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NKorea says it will 'weaponize' its plutonium

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NKorea says it will 'weaponize' its plutonium


SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea says it will restart its uranium enrichment program and "weaponize" all the plutonium in its possession.

The warning from North Korea's Foreign Ministry was carried by the official Korean Central News Agency on Saturday.

It came hours after the U.N. Security Council approved tough new sanctions on the North to punish it for its latest nuclear test on May 25.

It also threatened to take "resolute military action" if the United States or its allies try to impose any "blockade" on it. It did not elaborate if the blockade refers to an attempt to stop its ships or impose sanctions.
North Korea threatens to 'weaponize' all of its plutonium, enrich uranium | Headlines | Jerusalem Post

Gee I have an idea lets write them a nasty letter and not sell them stuff. Because that really works...
 
North Korea threatens to 'weaponize' all of its plutonium, enrich uranium | Headlines | Jerusalem Post

Gee I have an idea lets write them a nasty letter and not sell them stuff. Because that really works...

How about instead of just complaining, you actually offer a viable, realistic plan for a change Triad?

Furthermore, how you about own up and acknowledge that Obama has the same craptastic options Bush had?

Did you see me bashing Bush on North Korea? No. Because I understood that his options were quite limited, and even more limited in the realistic department. While I recognized that Bush was done talking to North Korea before the 6 party talks began, that does not change the available choices he had in dealing with them. China holds the key here. And it has for quite some time.
 
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But but but Obama is THE MESSIAH! He's promising us pocket change and changed underwear and supposedly changed policies, and all he's changed so far is the state of the deficit.

When's The Messiah going to do something right?
 
North Korea in plutonium threat

North Korea has said it will weaponise its plutonium stocks amid threats to take military action over United Nations sanctions, state media said.

Pyongyang would view any US-led attempts to "blockade" it as an "act of war", the Associated Press (AP) said.

The warning from North Korea's foreign ministry was carried by Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Saturday.


It follows a toughening of UN sanctions against the communist state.

'Unacceptable behaviour'

On Friday, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to impose tougher sanctions on communist North Korea, after its nuclear test on 25 May.

The North also tested a rocket thought to be capable of carrying a warhead, though Pyongyang said it was designed to carry a satellite.

The UN sanctions include the inspection of North Korean ships, a wider ban on arms sales and other financial measures.

The US deputy ambassador at the UN, Rosemary DiCarlo, said the new vote was a strong and united response to North Korea's "unacceptable behaviour".

breaking news

The North Korean foreign ministry statement said: "Firstly, all plutonium to be extracted will be weaponised. One third of used fuel rods have so far been reprocessed.

"Secondly, we will start uranium enrichment," the statement added.
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | North Korea in plutonium threat


They where expected to test another bomb soon.

China Warns Against Force in Carrying Out North Korea Sanctions


June 13 (Bloomberg) --

China warned about the dangers involved in inspecting North Korean cargo under United Nations Security Council sanctions approved yesterday, saying countries intercepting vessels should avoid armed action.

“Under no circumstance should there be the use of force or the threat of use of force” in implementing the sanctions in Resolution 1874, Chinese Ambassador Zhang Yesui said in New York. Inspecting vessels carrying North Korean cargo is “complicated” and “sensitive,” he said.

The Security Council voted 15 to O to punish North Korea for its May nuclear-bomb test and missile launches. The resolution authorizes stepped-up inspection of air or sea cargoes suspected of being destined for the development of nuclear arms or ballistic missiles. The measure also calls for new restrictions on loans and money transfers to North Korea.

China’s support for the penalties may be significant given its close political and trade ties with the reclusive North Korean regime of Kim Jong Il. The U.S. is especially concerned about preventing North Korea from selling its nuclear technology to other countries.

U.S. Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice said at a White House briefing that the sanctions have “teeth that will bite.” She pointed out that the resolution doesn’t authorize the use of military force.

**The U.S. is prepared to “confront” a vessel suspected of carrying an illegal shipment and attempt to board it “consensually,” Rice told reporters. If the crew refuses a boarding or to go to a nearby port for an inspection, the U.S. would make clear “whose vessel it is” and the likely cargo, “to shine a spotlight on it, to make it very difficult for that contraband to continue to be carried forward,” Rice added.**



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We'll tie a buoy to it and say look everyone..
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But but but Obama is THE MESSIAH! He's promising us pocket change and changed underwear and supposedly changed policies, and all he's changed so far is the state of the deficit.

When's The Messiah going to do something right?

One must wonder if you enjoy the blatant trolling you engage in.

Obama has the same bad options that Bush did. How about some honesty for a change? Obama does nothing (as Bush did) and you guys holler. Obama starts a new Korean War and you guys holler. This is nothing more than a less than subtle attempt to bash Obama. I didn't Bush crap on this subject because his options were indeed terrible. Do you see me giving Obama crap when the same bad options exist? No.

