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David Albright, president of the Institute for Science and International Security, explained that the North does not need another nuclear test to acquire a militarized warhead. I think it is a mistake to think that they require this testing in order to design a militarized warhead. I think they may have gotten one from Pakistan or China," said Albright. But Albright, who also worked as an inspector for the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N.s nuclear watchdog, said that doesn't rule out another North Korea test. "But what they can't get without testing is reliability. So the testing is invaluable to make sure everything works," he said.
The assessment came amid wide speculation about the Norths nuclear capability, triggered by the Norths warning that it could conduct a new form of nuclear test. Nick Hansen, an analyst at the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University and 38 North, says the point of future tests will be focused on increasing Pyongyang's ability to weaponize its warheads. The only reason they are doing this in developing a warhead or a nuclear bomb is to put it on a missile," said Hansen.
Yongbyon nuclear facility in Yongbyon, North Korea.
He added that he thinks North Korea may be preparing for multiple, simultaneous tests. "So one of the things you could think of is a new form of testing, is to test two bombs simultaneously or as close as they can get it. Pakistan did that by the way. And if you do that, you don't catch as much flack from the international community as you would if you test one off and then two months later test another one off," he said.
Despite growing concern in Seoul, a U.S. research group this week said there is "little evidence" North Korea will conduct a nuclear test during President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to Seoul. South Korea said this week it detected increased activity at the North's Punggye-ri nuclear test site, suggesting an underground test could be imminent.
Analyst: North Korea May Already Have Militarized Warhead
Kim just executed his ex girlfriend and 11 others.
North Korea's Kim reportedly has ex-girlfriend, 11 others executed - latimes.com
link said:Among the dozen performers shot to death while their families and former band members were forced to watch was Hyon Song Wol, a singer Kim reportedly courted a decade ago but was forced to abandon by his dictatorial father, Kim Jong Il.
A North Korean singer said to be leader Kim Jong-un's former girlfriend and rumoured to have been executed last year has appeared on state television, apparently alive and well.
I believe NK has done some testing on a super EMP.
Of course, I'm no fan of communist states, they're all a waste of space, but that doesn't mean I have to believe daft propaganda.
Of course, I'm no fan of communist states, they're all a waste of space, but that doesn't mean I have to believe daft propaganda.
You are a fan of any state, organization, or individual that is even close to being as anti-American as you are.
Of course, I'm no fan of communist states, they're all a waste of space, but that doesn't mean I have to believe daft propaganda.
You are a fan of any state, organization, or individual that is even close to being as anti-American as you are.
Morons tend to argue using stupidity and assumption...
Either comment on the Hyon Song Wol story or shut the fuck up.
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Either comment on the Hyon Song Wol story or shut the fuck up.
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I started this thread, you idiot. I "commented" on the OP when writing the OP. You are the one trying to play apologist for the crazy-ass hermit kingdom, just to promote - yet again - your one and only agenda here.
I believe NK has done some testing on a super EMP.
So did Phineas and Ferb, but that's just a cartoon.
The question is, are the stories about NK as true as Phineas and Ferb?
Of course, I'm no fan of communist states, they're all a waste of space, but that doesn't mean I have to believe daft propaganda.
Thae Yong-ho, who arrived in Seoul last August, has been supplying the local press with new revelations about the Kim Jong Un regime. He said Pyongyang's scams have been going on for 30 years, Yonhap reported on Friday. North Korea began making money on the London international insurance market in the '80s, when North Korea founder Kim Il Sung was still in power and son Kim Jong Il was working as second-in-command.
Thae said there is a North Korean phrase, "Siphon [money] off the insurance market," during his interview with the South Korean news agency. "In North Korea, there is only one state-owned insurance company, so that even if it fabricates an accident, there is no way to verify its claims," Thae said. "After purchasing international insurance or reinsurance for state infrastructure, documents are forged [on alleged accidents], which earns the state tens of millions of dollars a year." That source of revenue, however, was cut off in May 2016, owing to the implementation of economic sanctions against Pyongyang in the European Union, and in Britain.
Thae also provided a new disclosure regarding an explosion at a train station in North Korea in 2004. The incident known as the Ryongchon disaster, caused by flammable cargo, resulted in the deaths of about 3,000 people, according to South Korean press reports at the time. Thae said the tragedy prompted Kim Jong Il to order the executions of North Korea's railway chief and several other transportation officials.
Ex-North Korea diplomat: Pyongyang makes a fortune in insurance fraud
