I think it's time to show the North Koreans just what nukes will do....Jamie ======================================================= NUKE THE WOOLY WOMBAT!!!!
--- Joel Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Let the invasion begin!!!! > (nothing like a new war to make us forget about the > failure of the old > war....) > > North Korea Using Plutonium for Bomb Production > Thursday, October 02, 2003 > SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea (search) claimed > Thursday they have > reprocessed 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods (search) > and are using the > plutonium extracted during the process to make > atomic bombs. > Citing a "hostile policy" by the United States > toward the communist country, > North Korea has "made a switchover in the use of > plutonium churned out by > reprocessing spent fuel rods in the direction > increasing its nuclear > deterrent force," a spokesman for North Korea's > Foreign Ministry said in a > statement carried by the country's official news > agency, KCNA. > "The (North) successfully finished the reprocessing > of some 8,000 spent fuel > rods," and also said they will reprocess more spent > fuel rods to be produced > from the small reactor in its main nuclear complex > in Yongbyon, north of > Pyongyang. > Earlier this week, North Korea claimed that it was > taking "practical > measures" to boost its nuclear weapons program as a > deterrent against what > it calls a U.S. plan to invade. > The claim came as some U.S. intelligence analysts > are becoming increasingly > concerned that the communist regime may have three, > four or even six nuclear > weapons instead of the one or two the CIA had > estimated. > New atomic bombs would give Pyongyang more authority > at the negotiating > table, and may allow it to part with one, either in > a test or by selling it, > experts say. > The United States and its allies are trying to > persuade North Korea to give > up its nuclear programs. The North says it will do > so only if the United > States signs a nonaggression treaty, provides > economic aid and opens > diplomatic ties. > The nuclear dispute flared in October 2002 when U.S. > officials said North > Korea admitted running a secret nuclear weapons > program in violation of > international agreements. > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics > Discussion List > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to your > subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com ______________________________________________________ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
