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Posted on 08/26/2006 1:09:01 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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N. Korea: A Seismic Event Detected Yesterday Afternoon(2.3 in Richter Scale)
Yesterday at 4:50 pm, there was a seismic event in N. Korea, registering 2.3 in Richter Scale, which prompted authorities to figure out its nature.
According to Korean Meteorological Administration, its source was found to be to the north north west of Yeonchon, Kyunggi Province, and 49km away(approx. 30 miles.) It is at the border area between Hwang-hae Province and Kangwon Province.
After analyzing the seismic wave of the event, Korean Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources reached the conclusion that it could be the result of routine demolition activity by setting off TNT underground
[weather news] Lee Ki-moon
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it occurred near Pan-kyo, Kangwon Province, N. Korea,
the magnitude of explosion is equivalent to that of setting off two metric tons of TNT,
such explosions have been frequently detected near Pan-kyo recently.
IMHO, N. Koreans must be constructing an underground installation(a missile base?) inside hard rock formation.
Ping!
bttt
Or a tiny nuke?
They must be firing up the old Stargate.
Missile base, superdeep shelter, something like that.
Nukes also have a distinct and easily identifiable P and S Wave pattern. It's how we know that China and the USSR popped at least one nuke off in their border wars back in the 70s.
Awwww, my tinfoil hat slipped off.
But, you compared a nuke to an earthquake, not a nuke to TNT.
A small earthquake - big deal.
Nukes also have a distinct and easily identifiable P and S Wave pattern. It's how we know that China and the USSR popped at least one nuke off in their border wars back in the 70s.
You said "or a tiny nuke". Just dispelling that.
Manmade conventional explosions are, as the article says, easy to distinguish from natural earthquakes. The big clue is that the energy instantly spikes, rather than ramping or building up to a peak.
Are you saying that China or the USSR set off a hostile, above ground nuclear weapon in the '70s? Do you have a source?
The event wasn't said to be an "earthquake" so exactly what did you wish to dispel?
This is only a test of the FR North Korea nuclear test detection system. If this had been an actual test, please refer to instructions inside your tinfoil hat.
Certainly - The Chinese and the Soviets had sporadic border skirmishes from 1969 until May 1991, when they signed a treaty formalizing the borders and withdrawing troops from the area. This isn't something that's really well known because, well, neither party was real interested in publicizing it when they were attempting to present a united front on Vietnam. The worst of the fighting was 69 to about 75. (Google for Sino-Soviet Border Clashes or Wars.)
Anyway, at the height of the border wars, there were a number of inexplicable seismic events localized to that area that had the unmistakable signature of a nuclear weapon. One of them could have only been a nuclear detonation, the others could have either been nukes or enormous conventional explosive charges. Judging by the size, per experts, the devices were of the tactical nuke class. (There's a couple of books on the subject; titles completely escape me at the moment.) The background radiation count also went up, but other than that, there was no proof that anyone had done anything - no point in announcing it.
The general consensus seems to be that about 5 atomic or nuclear weapons have been used in anger, including ours on Japan.
pflr
NK would not use a nuke in anger, but in glee.
Ditto Iran
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