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2006-03-21 China-Japan-Koreas

N. Korea Suggests It Can Strike U.S. First

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Posted by Steve 2006-03-21 08:47|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#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|| 2006-03-21 09:36|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2006-03-21 10:29|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2006-03-21 10:37|| Front Page Top

#4 "Go ahead ... Make my day!"

Posted by doc 2006-03-21 11:06|| 2006-03-21 11:06|| Front Page Top

#5 I wonder when he'd start banging on his high chair again for attention.

Posted by anonymous2u 2006-03-21 13:12|| 2006-03-21 13:12|| Front Page Top

#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">Old Patriot 2006-03-21 16:33|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-03-21 16:33|| Front Page Top

#7 Two words - "Ohio class"

Posted by DMFD 2006-03-21 19:14|| 2006-03-21 19:14|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2006-03-21 20:06|| Front Page Top

#9 hmmmm - that would mean they can strike Japan with nukes. Wanna make that threat, punk?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-03-21 20:19|| 2006-03-21 20:19|| Front Page Top

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