Big Blast, Mushroom Cloud Reported in N.Korea

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Big Blast, Mushroom Cloud Reported in N.Korea

Post by Jedi_Vader20 » Sun Sep 12, 2004 4:27 am

Well, Well, Well.

Judge for yourself, cause I'm gonna sit my fat ass on the fence with this one.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtm ... ID=6211132
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Post by Salvation122 » Sun Sep 12, 2004 4:31 am

Ooooooooooh snap.
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Post by Imperator Severn » Sun Sep 12, 2004 5:15 am

My outfit has some South Korean cadets in it. They might get called back home if this is true.
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Post by XenoWolf » Sun Sep 12, 2004 6:34 am

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Post by randomperson2 » Sun Sep 12, 2004 7:04 am

Ok, but who is really suprised by this. We knew they had them, their missiles still suck ass, and the only reason they are testing them is to put us on edge during the upcoming negotiations.
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Post by Mr.Shroom » Sun Sep 12, 2004 2:20 pm

Keep in mind? Theres more than one way to generate a blast cloud that mimics a mushroom cloud. Here's a little more detail on the event, as well as an semi-retraction Reuter's made about an hour later, though its equally as vauge as their first report.
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Post by JesseT AzN » Sun Sep 12, 2004 4:30 pm

:P I'm not being evacuated so I think it wasn't anything big.
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Post by Killer-Rabbit » Sun Sep 12, 2004 4:52 pm

I think if it was atomic, they would have been able to confirm it fairly quickly and there would be a lot more happening now...
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Post by Pedric » Sun Sep 12, 2004 5:31 pm

All news sources agree now that it wasn't nuclear. Possible explanations include:

- an ammunition depot or convoy exploded (North Korea is stacked with weapons)
- a meteor impact (unlikely, but some sources report a crater...)
- a large fire
- conventional weapon testing

*shrugs* Nothing to worry about unless people were killed...
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Post by peter-griffin » Sun Sep 12, 2004 5:47 pm

*shrugs* Nothing to worry about unless people were killed...

... :shock:
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Post by Pedric » Mon Sep 13, 2004 10:05 am

North Korea just announced the cloud that was seen from space was due to a mountain being detonated for a water power project. Nothing serious...
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Post by Wite_Rabit » Mon Sep 13, 2004 6:12 pm

"yes... it was a mountain. we swear. you trust US, right?"


A nuclear explosion would be huge, sure - unless it was a small nuclear explosion. They ARE poor. Just a thought.
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Post by BadMonkey » Mon Sep 13, 2004 6:27 pm

IIRC, I could be talking out of my arse, but a low yeild nuke is more expensive, and harder to make than a high yeild.

Consensous seems to be that it was indeed a big explosion, but not a nuclear blast.
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Post by Wite_Rabit » Mon Sep 13, 2004 6:49 pm

*shrug*

which would be scarier? ;)
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Post by Imperator Severn » Mon Sep 13, 2004 7:02 pm

*shrugs* Nothing to worry about unless people were killed...

If they're dead, they don't have anything to worry about.
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