According to the NY Times, it was a “partly constructed nuclear reactor” of North Korean design that was struck by Israeli warplanes. That explains the North Korean connection to this whole business.
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“…according to American and foreign officials with access to the intelligence reports.”
I won’t chalk the NYT report up as ‘true’ until the admin states it publicly, rather than someone leaking something.
A nuclear reactor is plausible and even probable, given the other sceneries related to nuclear weapons. And, if true, entirely legal under the NPT.
The only problem with this is that Syria was not breaking any provision of the NPT by building a reactor, and in fact can legally do so – why not loudly complain about Israel’s actions if that were the case?
Israel should come over and bomb suspected NK nuclear facilities.
I have been advocating this for some time.
What is that fuckup called Kim Jongil do? He cannot attack SK or America. Israel is too far away.
He has to just grin and bear it while shitting in his pants. He would be just fucked.
Finally. An idea from a hardcore conservative that I can get behind. Either engage with them or blow their shit up, but quit dithering.
#3 Baduk:
“Israel should come over and bomb suspected NK nuclear facilities…”
That’s a damn good idea Baduk. But the Israelis would need ROK airbases to stage their airstrike from; I don’t think the Japanese will let them fly out of Japan, and I’m also pretty sure that both the Chinese and the Russians would be rather cool towards the idea of letting the Israelis use their airbases.
The Israelis don’t have any aircraft that can fly all the way from Israel and then return non-stop. However — what the Israelis could do is ship a squadron of disassembled F15′s to the ROK, in anonymous Panamanian-flagged freighters.
Then put them together in secret at an undisclosed ROK airbase location, guarded by fanatical right-wing ROK military types. Then fly the mission by surprise & bring them back the same way. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander! (kosher style, natch…)
This scenario would also make for a most enjoyable moment as the two sides’ freighters passed each other in the Red Sea (or the Indian Ocean, the straits of Malacca, the Pacific, etc). The Israelis would undoubtedly cheerfully wave, while the NorK “engineers” would merely stare back impassively with poker-faced socialist realism. Still, you’d know what the NorKs would have to be thinking (“Oy vey! What are those crazy Zionists up to now?”…)
But — regrettably, Baduk, I’m afraid it’s just not meant to be. Some tiny inner voice tells me that somehow even a new and more conservative ROK President just won’t go for it. And of course if President Roh’s advisors were to bring him the idea, he’d spit out his mouthful of lox and bagels and start yelling excitedly: “What in the name of the great Jehosophat are you schmucks trying to get me into now!…”
So it’s just not going to happen. But it is fun to think about!
As I have been predicting from long ago, this new president will be different from present Commie Fuckups.
He will be pro-market, pro-American and pro-democracy. This, necessarily, makes him anti-Communism, anti-NorthKorean and anti-SouthKoreanCommies.
When he becomes the president, you will see Korean people doing 180-degree turnaround.
Overnight!
They will be the most pro-American, pro-Democracy and pro-market people on the face of the earth.
@#4 ditto.
@#5 let them use osan.
Finally Israel can do something useful for the US.
@#7 I meant something useful for the world.
Actually these days, I think, Russia and Kim Jongil are not too close. Maybe due to Kim being China’s dog?
Anyway, if one pays enough money, Putin may allow Israel to use Vladibostoc airfield.
Wouldn’t be great NK be attacked from North? That will really make Kim to shit in his pants.
Well,
North Korea should be given the opportunity to give an answer for this when we present the evidence in front of them. If they come clean, like we gave Syria some plans two years ago, etc. then cool. If they obviously lie, then that’s an issue…
Was Tom Clancy invited incognito on this forum?
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