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2004-01-21 Korea

U.S. Expert Unconvinced on North Korea Nukes

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Posted by Frank G 2004-01-21 12:14:27 PM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hecker said he told senior North Korean officials that "there is nothing that we saw at the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center that would allow me to assess whether or not the DPRK possessed a nuclear deterrent if that meant a nuclear device or nuclear weapon."

No shit, Einstein. Does this guy really believe that the NorKs would put all their cards on the table for all to see???

I suspect that Mr. Hecker had two traveling partners - one with his hands constantly over his ears, and the other with his hands constantly over his mouth.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-1-21 12:25:08 PM|| 2004-1-21 12:25:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Here's a short mnemonic I scream at my monitor once or twice a day.

"Absence of Evidence is NOT evidence of absence."

Think any of the ignoramii at the New York Times or ABC News is willing or able to comprehend something this simple? Didn't think so.

Posted by Anonymous 2004-1-21 12:45:20 PM|| 2004-1-21 12:45:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 No this is wrong. Newsday says that we only have a decade or so before Kim has us by the short ones. Quick enter Emergency Negotionation Plan Bravo. Stand-by ... execute!!! Here are some details:

... That worst-case scenario is based on the assumption that North Korea could soon finish building a new reactor and a uranium enrichment plant, the IISS reported. Under the more likely scenario that it takes several years to complete those facilities, the boost in bomb-making capacity would come near the end of the current decade, said John Chipman, the institute's director.

"There is still some time for diplomatic efforts to halt and eliminate North Korea's nuclear arsenal while it remains limited to a handful of nuclear weapons," he said.

"As time elapses, however, a diplomatic solution could become more difficult, as Pyongyang acquires additional strategic bargaining chips" and greater uncertainty make verification more complicated, he said.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-1-21 5:12:10 PM|| 2004-1-21 5:12:10 PM|| Front Page Top

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