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you have the technology and the arsenal to nuke their entire country to a glass plain [b]and[/b] they know it.

Are you telling me that it's of no use?

Fire an unarmed cruise right back and drop it into the President's back yard. Tell him "any trouble from you - anywhere, ever - and the next one's live". That'll shut his yap for a while.

by ontheropes

deeper into the nuclear abyss? They need to grasp the fact that the US could melt 'em down.

If they do take a shot at us we won't have any way of knowing for certain that the missle is unarmed. I'd hate to be the one having to make that judgment call.

As I've found no more info I'm thinking this is Paul Harvey's fear story of the week.

by mjwx

It?s not about who has nukes or who can use nukes it?s about one side attempting to prove their superiority by showing off. Like kids in the school yard going "my daddy can beat the crap out of your daddy"

For example:

Kim: Look George my missile is bigger than your missile
GWB: no Kim MY missile is bigger
Kim: but MINE can go farther
GWB: but MINE can launch from underwater. Besides KIM is a girl?s name.

by old guy

is a bit of a psycho anyway. Firing an unarmed missile back at him could just give him what he wants. Maybe ours should be live instead?

by x-marcap

I would probably try to see if my huntin' licence had a yellow belly sap sucker on it as a valid target...

Neil, don't mess with people who have Nukes... Either USA or GB in that manner... It is moronic to antagonize a serious nuclear power. What it would guarantee is that their missles would be found and destroyed by one manner or another...

by jdmercha

I heard on the news some time ago that N. Korea claimed to have a missle that could reach the US. I beleive that they actually launched one toward Japan, then made the claim that they have modified it to be able to reach the US.

I don't think any country in the world fears that the US will ever use nuclear weapons again. Smaller countries like N. Korea bank on the UN to condemn any action against them by the US. And they also expect to get support from China. The US could never do anything to N. Korea without China's approval.

So if they launch a dummy missle at the US, they know that nothing will happen to them because of it.

by ontheropes

when I heard it. "The US could never do anything to N. Korea without China's approval."

Replace "could" with "would" and I believe that would be a very accurate statement.

by ontheropes

There's a big difference between launching a missle capable of reaching the US and launching a missle directed at the US.

That may be why Mr. Harvey phrased his statement the way he did, "unconfirmed". It's also possible I misheard him. I have requested a transcript from ABC for todays broadcast for my own satisfaction if nothing else.

by ontheropes

http://tinyurl.com/hjaxo

U.S. Warns N.Korea Against Missile Tests

The United States warned North Korea not to think of test-firing any kind of missiles or the country's affairs will become the international community's concern. U.S. State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters on Friday that Pyongyang's latest activity shows it is unwilling to yield to international concern over its nuclear weapons program.

McCormack said North Korea had not launched a long-range missile since 1998 and has since abided by a moratorium on the launch of ballistic missiles. Therefore, he added, a test launch now would violate the moratorium and the spirit of a joint statement issued in September last year at the fourth round of six-party nuclear talks. The parties involved -- the U.S., the two Koreas, China, Japan and Russia -- agreed to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula in a peaceful manner while Pyongyang committed to abandoning all nuclear weapons and programs.

However, McCormack would not confirm reports that North Korea plans to launch an intercontinental missile. The latest report comes after recent satellite images taken over North Korea indicate the country has been transporting objects that resemble missiles. The objects are about 30 m long, which has intelligence officials believing it may be a Taepodong II missile or a modified version of it.

Arms experts say the Taepodong II has a range that could strike as far as Alaska, while the modified version could reach the East Coast of the United States.

by x-marcap

6:45 A.M. Paul Harvey Morning news
11:30 locally Paul Harvey News and Comments
3:30 The rest of the story.

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