Ace-- get off the Rather kick for a minute, the world just got real again.

Blast, Mushroom Cloud Reported in N. Korea

3 minutes ago

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, Associated Press Writer

SEOUL, South Korea - A large explosion occurred in the northern part of North Korea (news - web sites), sending a huge mushroom cloud into the air on an important anniversary of the communist regime, a South Korean news agency reported Sunday.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040912/ap_on_re_as/nkorea_explosion&cid=516&ncid=716

*Shit*.

Dave
Garfield Ridge

Interesting-- Drudge had an NYT article reporting concern that the Norks might test.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/12/international/asia/12nuke.html?ei=5006&en=87e70c368a1790ca&ex=1095566400&partner=ALTAVISTA1&pagewanted=print&position=

*Shit.* It's gonna be a busy day at work Monday.

Dave

Ace--

Keep up with my site if you want, I'll be updating all night.

http://garfieldridge.blogspot.com/2004/09/when-will-we-know-its-been-nuke-test.html

Dave

This is going to sound violent; but I really think we should just flatten N.K. Give the Japanese a permanent night-light.

Well, I think I'm an idiot.

I just read the AP and NYT stories, all the way through this time, and they say the blast happened on THURSDAY, not today.

So, does that mean it happened Friday our time? I get confused with the date lines.

Anyways-- nothing popped up at work on Friday, so I don't think it happened then. But I left early, so stuff may have happened later.

Hmmm. There are three possibilities:
-- Something happened, and the Pentagon won't confirm yet for some reason (it may have seen the explosion, but wants to confirm via other technical means).
-- Something happened, and it wasn't nuclear. However, the AP story quotes witnesses as reporting a mushroom cloud 2.5 miles in diameter. You can't get a cloud that big with TNT.
-- Nothing happened, and the AP story is wrong.
They're quoting Chinese news sources, which might as well be tabloids. Nothing may have happened, or there might be a Chinese government disinformation push. . . for what purpose, I do not know.

Hmmm. Must gather more detail.

Dave

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Mike in NC:

??? What does that mean? Me no understand.

Cheers,
Dave

Oh. Duh. You're commenting on the actual posting by Ace, not the nuclear ranting of one sleepy blogger.

Never mind. Carry on your business. These are not the droids we're looking for.

Dave

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