Comments on: North Korea Gets Ready to Launch

By: Gordon Chang

Gordon Chang — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:03:54 +0000

Brita, I like the button idea except I would include this on it: “Press to self-destruct”

By: Brita

Brita — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:55:14 +0000

Couldn’t Hillary present the Norks with a big red button, saying on it something like “Press to launch”? I am sure it would be well received, and bring a smile to all our faces.

By: Gordon Chang

Gordon Chang — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:26:53 +0000

Breaking News, the warhead story is of great significance. Many thanks.

By: Gordon Chang

Gordon Chang — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:24:03 +0000

Larry J, I think we should never be surprised at what the North Koreans might do or say.

We just should not permit the North launching over one of our allies.

By: Gordon Chang

Gordon Chang — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:20:35 +0000

Michael Lonie, yes, there is no subsitute for victory, a lesson we need to remember in connection with, say, Afghanistan. Thanks for a great comment.

By: Gordon Chang

Gordon Chang — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:16:43 +0000

Joshua, North Koreans would flood south in the event of a failure of their state, not north into either China or Russia.

Seoul, by the way, is getting out of the business of supporting the North. This presents an important opportunity to squeeze Pyongyang.

By: Gordon Chang

Gordon Chang — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:13:21 +0000

dan, the world is dividing into camps. I very much appreciate your pointing that out.

China and Russia have created a dangerous partnership, and we need to begin thinking of the consequences of that.

By: Gordon Chang

Gordon Chang — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:07:27 +0000

Libertyship46, we can do something about North Korea if we start using leverage on its sole ally, China. We have yet to put Beijing on the spot for keeping Kim in business, so the Chinese have continued their support for him as he destabilizes North Asia and the Middle East.

And we cannot just simply contain North Korea. History since 1948 shows that policy does not work. We now have a nuclear-armed nation that soon–five years or so–will be able to lob nuclear-tipped missiles at the lower 48 states. Washington always puts Pyongyang on the backburner, and the cost of inaction continues to go up.

By: Breaking News

Breaking News — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:44:35 +0000

Breaking:

North Korea Has Two Nuclear Warheads for Missile, Kyodo Reports:

March 31 (Bloomberg) — North Korea has two nuclear warheads it can load on its mid-range Rodong missile, Japan’s Kyodo News reported, citing an analyst at the International Crisis Group, a non-government organization.

The warheads were built using plutonium extracted from North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear plant, Kyodo reported, citing Daniel Pinkston, who said he got the information from a government official without divulging which country.

South Korean and U.S. intelligence officials have obtained evidence of the warheads, Pinkston told Kyodo.

North Korea said earlier this month it plans to fire a rocket carrying a satellite into orbit between April 4 and 8. South Korea and the U.S. suspect the launch is a cover for a test of a long-range ballistic missile, which would be a breach of a United Nations resolution.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aMDehZBzI84I&refer=japan

By: Paul -Indiana

Paul -Indiana — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:20:41 +0000

How did it come to this? Didn’t Hillary tell the NKs not to do this? Oh, what will Obambi do??????