Big Blast, Mushroom Cloud Reported in N.Korea

[lostnfound]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=574&ncid=721&e=2&u=/nm/20040912/wl_nm/korea_north_explosion_dc

SEOUL (Reuters) - A huge explosion rocked North Korea (news - web sites) near the border with China three days ago, producing a mushroom cloud that sparked speculation Pyongyang might have tested an atomic weapon, Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday.

The South Korean agency said the blast on Thursday in Kimhyungjik county in Ryanggang province appeared much bigger than a train explosion that killed at least 170 people in April.

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"There were rumors that the explosion was much bigger than the one at Ryongchon train station and the United States is showing a big interest as the blast was seen from satellites," Yonhap quoted an unnamed source in Beijing as saying.

The cause had yet to be determined but the source said Washington was not ruling out the possibility that the blast may be linked to a nuclear test.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Now we have the conditional

may have been a nuclear test

Folks we had a nuke test two days ago... and just now we are learing about it

Are we safer now? And is bush an incompetent fool?

[UpsideDownFlag]

2. holy shit.

[Kool Kitty]

3. Holy shit is right.

Isn't there a way to measure radiation that will confirm that this was a nuclear test (if that's what it was)? Like the radiation monitors that picked up the increase that exposed the Chernobyl accident?

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Yes prevailing winds should have this crap

reach the first monitors, if not there already.

Now you think Russia would let us know? What about China? Now Japan yes... but still Oh and don't worry the crap should reach us soon too... don't worry it will be just a slight increase in the background radiation

[jdj]

4. Wonder how much Bush paid them to do that.

Guess he'll be bragging about keeping us safe from the nukular attacks tomorrow.

[Bozita]

5. Saddam was an immediate threat, ... and this guy ain't?

Give me a break.

The Chimp's multiple personality disorder (bully-coward complex) is showing.

[fearnobush]

6. Satellite image Sept 9th over Korean penninsula. See contrail.

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[umtalal]

8. HOLLY SHIT!North Korea Should Have Been the Foucs of this Admin. not Iraq

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