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As for exploding an atomic weapon, North Korea does not have the capability to ballistically deliver such a device over the mainland of the US, nor enough atomic material with enough payload required to create such an EMP blast. At best, North Korea will have as many as 40 near Hiroshima-sized devices that they might be able to deliver up to a 2500 mile radius. From North Korea to Western Mainland US is almost 6000 miles.
Originally posted by jam321
Just can't understand why NK makes the news so much. If they are really such a threat, take them out first. Simple as that. In reality, we should withdraw our troops, throw some freebie nukes to S korea, and let China worry about stopping a nuclear war in their own backyard.
Peace
Originally posted by _BoneZ_
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Yet here is NK, exploding nuclear bombs underground and threatening to nuke South Korea and yet they are given a free pass.
Originally posted by mwood
reply to post by Magister
Wouldn't that be convenient if "someone" set off a high altitude nuke and created an EMP event right before our own government crashes our economy.....everything falls apart and the government gets no blame.
Wouldn't that be convenient if "someone" set off a high altitude nuke and created an EMP event right before our own government crashes our economy.....everything falls apart and the government gets no blame.
Originally posted by jam321
reply to post by muse7
Yet here is NK, exploding nuclear bombs underground and threatening to nuke South Korea and yet they are given a free pass.
Iraq didn't have a C-H-I-N-A up their sleeve.
Originally posted by Magister
U.S. on alert for nuclear blast overhead
Read more at www.wnd.com...
Whoa! Back up!
I thought NK only had tiny nukes!
You don't get much EMP from a 5kt nuke. So are they not telling us something (again)?
Does NK have bigger nukes? Were they just testing triggers for bigger bombs? Or do they expect someone else to launch an EMP attack on NK's behalf?
With their "satellite" launch capability it is possible that to put a nuke into low orbit, and then deorbit it to stike a U.S. target. But that is different from an EMP attack.
Originally posted by Magister
U.S. on alert for nuclear blast overhead
Read more at www.wnd.com...
Whoa! Back up!
I thought NK only had tiny nukes!
You don't get much EMP from a 5kt nuke. So are they not telling us something (again)?
Does NK have bigger nukes? Were they just testing triggers for bigger bombs? Or do they expect someone else to launch an EMP attack on NK's behalf?
With their "satellite" launch capability it is possible that to put a nuke into low orbit, and then deorbit it to stike a U.S. target. But that is different from an EMP attack.