Posted on 10/08/2006 9:07:09 PM PDT by struggle
Does anyone here think is is fishy that a claimed 400kt was a 5kt poof? Does anyone here think this is a conventional detonation of a few thousand tons in a shallow surface location to create the appearance of a nuke?
No nuclear signature, no leak. Is that suspicious? Is North Korea simply trying to save face and collect money?
Just checked FoxNews website says US couldn't confirm, but I heard the guy with my own ears and he was supposedly making official statements, including about the warning, which I also didn't see on the web yst.
I guess there are some delays and confusion.
It is fairly recognizable, but isn't going to be on the various webicorders avaliable on the web - seismometers are set to different sensitivity levels and various frequencies and the ones on the web aren't really attuned to picking up small nuclear tests.
"a 5kt poof?"
Let's not drag Bawney into this.
I wouldn't be the least bit suprised if it was a joint effort.
NOW It's finally on FoxNews website as breaking:
U.S. Official Confirms North Korean Nuclear Test to FOX News
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,218699,00.html
Only IF true, then we've just confirmed a North Korean act of war.
The Korean War Armistace forbids nuclear weapons on the entire Korean Peninsula.
Violating the Armistace returns us to a shooting war, effectively.
Sounds real to me. Im listening to live streaming of the BBC. They keep updating the situation. No donkeys mentioned on the BBC but in USENET... the dems are getting blamed for this. Especially Clinton.
http://www.cafenetamerica.com
The idea they would fake a nuke test frankly is preposterous.
Not even Kim would stoop to that.
If they say they did it, they did it.
come on.
Nothing on the siesmo chart at 0226 UTC.
Jong must be confused that his flatulence was a nuclear test
It actually puts the Euro's in an awkward position with regard to their nuclear talks with Iran.
this sort of scenario or something similar is our worst nightmare, exactly why I said NUKE them right now back into the stone age, may God rest their souls.
Magnitude 4.2 - NORTH KOREA
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/ustqab.php
Yes according to nancy pelosi, but Folye case is NOT!!!
Not really. It's not like outrageous claims and outright lies don't already occur in NK and other communist countries. In this case, howver, I do believe they were able to conduct a test on a device similar to what we made in the in the 1940s.
Well, let's see now. Hiroshima was 15 kt and Nagasaki was 21kt and someone says 400 kt. I don't think so. I'm not yet convinced it was real although we'll know soon enough.
What is it that they are wanting? I don't see what they gain from this if it is true. What am I missing?
It's hugh!!
I'm series!
| Magnitude | 4.2 (Light) |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
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| Location | 41.311°N, 129.114°E |
| Depth | 0 km (~0 mile) set by location program |
| Region | NORTH KOREA |
| Distances | 70 km (45 miles) N of Kimchaek, North Korea 90 km (55 miles) SW of Chongjin, North Korea 180 km (110 miles) S of Yanji, Jilin, China 385 km (240 miles) NE of PYONGYANG, North Korea |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 14.9 km (9.3 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | Nst= 9, Nph= 9, Dmin=369.4 km, Rmss=1.13 sec, Gp= 97°, M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6 |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | ustqab |
no doubt... I wonder how much $ Kim is willing to sell a low-tech nuke for... :\
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