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2005-06-03 China-Japan-Koreas

North Korea Boasts Of The Bomb, But Can It Deliver?

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Posted by Spavirt Pheng6042 2005-06-03 07:02|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Maybe we should conduct a missile test of our own.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2005-06-03 09:09|| 2005-06-03 09:09|| Front Page Top

#2 but the jitters could turn to panic if Pyongyang masters the art of miniaturisation.

Oh they're getting there all right... but sadly for them it is due to rampant malnutrition.

Posted by eLarson 2005-06-03 10:31|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2005-06-03 10:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Dongs, missiles - me so ronery...

Posted by Raj 2005-06-03 11:19|| 2005-06-03 11:19|| Front Page Top

#4 The Pakistanis have managed it, I don't see why the NK's wouldn't have. They certainly had all the Paki info.

Posted by buwaya 2005-06-03 11:57|| 2005-06-03 11:57|| Front Page Top

#5 It's not just a matter of having the information. You have to have the industrial base, manufacturing expertise, specialized tooling, etc.

Think of the difference between having the blue prints for a 747 and actually building one.

Posted by Iblis">Iblis 2005-06-03 14:33|| 2005-06-03 14:33|| Front Page Top

#6 I think I read that the nuclear bomb plans turned over by Libya (Chinese 2nd generation, sold by Pakistan) would have made a bomb of 500 pounds. Even if it was 500 kilograms, that is well within the payload range of IRBMs. For instance, the NK No-Dong {snicker} (also known as Pakistan's Ghauri-II and Iran's Shahab-3) has a warhead of 750-1200 kilograms. The Taep-On-Dong-2 (Iran's Shahab-5) has a warhead of 700-1000 kg. and a range of 4000 km. There is plenty of payload left for shielding, radar altimeters, and even decoys.

Posted by ed 2005-06-03 15:04|| 2005-06-03 15:04|| Front Page Top

#7 Benzir Bhutto has all but admitted that Pakistan traded (Chinese) nuclear bomb tech for North Korean missile tech.
The Chinese 2nd gen warhead given to Pakistan is missile deliverable.
Main problem with the North Korean missiles seems to be guidance. The Pak-North Korean collaboration should eventually fix this. The Chinese may even supply help.

Posted by john 2005-06-03 19:06|| 2005-06-03 19:06|| Front Page Top

#8 I'm rapidly losing concern that all these mooks unleash burning hell on each other, as long as China suffers as well.

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-06-03 19:30|| 2005-06-03 19:30|| Front Page Top

#9 With a little luck, we will level North Korea when the winds are blowing toward the southwest.

Posted by Tom 2005-06-03 19:43|| 2005-06-03 19:43|| Front Page Top

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