September 12, 2004
JUST BLEND IN WITH THE OTHER MUSHROOMS:
Gov't Confirms 'Non-Nuclear' N. Korean Explosion (Chosun Ilbo, 9/12/04)
It was reported that there was a massive explosion Thursday around the town of Yongjo-ri, Kim Hyong-jik County, Ryanggang Province. U.S. Department of State, sources familiar with North Korea and the Korean government all confirmed the explosion.A high-ranking government official said Sunday, “It is true that a large mushroom cloud about 3.5 to 4 km in diameter was observed by a satellite at around 11:00 a.m. Thursday. It was not a nuclear test, but the explosion seemed to be three times bigger than the one that took place during the Ryongchon Station accident,” and added, “Both U.S. and Korean intelligence authorities are investigating what caused the explosion.”
So, as long as these explosions are going off anyway, why don't we just take out their nuclear facilities? They're unlikely even to figure out it was us and not their own incompetence. Posted by Orrin Judd at September 12, 2004 2:05 PM
My guess is that both of those recent mystery explosions in NK were, in fact, "us" ... broadly defined.
Posted by: ghostcat at September 12, 2004 2:21 PMIs China maybe testing their version of a MOAB? What better place than NK for the testing ground---perform a test and deliver a message all at the same time.
I thought of one possibility (and other people did too): it's a prelude to a real nuke test, but done with a large amount of conventional explosives. The test site instruments are calibrated this way. Before the Trinity test, the US set off 100 tons of HE in the New Mexico desert for just that purpose.
Posted by: Bruce Cleaver at September 12, 2004 4:35 PMAh soo mistah Creaver.
Posted by: genecis at September 12, 2004 9:39 PM