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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-24-09 09:52 PM Original message |
North Korea Conducts Nuclear Test, South Korea Says. |
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tnlurker (698 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-24-09 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
1. Maybe this is related |
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obliviously (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-24-09 09:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. coincident? I think not. N/T |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:06 AM Response to Reply #1 |
31. Doubt it, since the quake happened 10km underground (nt) |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 08:04 AM Response to Reply #31 |
48. The nuke test was underground, wasn't it? nt |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 04:02 AM Response to Reply #1 |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-24-09 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
3. Here's another link. |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-24-09 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
4. These people are really pushing the envelope |
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TiredOldMan (160 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-24-09 10:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. You said it. |
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christx30 (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
76. Doubt it |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-24-09 11:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. First a rocket launch capable of easily reaching Japan, now a nuclear test. |
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Baby Snooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 04:00 AM Response to Reply #4 |
40. And we are better than them? |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 04:03 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. And my experiment is concluded: 5 hrs 44 min |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 04:11 AM Response to Reply #42 |
44. funny.. n/t. |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #42 |
65. +1 |
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ronnie624 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:03 PM Response to Reply #42 |
75. It can't possibly be the fault of the U.S. |
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greguganus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 07:19 AM Response to Reply #40 |
46. No one in America is going hungry to the extreme that they are in North Korea. |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 09:24 AM Response to Reply #40 |
57. Yes, we are, by alot. |
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Throd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 10:49 AM Response to Reply #40 |
63. Yes |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 11:33 AM Response to Reply #40 |
72. Actually, yes, we are. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 12:27 PM Response to Reply #40 |
74. Yes we are. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 06:11 AM Response to Reply #40 |
86. people here are far, far better off than citizens of North Korea. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 04:04 AM Response to Reply #4 |
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tj2001 (685 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-24-09 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
5. Typical M.O. to get more food/money from the U.S. |
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TiredOldMan (160 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-24-09 10:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Done it before |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 02:49 AM Response to Reply #8 |
38. I agree. Seems to be how they cadge food and fuel oil n/t |
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Old Hob (296 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 11:33 AM Response to Reply #5 |
71. BS. Kim is looking for a military solution to his South Korea problem. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-24-09 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
6. Any indication of the size? |
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creeksneakers2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-24-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. 4.7 |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-24-09 11:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. The last one was 4.2 magnitude, which yeilded a 1k ton nuclear bomb. So this one is similar. |
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DerekJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:28 AM Response to Reply #18 |
34. See post #21. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 12:49 AM Response to Reply #6 |
26. Unusual earthquake activity in North Korea nuclear test area (ThaiIndian News) |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 06:50 AM Response to Reply #6 |
45. Russia says DPRK blast had 20 kilotonne force |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 08:48 AM Response to Reply #45 |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 09:06 AM Response to Reply #6 |
56. Equivalent to the Nagasaki bomb, it was estimated |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 02:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
77. N.Korea test "slightly bigger" than in 2006 |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-24-09 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
10. does mass starvation sound like a half assed nuke? |
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BrotherBuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:03 AM Response to Reply #10 |
30. The possibility of coordinating millions of hungry people... |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 08:47 AM Response to Reply #30 |
52. Game Theory requires parties to be "sane" |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 09:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
82. Stand under a "half assed nuke" with your loved ones and get back to me |
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jimlup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-24-09 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
11. Damn! |
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creeksneakers2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-24-09 11:20 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I was hoping that too |
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jimlup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-24-09 11:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. No - actually I was wrong... |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-24-09 11:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. You test in seismically quiet zones to *avoid* causing tremors and other earthquakes. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 12:19 AM Response to Reply #11 |
22. deleted. wrong place. n/t |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-24-09 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
13. Did they use one of the nukes they developed while Bush was invading Iraq? |
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jimlup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-24-09 11:31 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Actually they just started reprocessing plutonium a few months ago |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-24-09 11:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. This one was more efficient than the last, too. If you compare blast size. |
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jimlup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-24-09 11:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Do you know the magnitude of the first fizzle |
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jimlup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-24-09 11:49 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. OK... I'm estimating it was just over a kiloton... |
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DerekJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 12:49 AM Response to Reply #21 |
27. The Richter Scale is a logarithmic scale with a base of 10. The new weapon is 3 times as strong. |
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DerekJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 02:06 AM Response to Reply #27 |
36. Small correction to the equation above. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 12:20 AM Response to Original message |
23. BREAKING: North Korea test-fires short-range missile |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 08:44 AM Response to Reply #23 |
51. naw...no connection to this story. |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
24. That's wonderful! I'm so proud of them! |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 01:10 AM Response to Reply #24 |
84. Me too. They've overcome the obstacles and now have an insurance policy against invasion. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
25. US consulting with allies to establish facts on NKorean test claim (AFP | Hindustan Times) |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
28. U.S. unable to confirm N.K.'s nuke test (Korean Herald) |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 12:52 AM Response to Original message |
29. Q+A-What's the real threat of N.Korea's nuclear programme? (Reuters) |
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ronnie624 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 10:50 AM Response to Reply #29 |
64. Now you've done it. |
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Arrowhead2k1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
32. Whoa, I wasn't expecting this. Did North Korea say they would resume testing? |
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Regret My New Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:14 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Aren't they always saying something along those lines? |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
35. Russia says the yield was 20kt |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 02:48 AM Response to Original message |
37. Well, what pricks. |
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Ediacara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 02:51 AM Response to Original message |
39. The USGS says it was a Mw 4.7, which means this bomb was about 11.2 kt |
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davidpdx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
47. We didn't feel anything down here in Seoul |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 10:15 AM Response to Reply #47 |
60. What is general sentiment there? |
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davidpdx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 06:05 AM Response to Reply #60 |
85. Nobody is panicking |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
49. Lunacy, simple lunacy! |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 08:40 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. The inner circle chose to feed the people grass and dirt in order to conduct such tests but who is |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
54. So, what happens now? |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 09:03 AM Response to Reply #54 |
55. They still starve and eat dirt in there.. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 10:11 AM Response to Reply #55 |
59. Chances of a N.-S. Korea reunification certainly look gloomy now. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #59 |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 04:04 PM Response to Reply #73 |
79. 0 - 2 so far... |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 08:14 PM Response to Reply #79 |
81. 0-3. As you know, Kim has been around for 15 years, not 8 |
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ronnie624 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 12:19 AM Response to Reply #79 |
83. In Kwangju City, South Jolla Province, |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
58. another legacy of the Cheney years. nt |
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Akoto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
61. North Korea: "Boo, nuke testing! More aid now, please." |
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Akoto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
62. Delete, double post. n/t |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
66. Report: NKorea test-fires 2 more missiles |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
67. Obama says N.Korea nuclear test a "grave concern" |
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jessicaconway (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 11:23 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Massive worry |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 11:23 AM Response to Reply #68 |
69. it's the more expensive version of Viagra n/t |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 11:23 AM Response to Reply #67 |
70. What does China say about these recent actions of their lap dog ? |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 02:05 PM Response to Reply #67 |
78. UN chief sees 'violation' if NKorea test confirmed |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
80. LOL headline of the day...........Iran: no nuclear, missile cooperation with N.Korea |
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