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davidpdx

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34. Not true

Tue Feb 12, 2013, 01:18 AM

Feb 2013

South Korea has increased their alert level, but they are not on the highest alert. They will wait for final confirmation. At this point it has not been confirmed, just been labeled "highly likely". Unless something else happens, the UN Security Council will be the next step. Even then China is going to probably water down whatever is put forward.

Basis: I have lived in South Korea for 9 years and been through three nuclear tests and several missile launches.

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BREAKING: Reuters, UN Security Council official [View all] nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 OP

EXPLOSION? DJ13 Feb 2013 #1

Report says nuclear TEST. nt pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #2

Ah, okay DJ13 Feb 2013 #4

And it is just breaking nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #5

it was a test quinnox Feb 2013 #6

Not launched so much as had an accident DJ13 Feb 2013 #8

ah quinnox Feb 2013 #12

Why do you think that? Catherina Feb 2013 #20

Yes, South Korea and the US had intelligence that they believed there was going to be a test davidpdx Feb 2013 #41

According to the news both the US and China nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #55

They've had satellite photos of the area before the bomb was detonated davidpdx Feb 2013 #56

It was not an accident nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #23

BBC s clear, underground nuclear test. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #15

Maybe they fracked near a fault line... Just sayin' freshwest Feb 2013 #33

Details please n/t Catherina Feb 2013 #3

Just breaking. A South Korean official is on CNN nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #11

Thanks. What interesting times we live in eh? n/t Catherina Feb 2013 #19

Added the Reuters live blog nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #21

The weapon IS the warhead. n/t cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #22

the link calls it a "test", not "explosion" (that word implies an accident). n/t NRaleighLiberal Feb 2013 #7

Corrected. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #13

thanks! NRaleighLiberal Feb 2013 #14

Added BBC data nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Renew Deal Feb 2013 #9

God help us! hrmjustin Feb 2013 #10

Meet the new Kim. Same as the old Kim ..../nt think Feb 2013 #17

Something like that nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #18

Love just how crisis evolve nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #24

Yay...no really. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #25

Didn't the North Koreans shoot a missile over or very near Japan? amandabeech Feb 2013 #43

Yup nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #44

Let's hope that they reach sanity before they reach capability. n/t amandabeech Feb 2013 #46

LBN: S. Korean Defense Ministry Confirms DPRK Nuclear Ttest Catherina Feb 2013 #26

The South Koreans are on hair trigger alert. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #27

Not true davidpdx Feb 2013 #34

They have gone from DefCon 3 to DefCon 2. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #35

That is pretty standard davidpdx Feb 2013 #38

Did I say that? No nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #39

By the way this happened in 2009 as well davidpdx Feb 2013 #45

And... nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #48

I didn't know you had any hair on that head of yours davidpdx Feb 2013 #49

Again, and... nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #50

I know you aren't going to want to hear this davidpdx Feb 2013 #53

Yup, again and. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #54

Both of these are Chinese sources davidpdx Feb 2013 #36

How about Reuters, ap, CNN and BBC? nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #37

Those are better davidpdx Feb 2013 #40

LMSP kicking... littlemissmartypants Feb 2013 #28

Thanks. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #29

Interesting tidbit via AP. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #30

No WH statement yet nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #31

Hey, Secretary of State Kerry...here...catch...hot potato nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #32

More on Emergency Council meeting. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #42

Via Yonhap nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #47

Silly me, I ad not realized the transition has not happened nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #51

Per Reuters live blog, NK confirms the test nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #52