North Korea Will Nuke American Cities if Provoked (will test-fire ICBM over US homeland)

Korea WebWeekly ^ | 5/3/03

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North Korea Will Nuke American Cities if Provoked

Korea WebWeekly (May 03, 2003) -- Dr. Kim Myong Chul, Japanese-borne expert on North Korea's military has stated in the past that North Korea has more than 100 nukes, including hydrogen bombs. In a series of statements recently, Dr. Kim asserts that the nukes will strike American cities if the Bush administration imposes economic sanctions or other hostile moves against North Korea. In sharp contrast with his past practices, Dr. Kim states that he is speaking for North Korea: he is relaying North Korea's official message to the Bush administration. During the last meeting of North Korean and American officials in Beijing, the North Korea's chief delegate told his American counterpart that North Korea had at least one nuke. The US CIA estimates that North 'may have one or two crude nuclear devices.'

Dr. Kim states that the nukes were built in the 1980's before North Korea signed the Agreed Framework in 1994. It is likely that the US CIA knew about North Korea's nuclear capability but decided to cover it up with its persistent "North Korea may have 1-2 crude devices." It should be recalled that the US CIA failed to predict the Korean War of 1950 and also the intervention of Chinese forces. The failure was due to not any lack of intelligence but incorrect analysis of the mountain of intelligence.

Dr. Kim stated that North Korea's technical capacity of delivering nuclear weapons on missiles was proven by Pakistan's nuclear tests and missile test-fires. Pakistan claims that it has developed its nukes and missiles on its own. The bottom-line is that neither North nor Pakistan has violated any international agreements.

US Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld believes North Korea does not have the capability to strike American cities and North Korea is bluffing. Dr. Kim believes that North Korea will demonstrate its capacity to strike America: it may conduct a series of nuclear explosions and test-fire an ICBM over the US homeland. The US CIA claims that North Korea's ICBM, Taepodong II, failed in its maiden test and that North Korea's ICBM test site was destroyed in a failed engine test. Recently, the warhead of North Korea's 'failed' ICBM was discovered in Alaska.

The US hawks led by Rumsfeld believe that Kim Jong Il and Saddam Hussein are cut from the same cloth and that Kim will go the way of Saddam. It should be noted that when the chips were down, Saddam's 'supporters' deserted his sinking ship and few Iraqis opted to die for him. The fact of the matter is that the great majority of Saddam's supporters were opportunists and sycophants out to make a fast buck using Saddam's name. Rumsfeld is convinced that few of Kim's supporters will die for him and that shake Kim's regime a little and he will be gone.

Dr. Kim asserts that Kim Jong Il is no Saddam and that North Korea's military and people will fight to the end and die for Kim; and that unlike Iraq, North Korea does have the military capability and the will to inflict fatal blows not only to the US bases in Japan, Okinawa, and Guam, but also the US homeland. According to Dr. Kim, North Korea will demonstrate its military capability to hit the US homeland in the very near future.

[FreedomCalls]

If the US played it right, it would have done as Israel did to Iraq in 1981.

That would have required Clinton to have acted. He was too busy with BJs to have cared much about NKs.

Here's your "legacy" Mr. Clinton.

[doug from upland]

I don't think this is a president who is going to make a public threat on them. I would suspect, however, that warnings are coming through diplomatic channels, possibly China.

[ImphClinton]

Right. That is just garbage ment to scare people.

Japans two bombed cities are to this day two of Japans largest cities.

This radiation does cause long term risks. But not rearly as bad as fiction books would suggest.

[FreedomCalls]

The only major U.S. city within range of the Taepo Dong is San Francisco. Hmmmmmmm. The mind spins.

[Diddle E. Squat]

In 1981 Israel didn't have the added complexity of also having to protect S. Korea and Japan.

[JSteff]

It is also the day South Korea becomes an island just off the coast of China.

[ImphClinton]

If they had more than one or two bombs they would have already tested them to prove they had them.

This story is garbage.

[MJY1288]

Did Kim Jong Il hire Baghdad Bob?

Does this little Troll realize that there is an Aircraft Carrier in the Sea of Japan and probably a couple of Nuclear Submarines just off his coast? Maybe this little perverted midget doesn't understand how quickly him and his starving nation would be incinerated if he even prepared his missiles for launch?

[Joe Hadenuf]

You may be correct, but remember, we sent many threats to Saddam over a period of many months. Why would this be different?

[ImphClinton]

Nothing would happen to them if they tested. Nothing happened to Pakistan and in face Bush even became allies with them.

[fiftymegaton]

Thanks for the lesson. I should have paid more attention when typing.

[Moonman62]

Let's see. They have the technology to deliver a nuke, yet they don't have the technology to deliver a sandwich.

[hoot2]

"According to Dr. Kim, North Korea will demonstrate its military capability to hit the US homeland in the very near future. "

does this sound like someone has just read "the mouse that roared?"

[blam]

"one that would include parking a couple of our nuclear submarines off their coast, if they are not already."

If you mean boomers, no need to park them off the coast.

[doug from upland]

I can only speculate, but I think we made statements public to Iraq because we had some hope that they might back down and do the right thing. Unfortunately, I guess Hussein counted on the peace demonstrators to change the dynamics. I think that threats to N. Korea are only going to p*ss them off more. They don't want to be shown up in public, and clearly may do something crazy because they are cetifiably nuts. It may be better to be dealing with them in private. Just my thoughts.

[j_tull]

We don't need to be anywhere near the coast. The Trident party can be delivered from long range.

[doug from upland]

The testing, in this case, is planned over our soil. That is quite a difference than a test in the ocean. You don't test anything over U.S. soil. We could only assume it is real and armed.

[Joe Hadenuf]

I would disagree, parking a few of our nuclear subs off their breakwater would not only send a real message, but reduce our strike time. In a worse case scenario, they would only have time to get one off before being lit up.

[Joe Hadenuf]

I would disagree, parking a few of our nuclear subs off their breakwater would not only send a real message, but reduce our strike time. In a worse case scenario, they would only have time to get one off before being lit up.

[shaggy eel]

Are all these guys nuts?

,,, no, but as a rule of thumb, nations to watch out for are the ones who's leaders grant a public holiday on their own birthdays. Very Freudian.