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| Yon: No Evidence of Nuclear Activity in NORK Blast |
| 2006-10-10 |
| Not Atomic [Michael Yon] A very well-placed government source told me Tuesday afternoon that the North Korean explosion was non-nuclear. The explosion may have been an actual nuclear test — this is unknown — but the source reports the outcome was non-nuclear. The source stressed the importance of bearing in mind that though the explosion occured in North Korea — if it was actually a test and not merely a dictator clamoring for attention and influence — the test may have been by or for the Iranians. The source reported that American physicists with access to the information see no sign of nuclear activity, however. My source also mentioned that Japanese sensors picked up no radiation signatures. This further confirms some of what Bill Gertz reported in the Washington Times this morning. |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #3 Check the other thread - no evidence really possible until later today. |
| Posted by: Oldspook 2006-10-10 18:54 |
| #2 Hmmm... Here's a pure, wild-assed conjecture: could Kimmie have set off a large non-nuclear blast, of a size that could easily be confused with a possible nuclear test, just to see what the world's reaction would be? If the world falls to confusion and bickering and makes a half-hearted response of some sort, he's found out something valuable. OTOH, if the world starts looking like it's about to go medieval on his skanky little ho' ass, he can simply call in his buddies the Chinese and allow their scientists to certify to the world that the explosion was non-nuclear, getting him off the hook. In either case, he learns something that will help him calibrate his future actions. He's GOT to be very, very curious about just how far he can go. Just noodling... |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2006-10-10 18:46 |
| #1 Two possibilities: 1.) Detonation of conventional explosives for sensor calibration purposes. 2.) Incomplete fission that did't vent radioactive gas or particulates at surface. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-10-10 18:42 |