I highly doubt Japan will go nuclear. Japan will continue to rely on the US for nuclear deterrence. Worked well for the last few decades, why would this really change anything? Plus, as the only country to ever be actually nuked, there's a lot of political resistance to developing nuclear weapons in Japan.
You're an idiot. But then, your response was a typical "quaking in the boots with fear" Yank response.Let's not forget that the only nuclear nation in the world to EVER use a nuke in anger was the USA. Should the world use the same metric as you do, we'd be marching in to take your weapons away from you.
"Can't people just stop fantasizing about how this hurts of helps the damn midterms? Some things are more important than politics."In this case? I'm not sure. Only politics can stop a tragedy here. When some countries start testing nukes and others start wanting to build theirs (Iran), politics tend to get damn important.
@crombenevolent"This would be a 1000x scarier if it were Iran. Their President has stated that he feels it is his holy obligation to cleanse the Earth of the Jews and their American allies."You're an idiot spreading falsehoods. The Iranian president has never advocated the 'cleansing' of Jews or American allies. Am I wrong? Post a link to disprove me or shut up. The 'wipe Israel off the map' statement as already been proven to have been mis-translated, so when else did he openly talk of genocide?North Korea has already stated that they have the capability of striking the US mainland and now they've demonstrated that they have a nuclear weapon. Spin it all you want, but right now North Korea is the most dangerous member of the 'Axis of Evil'. Don't forget what Bush said:"We've experienced the horror of September the 11th. We have seen that those who hate America are willing to crash airplanes into buildings full of innocent people. Our enemies would be no less willing, in fact, they would be eager, to use biological or chemical, or a nuclear weapon.""Knowing these realities, America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof -- the smoking gun -- that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud."So, the US administration has made a defining statement here. Now that one of America's enemies have a nuke, let's see how America responds. According to the Iraqi gameplan, we should see a full out invasion in a few months. If not, we can only deduce that either nuclear weapons are an effective deterrent or America is only interested in oil rich areas.
Its obvious in this line of comments that very few people understand the nature of the Korean problem and why the North is able to get away with so much.The North Koreans have covered the border with artillery pointed directly at Seoul. Any military attack on them means sacrificing Seoul and the millions of people who live there.If we attack to make ourselves feel safer, its the South that pays the price.
um, dudes, we are STILL at war with North Korea. We have been in a state of cease fire.The war never officially ended.OTOH, since I'm picking at details. I should mention, the war in Iraq was never declared.
The asteroid that allegedly wiped out the dinosaurs had the explosive force of well over 1000 hiroshima bombs. And the fallout radius even though it wasnt radioactive, was much larger. An asteroid the size of a city smashing into the earth from millions of miles away at a thousand miles a second could easily do more damage then a couple of North Korean nukes.
venom8599Oct 9, 2006
I highly doubt Japan will go nuclear. Japan will continue to rely on the US for nuclear deterrence. Worked well for the last few decades, why would this really change anything? Plus, as the only country to ever be actually nuked, there's a lot of political resistance to developing nuclear weapons in Japan.
optimusOct 9, 2006
Theocracy is the ideology "islamist extremists" subscribe to, not communism or fascism. Put down the TV remote and pick up a book or two.
kestrelOct 9, 2006
You're an idiot. But then, your response was a typical "quaking in the boots with fear" Yank response.Let's not forget that the only nuclear nation in the world to EVER use a nuke in anger was the USA. Should the world use the same metric as you do, we'd be marching in to take your weapons away from you.
wibblewibbleOct 9, 2006
So state sponsored murder is the solution to your problems you create. gotcha.So when do we murder Bush II and Blair?
jugalatorOct 9, 2006
"Can't people just stop fantasizing about how this hurts of helps the damn midterms? Some things are more important than politics."In this case? I'm not sure. Only politics can stop a tragedy here. When some countries start testing nukes and others start wanting to build theirs (Iran), politics tend to get damn important.
kooftOct 9, 2006
@crombenevolent"This would be a 1000x scarier if it were Iran. Their President has stated that he feels it is his holy obligation to cleanse the Earth of the Jews and their American allies."You're an idiot spreading falsehoods. The Iranian president has never advocated the 'cleansing' of Jews or American allies. Am I wrong? Post a link to disprove me or shut up. The 'wipe Israel off the map' statement as already been proven to have been mis-translated, so when else did he openly talk of genocide?North Korea has already stated that they have the capability of striking the US mainland and now they've demonstrated that they have a nuclear weapon. Spin it all you want, but right now North Korea is the most dangerous member of the 'Axis of Evil'. Don't forget what Bush said:"We've experienced the horror of September the 11th. We have seen that those who hate America are willing to crash airplanes into buildings full of innocent people. Our enemies would be no less willing, in fact, they would be eager, to use biological or chemical, or a nuclear weapon.""Knowing these realities, America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof -- the smoking gun -- that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud."So, the US administration has made a defining statement here. Now that one of America's enemies have a nuke, let's see how America responds. According to the Iraqi gameplan, we should see a full out invasion in a few months. If not, we can only deduce that either nuclear weapons are an effective deterrent or America is only interested in oil rich areas.
willcode4beerOct 9, 2006
Its obvious in this line of comments that very few people understand the nature of the Korean problem and why the North is able to get away with so much.The North Koreans have covered the border with artillery pointed directly at Seoul. Any military attack on them means sacrificing Seoul and the millions of people who live there.If we attack to make ourselves feel safer, its the South that pays the price.
willcode4beerOct 9, 2006
um, dudes, we are STILL at war with North Korea. We have been in a state of cease fire.The war never officially ended.OTOH, since I'm picking at details. I should mention, the war in Iraq was never declared.
skith86Jun 26, 2008
The asteroid that allegedly wiped out the dinosaurs had the explosive force of well over 1000 hiroshima bombs. And the fallout radius even though it wasnt radioactive, was much larger. An asteroid the size of a city smashing into the earth from millions of miles away at a thousand miles a second could easily do more damage then a couple of North Korean nukes.