----- Original Message ----- From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 9:31 PM Subject: Re: N Korea threatens to 'destroy world'
> At 05:23 PM 12/30/2002 -0600 Dan Minette wrote: > >Looking at N. Korea, I can envision a time where the government would be on > >the verge of collapse and they would, simultaneously, have 50 nukes. Would > >it be irrational to roll the dice and threaten to use the nukes unless > >extortion money was paid by Japan? Or to invade the South conventionally, > >and tell the US to stay out of it unless they want LA to glow? > > If North Korea had 50 nukes, and Al Qaeda offered North Korea a large sum > of money for one of the nukes, does anyone think that North Korea would > turn it down? After all, how could anyone trace the source of the nuclear > weapon or distinguish its orgin from being in N Korea vs. in Russia vs. > Iran etc.? I'm guessing that the origins of a nuclear weapon would be > very hard to trace once a city like Norfolk or Bellingham is smoldering in > ruins. > Actually, I believe we would be able to tell the source if it was a weapon from any source that had previously tested that particular design. From what I understand, different weapon designs create a signature that is specific to that design configuration. Someone correct me if I am wrong here. xponent That Was A French Boom Maru rob ________________________________ You are a fluke of the universe. You have no right to be here. And whether you can hear it or not, the universe is laughing behind your back. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
