Kim and Alfred
The big news out of Korea this week was their assertion that they exploded a self 
produced nuclear device. For a country that does not have enough fuel to run or food to feed itself, this is a major accomplishment. They continuously beg the world for things (being communists, they are perpetually broke) and then complain that they are unfairly mistreated when aid comes with strings attached. Well duh. If your system of government worked, you could tax your citizens to death (like the US government does) but leave them enough to eke out an existence. When you are the driving force in the economy, it is difficult to pay and tax your citizens and come up with anything. So how could a country like Korea find enough money to construct a nuclear program? The answer is really simple; during the 1990’s, the US gave them the equipment and they did the rest.
I do have some reservations about the believability of their announcement. They alluded to their upcoming nuclear test just prior to the actual explosion. Other than the seismological readings that emanated from their portion of the Korean peninsula, there is no actual proof that a nuclear explosion actually happened,
other than the announcement by Kim Jong-il, the dictator of North Korea. Let’s just say that he is prone to exaggeration. He once played a round of golf and scored an 18. That is a hole in one on each hole. And it was the first time he played. Why he is not making millions on the pro tour is beyond me. Poor Tiger Woods would be crying on his endorsement contracts if Kim actually played that well. But we all know that is impossible (unless you are Happy Gilmore) to get a hole in one on a 450 yard par 5.
So is it possible that the nuclear explosion was faked? It would not have been the first time that North Korea tried to get the attention of the world through outlandish behavior. Kim Jong-il likes to have the spotlight on him and really does not care what kind of publicity he generates. It’s all good. I can see a division
of North Korean soldiers using wheel barrels to bring in load after load of dynamite. Since the technology for tri-nitro-toluene has been around for a while, would certainly be available to North Korea. And it would be right up their alley to pull a stunt like that to stir up the neighborhood. Of course, the inventor of dynamite is probably spinning in his grave. Maybe the committee can find it in their heart to hand out a Nobel Prize for physics for best imitation of a nuclear blast by a third world country. No wait, that sounds more like an academy award nominated category. And the award goes to…
Icool
Cobb
produced nuclear device. For a country that does not have enough fuel to run or food to feed itself, this is a major accomplishment. They continuously beg the world for things (being communists, they are perpetually broke) and then complain that they are unfairly mistreated when aid comes with strings attached. Well duh. If your system of government worked, you could tax your citizens to death (like the US government does) but leave them enough to eke out an existence. When you are the driving force in the economy, it is difficult to pay and tax your citizens and come up with anything. So how could a country like Korea find enough money to construct a nuclear program? The answer is really simple; during the 1990’s, the US gave them the equipment and they did the rest.I do have some reservations about the believability of their announcement. They alluded to their upcoming nuclear test just prior to the actual explosion. Other than the seismological readings that emanated from their portion of the Korean peninsula, there is no actual proof that a nuclear explosion actually happened,
other than the announcement by Kim Jong-il, the dictator of North Korea. Let’s just say that he is prone to exaggeration. He once played a round of golf and scored an 18. That is a hole in one on each hole. And it was the first time he played. Why he is not making millions on the pro tour is beyond me. Poor Tiger Woods would be crying on his endorsement contracts if Kim actually played that well. But we all know that is impossible (unless you are Happy Gilmore) to get a hole in one on a 450 yard par 5.So is it possible that the nuclear explosion was faked? It would not have been the first time that North Korea tried to get the attention of the world through outlandish behavior. Kim Jong-il likes to have the spotlight on him and really does not care what kind of publicity he generates. It’s all good. I can see a division
of North Korean soldiers using wheel barrels to bring in load after load of dynamite. Since the technology for tri-nitro-toluene has been around for a while, would certainly be available to North Korea. And it would be right up their alley to pull a stunt like that to stir up the neighborhood. Of course, the inventor of dynamite is probably spinning in his grave. Maybe the committee can find it in their heart to hand out a Nobel Prize for physics for best imitation of a nuclear blast by a third world country. No wait, that sounds more like an academy award nominated category. And the award goes to…Icool
Cobb
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