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2004-05-18 China-Japan-Koreas
North Korean Train Explosion Foiled Syrian Missile Shipment
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Posted by AzCat 2004-05-18 11:50:22 AM|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Baby Kim - Baby Assad

Baby, baby
Posted by BigEd 2004-05-18 12:34:35 PM||   2004-05-18 12:34:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Crocodile tears in Tel Aviv....
Posted by Frank G  2004-05-18 12:55:07 PM||   2004-05-18 12:55:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I would dearly love to believe that this was an "accident".
Posted by Mercutio 2004-05-18 12:59:37 PM||   2004-05-18 12:59:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Nice to watch such murderous payloads serve some sort of constructive purpose for a change. Quite refreshing as well to see Syria's missile technician crew go home in pine boxes. I wonder if this will dampen their weapons R&D staff's enthusiasm for future junkets to North Korea.
Posted by Zenster 2004-05-18 1:07:31 PM||   2004-05-18 1:07:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 "Sparks detonating train fuel" is ridiculous: fire yes, massive explosion no. Cruise missile on a train schedule is more likely.
Posted by Tom 2004-05-18 1:22:12 PM||   2004-05-18 1:22:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Zenster: Quite refreshing as well to see Syria's missile technician crew go home in pine boxes.

Pine boxes? More like ash trays.
Posted by Zhang Fei  2004-05-18 1:39:24 PM||   2004-05-18 1:39:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 The explosion measured 3.6 Richter... 0.8 megaton blast.
There is a lot more of this than meets the news. Maybe the 'sharp spears' are active.
Posted by john  2004-05-18 1:40:49 PM||   2004-05-18 1:40:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Uh, guys, these details don't make sense to me.

What _sort_ of missiles are we talking about?

I thought North Korea's IRBM's were mostly liquid fueled; this would mean they'd be shipped _empty_ and fueled on the launch site.

I know that solid rocket fuel can sometimes explode, but I thought it was more likely to deflagarate than detonate? (Unless there were a very strong shock wave?)

(Oh drat, now I have to read up on solid rocket fuel accidents when I get home).
Posted by Phil Fraering 2004-05-18 1:55:14 PM|| [http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com]  2004-05-18 1:55:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 No chem/bio? Howabout radioactivity?
Posted by someone 2004-05-18 2:51:08 PM||   2004-05-18 2:51:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Pine boxes? More like ash trays.

I was going to insert Zip-Locs but it just didn't roll off the tongue quite right. Besides, they could be little bitty wooden matchboxes.
Posted by Zenster 2004-05-18 3:46:38 PM||   2004-05-18 3:46:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 How about radioactivity?

I'm confident that aerial and ground based atmospheric monitors were deployed after the incident. North Korea would have plenty of 'splaining to do if there were any radioisotopes present in the collected samples. It would kinda ruin their claims that they are not going to market their nuclear wares abroad.
Posted by Zenster 2004-05-18 3:50:13 PM||   2004-05-18 3:50:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 I would love to know the details behind this (CIA, SKor, Japan?). Whoever it was apparently did a good job. Got rid of missles (and related infrastructure), technicians, and sent a strong message to Kimmie (back off jack: go watch your internet porn and trouble us no more).
Posted by Spot  2004-05-18 4:06:59 PM||   2004-05-18 4:06:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Nope, no radioactity, that'd be easy.

But their still the chance that Kim was lost
in a heroic manner saving the kimmchee children
of the blown away school

but I doubt it.
Posted by Shipman 2004-05-18 6:46:22 PM||   2004-05-18 6:46:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Anda yes! I read the Lucky Guy! and underatnd.
Posted by Shipman 2004-05-18 6:47:07 PM||   2004-05-18 6:47:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Shipman, say it ain't so. 27 Braves up 27 Braves down. They do the shake, the rattlesnake shake.

But I'm watching a veteran M's team eat all sorts of Humble pie
Posted by Lucky 2004-05-19 1:21:04 AM||   2004-05-19 1:21:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#16 The two remaining Axis of Evil states both have massive train explosions (the biggest in the last 50 years) within two months of each other that destroy trains apparently carrying weapons destined for terrorists or rogue states. Weapons destined for Afghanistan in the case of Iran.

One hell of a coincidence! I bet Kimmi won't be taking his train for while.

My guess is a stealth UAV firing a missile.
Posted by Phil B  2004-05-19 4:13:37 AM||   2004-05-19 4:13:37 AM|| Front Page Top

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