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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: TimF who wrote (159947)2/4/2003 2:06:58 AM
From: tejek  Read Replies (2) of 1580053
 
I don't think our knowledge of NK nuclear program is that precise. I'd say they have 0 to a couple of dozen nukes.

We don't know for certain but most experts believe its one or two nukes.

news.bbc.co.uk

But lets say they have two nukes. We decide to invade to keep them from building more. Seoul could be in trouble even with out nukes, but one nuke on Seoul could esily kill millions. Then NK announces that if we don't stop attacking they will fire a nuclear tipped missile at Tokyo and launch conventional and chemical tipped missiles all over South Korea and Japan.

You don't think we can knock a missile out of the sky should they decide to send one to Japan? Furthermore, how far do you think Long Jim would get before China was all over him like bees on honey. The last thing China wants is destabilization in the region caused by someone else other than China.

However, to go on about these two nukes as being the major deterrent is specious and
ridiculous.

Not at all. 2 nukes could cause a lot of damage. Enough to make 9/11 look like a minor event.

Assuming they were able to reach their target. But frankly, I don't think long jim would even attempt to nuke someone. However, I understand our foreign policy can't rely on my view; that we have to assume he will make the attempt.

I think we do what we've been doing for the past couple of months and like Clinton did before. Watch NK closely, and drag negotiations out long into the future and hope that long jim kicks fairly soon.

ted






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