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| Report: Burma readies site for nuke program |
| 2005-09-03 |
| From Geostrategy-direct, subscription req'd. The military government in Rangoon is preparing to build a secret nuclear program near the western slopes of the Shan hills, according to a report by an opposition group. The opposition Shanland web site reported Aug. 15 that the nuclear facility would be located near Maymyo, officially known as Pyin Oo Lwin, some 42 miles east of Mandalay. The region is flat and surrounded on all sides by steep hills. The area also is shrouded in mist year-round, making it ideal for secret nuclear activities, the report said. Area 51 equivalent of Burma... Villages and fields around the site have been taken over without compensation since 2003 and roads and tunnels are being built. The area also has been declared off-limits to local people. Anyone violating the travel ban faces imprisonment. And imprisonment in a Burmese jail is not like Club Gitmo. An airfield also has been under construction since last year at Aneesakhan and a large number of houses were demolished in the area for the airfield. "Sources close to the military say the army is transferring the nuclear plant from Magwe to Maymyo," the report stated. "However, they have so far been unable to give further details." We can say no more!™ The city of Maymyo has been militarized for the past 10 years. A government military academy is located there. Intelligence reports over the past two years have indicated that Burma is building a nuclear power program with help from North Korea and Russia, to which Burmese nationals have been sent for training. The NORKS and our friends the Russians. *sigh* The Rangoon government has denied its nuclear program is weapons-related. We will just be producing medical radioisotopes and electricity for the People [/standard line] Since the nuclear program is being run by the military, it is fueling concerns that it is a weapons program or will become one in the future. Insert Master of the Obvious sticker here. What does the Burmese military have planned when they get nukes? Buying respect with a big stick? |
| Posted by:Alaska Paul |
| #1 I Burma going to protect their opium crop with this or kill off the Karans? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2005-09-03 01:40 |