PLAAF and PLAN thas been a'buzzin Japan, but one thing the Norks have is a sizable commando conventional capability. The Muslim Radical terrorists > akin to God/Faith-based Socialist commandos and sappers; the Norks are Secular Commie Socialist comando-sappers. Iran = North Korea > Nukes = Commie/Mullah-promised Manifest Destiny and Great Power/Nation" Status, as demanded and acknowledged by both the West and Russia-China. IRAN + NOKIES > GET WHAT THEY WANT, OR ITS DEATH TO EVERYBODY AND THE WORLD. THE COMMIES GET TO PRETEND THEIR IDEO WORKS AND HAVE BROUGHT GREATNESS TO THEIR PEOPLES - THE WEST AND WORLD GET TO LIVE A FEW YEARS MORE BEFORE THEY FINALLY, ACTUALLY, TRY TO KILL US FOR GOOD.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-03-21 20:06  

#7  Two words - "Ohio class"
Posted by: DMFD   2006-03-21 19:14  

#6  Old Kimmie baby fails to understand the difference between fission weapons and fusion weapons. The difference, other than some serious technological advances, is a tremendous difference in yield. Kimmie's little fusion popguns can't produce yields above about 140Kt. The Russians detonated a 40Mt fusion weapon in the early 1970's. The US detonated a couple of 12Mt weapons, before scaling back to smaller, easier-to-maintain yields. There's also that difference in quantity: Kim may have up to a dozen weapons, while the US has over 20,000. Kim really needs to learn to stop yanking the tails of tigers, before he's eaten alive.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2006-03-21 16:33  

#5  I wonder when he'd start banging on his high chair again for attention.
Posted by: anonymous2u   2006-03-21 13:12  

#4  "Go ahead ... Make my day!"
Posted by: doc   2006-03-21 11:06  

#3  At the very least, Washington should openly recognize North Korea's rhetoric as a de facto declaration of war. It is critical that loons like Ahmadinejad and Kim be given full credibility as threats so that, later on, they are held to their word when we bomb the crap out of them.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-03-21 10:37  

#2  For some reason, while reading this brief article, I had an odd recollection back to an unrelated maxim I once heard - to the effect "any ship can be a minesweeper - once."

'Sort of the geopolitical version of "suicide by cop".

Once the hammer drops on Iran, I wonder what ol'Kimmy is going to be thinking -"Gee, we were once part of a three-nation axis of evil - but now the other two are gone. I wonder if I should be drawing any conclusions here....."
Posted by: Lone Ranger   2006-03-21 10:29  

#1  They have a dead wish. If they strke the US , they will became a radio-active desert for the next two or three centuries.
Posted by: pescador   2006-03-21 09:36  

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