North Korea threatens nuclear strike on US

Center for Security Policy ^ | Friday, March 15, 2002

[JohnHuang2]

In some of its harshest rhetoric ever, North Korea has threatened to attack the United States with nuclear weapons.

Responding to a leaked Pentagon nuclear posture review recommending smaller precision nuclear weapons to destroy hardened WMD targets of rogue regimes, Pyongyang’s external propaganda agency accused the US of “working in real earnest to prepare a dangerous nuclear war to bring nuclear disasters to our planet and humankind.”

"A nuclear war to be imposed by US nuclear fanatics," the North Korean statement warned, "would mean their ruin in nuclear disaster." Pyongyang also warned of “strong countermeasures.”

According to the New York Times, which editorially opposes missile defense for the United States, “the commentary carried an implicit threat of a retaliatory strike by North Korea.”

South Korean officials say the US nuclear policy statement is nothing new.

[JohnHuang2]

Quote of the Day by Brett66

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Black Sabbath

What is this that stands before me?
Figure in black which points at me
Turn around quick, and start to run
Find out I'm the chosen one
Oh nooo!

Big black shape with eyes of fire
Telling people their desire
Satan's sitting there, he's smiling
Watches those flames get higher and higher
Oh no, no, please God help me!

Is it the end, my friend?
Satan's coming 'round the bend
people running 'cause they're scared
The people better go and beware!
No, no, please, no!

[JohnHuang2]

hehehe, that's the first song on side A of their first album.

[eclectic]

N.Koreans are better be careful - they can get nuked for real! They are not Muslims. There is no powerful lobby working on their behalf behind the scene of the American politics

[DeaconRed]

And their shall be Wars & Rumor of Wars. . . . .

[wretchard]

"Belligerent mendicacy" is a patented form of Leftist speech. It combines a self-righteous and threatening attitude with a continuous demand for tribute. Belligerent mendicacy is a weapon in itself: ordinary people often acquiesce to it simply shut the irksome tirades off.

North Korea is a master of this speech form. It camouflages its national starvation by claiming that it is a heavenly worker's paradise, then threatens anyone who disagrees and finally demands food aid, all in one paragraph. This post illustrates the art form at its finest: shut up America or we will nuke you with the bomb we designed from the Los Alamos plans we stole during the last administration.

Unfortunately, this Leftist speech form works only until the bluff is called and someone plants a right cross on the mouth of the utterer. Belligerent mendicacy then switches instanteously to the Pitiful Whining mode. "Please don't hit me mister, please, please".

[Real Cynic No More]

Does anyone in the sane world really think there would be a North Korea 24 hours after North Korea nuked any U.S. city?

[SkyPilot]

Sen (D) "Leaky Lehey" sure did his job................

[chainsaw]

I predict North Korea will become the Green Glass Dynasty for the next 250 thousand years.

[Quila]

So, are they going to pull a chicken terrorist stunt, or did they finally develop a delivery system?

I can see it now. There'll be South Korea and South Korea's northern parking lot.

[meenie]

Threat and counter-threat. See it every day on school playgrounds.

[chiefqc]

Please stop,I can 't take it this early.

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.

[JohnHuang2]

Bingo, amigo.

[ASA Vet]

And their shall be Wars & Rumor of Wars

And there have been since our ancestors picked up a rock to crush the skull of those "other" guys.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

And their shall be Wars & Rumor of Wars. . . . .

My response to that is always "name a time when there weren't any happening in one place or another".

[Consort]

These CHICOM puppets are trying to draw our fire. "Better Red than Dead II" has begun.

[BARGE]

N Korea sounding quite stupid lately.

[Fresh Wind]

There is no powerful lobby working on their behalf behind the scene of the American politics.

Yes there is. It is called the "Demokratik National Kommittee".

[smith288]

I like S Koreas response...

"Uh...Commies, they have been aiming at you guys for years. Get over yourselves."

[father_elijah]

Red Korea is more dangerous by the day. The difference today is that they have the means to deliver on their threats if only to strike Japan or Hawaii or somewhere on the US West Coast. They may be stupid enough to try to nuke Seoul. One never knows. Red Korea is increasingly desperate.