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| Drudge: USA Warns N Korea May Be Preparing Nuke Test |
| 2005-04-23 |
| The U.S. has quietly warned China that North Korea could be preparing for a nuclear-weapons test and asked the Chinese to urge Pyongyang to desist, according to a U.S. official. In what the U.S. official characterized as an "emergency demarche," or diplomatic communication, delivered to Beijing Thursday, Washington said that, in light of recent North Korean words and actions, a test could be in the works. The WALL STREET JOURNAL reported Friday evening: The demarche also says that the U.S. believes the North Korean nuclear program is advanced enough that a test could come with little or no warning. Another official said the U.S. test fears also were being conveyed to South Korea and Japan, in addition to Beijing. Christopher Hill, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, is scheduled to visit all three countries next week. In addition, the U.S. official said that spy satellites have observed heightened activity at missile sites as well as "at various suspect sites" in North Korea where it is believed underground tests could be carried out. But the official acknowledged that it is difficult to divine the true intent of that activity. That has a real "ultimatum" sound to it. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #7 The Chicoms control NK's nukes and Armed Forces - the only reason for the Norkies to use their nukes will be to PC wipe out the starving NK civilians ole' Kimmie and Communism can't afford to feed anyways. In any case, once China commits its conventional forces to war I doubt it will stop at only North Korea a long protractive conventional war, or even a LIMITED NUKE WAR, helps the Commie Clintons and their cabal militarize and Socialize America ala Martial Law, war mobilization, .....etc. Remember, CLINTONISM > "FASCISM" = DE-REGULATED/COMPETITIVE COMMUNISM-SOCIALISM; "WAR" > STILL ECONOMICS AND POLITICS BY OTHER MEANS! A NAzi or HItlerist is still a HATED NAZI or HATED HITLERIST, but a COMMUNIST IS A NAZI OR HITLERIST WHOSE STILL A COMMUNIST,i.e A "GOOD NAZI/HITLERIST"!? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2005-04-23 7:49:24 PM |
| #6 Frank - think the Russians could put 1905 behind them and Move On? |
| Posted by: Raj 2005-04-23 7:05:10 PM |
| #5 can you say Russo-Japanese Siberia Accord? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-04-23 3:20:58 PM |
| #4 Chinese hardliners may WANT a nuclear NK. A nuclear NK is the one thing that would make Japan literally "go nuclear." Then the chinese hardliners would have their classic "external threat" to rally the great unwashed. China needs room to grow. And China's hardliners may be playing 3D Vulcan chess to achieve it. |
| Posted by: Dave 2005-04-23 3:13:02 PM |
| #3 Yep Frank. It's the end of dancing on the fantails era. I don't expect much to happen other than heightened Japaneese defense spending and perhaps a Chinee reapraisal of their position in the mess. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-04-23 2:41:24 PM |
| #2 Nuke test = Japan Rearmament |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-04-23 1:35:18 PM |
| #1 I might suggest that we have given "fair warning" to China, Japan, Russia, Skor, and probably Nkor that a nuclear detonation of any kind would result in an "immediate" response by the US. In other words, by conducting a nuclear test, Nkor will be declaring war. The clock is now ticking. We have told China that it has "until the nuclear test" to get Nkor to stop. We have probably suggested that, if necessary, China invade Nkor and regime change, which would not be seen as a hostile act or threatening to Skor, and that no Skor or US forces would open fire on Chinese forces north of the DMZ, using only defensive fires to neutralize the massed artillery facing Seoul. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-04-23 1:21:11 PM |