Some tests show North Korea test was nuclear in nature.

Tom Brosz — 10/14/2006 6:34:44 PM (archived)

News story here.

More coming, I'm sure. What this now tends to indicate is a nuclear "dud," not a deliberate deception with only conventional explosives.

I find the idea of a fake using conventional explosives "salted" with nuclear elements to be unlikely.

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Some tests show North Korea test was nuclear in nature. - Tom Brosz - 10/14/2006 6:34:44 PM
- Don't worry. They will do much better next time. - David F Mayer - 10/16/2006 4:12:44 PM
- Not surprised. - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/14/2006 9:38:41 PM
  - You will be - Robert - 10/15/2006 2:38:41 AM
    - The truth! - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/15/2006 3:54:51 AM
      - Occam's Razor - Robert - 10/15/2006 4:47:04 AM
        
        Dang! - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/15/2006 5:49:21 AM
        
        All your qbits are belong to us! (n/t) - Robert - 10/15/2006 6:34:03 PM
      - Black leather flight suits? - Lindy - 10/15/2006 4:32:44 AM
        
        You people are SOOOO full of fewmets... - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2006 5:09:24 AM
    - "Not all of it, of course........" - Lindy - 10/15/2006 3:08:16 AM
  - And, naturally, you reported the NK contact to the FBI (n/t) - Alan G. Archer - 10/15/2006 12:16:20 AM
  - re: Not surprised. - Lindy - 10/14/2006 11:36:46 PM
  - The rule of three - ER - 10/14/2006 10:05:56 PM
- How many people can a 500-ton yield nuke kill? - Jacob Samorodin - 10/14/2006 7:31:31 PM
  - re: How many people can a 500-ton yield nuke kill? - ER - 10/15/2006 12:01:26 AM
    - My point was that a fizzled nuke can still kill 1000's....of human beings. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 10/15/2006 11:21:21 PM
    - Comrade Kim - Lindy - 10/15/2006 12:12:31 AM
      - Hitler was once a little piss-ant. - Scott Evil - 10/16/2006 8:59:56 PM
      - I don't know, Lindy, rice is a lot cheaper than U-235. (n/t) - ER - 10/15/2006 12:18:16 AM
        
        re: I don't know, Lindy, rice is a lot cheaper than U-235. - Lindy - 10/15/2006 12:42:52 AM

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