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China-Japan-Koreas
South Korea: 'Increased Activity In N. Korea Nuclear Site'
2014-04-23
[Ynet] South Korea said Tuesday that it identified an increased activity in North Korea nuclear test site and warned that it could well be preparing to carry out a fourth nuclear test.

"Our military is currently detecting a lot of activity in and around the Punggye-ri nuclear test site," said Defense Ministry front man Kim Min-Seok.

Kim stressed that North Korea's nuclear weapons programme was at a stage where it could conduct a test "at any moment" once the order was given by the leadership in Pyongyang.
Posted by:trailing wife

#3  Diametrically opposite "critical masses" were long ago reached in NE Asia.

As said before, iff the US desires the Cold War-esque status quo in NE Asia to change, + for inter-Korean reunification to be finally + formally achieved, then it may be the interests of the US-Allies to allow NOKOR to have Nukes.

Which in turn would justify SOKOR [ + other] having Nukes as well as Missle Defense, i.e. US-led GMD-TMD - the drawback, however, is PERT, MSM-NET VERIFIED "MAHANIST", RESURGENT OLD + NUCLEAR POWER RISING CHINA + ITS "POST-US", FUTURE WORLD #1 GEOPOL AMBITIONS IN THIS ERA OF OWG-NWO + "GLOBALISM" + GLOBAL FED UNION-LEADING "CO-SUPERPOWERS", ETC.

China desires its PLA-centric strategic access thru the "First Island Chain" + is not taking "no" for an answer - NOT FROM ASEAN = EAST ASIA NATIONS, + NOT EITHER FROM THE US.

SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE., I.E. SOMEBODY(S) MAY HAVE TO LOSE SOVEREIGN TERRITORY(S) FOR THE SAKE OF PEACE + AVOIDING MAJOR CONVENTIONAL ANDOR NUCLEAR WAR.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2014-04-23 22:39  

#2  watch for the influx of Iranian "Observers"
Posted by: Frank G   2014-04-23 09:32  

#1  Kim stressed that North Korea's nuclear weapons programme was at a stage where it could conduct a test "at any moment"

Look for the Mushroom Cloud, not deliberate, just an Oops. (Quietly, they make NO mistakes, you know)
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2014-04-23 03:01  

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