But I see you two giving Obama crap despite saying nothing when Bush was in the same position.

So who's the consistent one here?

We all know that Triad has more holes in his beliefs than Swiss cheese and has internal contradictions that if were made corporeal could catch entire galaxies, but will you follow this path or be honest?
 
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The only one thing we have to do, for North Korea, is ignoring thier too much talking. They are hungry. Just ignore them and close any door to North Korea so they can not do anything.

We, the peace world, must be stronger than them !
 
One must wonder if you enjoy the blatant trolling you engage in.

Obama has the same bad options that Bush did. How about some honesty for a change? Obama does nothing (as Bush did) and you guys holler. Obama starts a new Korean War and you guys holler. This is nothing more than a less than subtle attempt to bash Obama. I didn't Bush crap on this subject because his options were indeed terrible. Do you see me giving Obama crap when the same bad options exist? No.

But I see you two giving Obama crap despite saying nothing when Bush was in the same position.

So who's the consistent one here?

We all know that Triad has more holes in his beliefs than Swiss cheese and has internal contradictions that if were made corporeal could catch entire galaxies, but will you follow this path or be honest?
I enjoy the trolling, because it has more truth per word than your long winded bloviating. You're just as full of **** as Obama. The empty suit in the Oval Office is too damn scared to make a real decision, one with balls. But you keep worshiping at his alter.
 
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This issue was inherited by many presidents Nuclear Weapons Program - North Korea , so to attach this issue to Obama is stupid.

What I really find interesting is that of all the members of the so called Axis of Terror, the weakest one was Iraq because their threat to us via WMD, was less than N. Korea and Iran. However, instead of going after N Korea or Iran, we invade Iraq. :confused:
 
This issue was inherited by many presidents Nuclear Weapons Program - North Korea , so to attach this issue to Obama is stupid.

What I really find interesting is that of all the members of the so called Axis of Terror, the weakest one was Iraq because their threat to us via WMD, was less than N. Korea and Iran. However, instead of going after N Korea or Iran, we invade Iraq. :confused:

Yep and if Bush hadn't dragged us into that stupid war we would have the resources and the resolve to deal with the real threats in the world. Instead we blew it all on a made up bogeyman.
 
North Korea threatens to 'weaponize' all of its plutonium, enrich uranium | Headlines | Jerusalem Post

Gee I have an idea lets write them a nasty letter and not sell them stuff. Because that really works...

kudos for pointing that out. This is the same type of results we have gotten from implementing anti-gun laws in America. All those laws effectively accomplished was the inability for the honest citizen to purchase guns while allowing the criminals to continue to purchase on the black market.

I'm not saying N. Korea should have nuclear weapons......but who are WE or Russia to say they can't have nukes? Have we all forgotten about the masses of stockpiles that the US and Russia both keep? Then we have the nerve to intervene with other countries and tell them they can't have them? Why? So we can ensure our global domination?

I say America has enough problems as it is, leave them alone and let someone else be the peace-keepers in the rest of the world. Unless of course, N. Korea attempts an attack on American soil that is. Hell, even while Hitler was attempting to take over Europe, America stayed out of it......at least until the Japanese "Hitler's ally's" attacked Pearl Harbor anyways, THEN we stepped in and took over. Why not use the same principles here? Other countries such as Russia, China, Britain, and Japan could all step in and keep the peace. Let's let them, it's someone else s turn.
 
Yep and if Bush hadn't dragged us into that stupid war we would have the resources and the resolve to deal with the real threats in the world. Instead we blew it all on a made up bogeyman.

Speaking of the resources and resolve to accomplish what you were saying......

Remember how Hitler eventually lost WW2 and his Nazi empire came crashing down? It was because he had too many fronts he was trying to fight at once. Now we have an Iraqi front, and Afghanistan front, and we have hundreds of thousands of soldiers station across seas in almost every country. Eventually, happening right now as we speak" America will no longer be the superpower because just like Hitler and every other former empire that has failed, we are trying to fight too many wars and aren't concentrated on taking care of our own country. America is destined to fail, probably sooner rather than later if we keep heading in the direction we are right now.
 
I enjoy the trolling, because it has more truth per word than your long winded bloviating. You're just as full of **** as Obama. The empty suit in the Oval Office is too damn scared to make a real decision, one with balls. But you keep worshiping at his alter.

You really need to work on your smack.

Interesting how you think I have no truth, but you consistently fail to point out anything I have said that was wrong. Furthermore, you think that posts have have the snot beaten out of them have "truth." And you are excessively hypocritical. You attack me for treating Bush and Obama the same when it comes to the same circumstances and the same options they had, but you do not bash Obama when you give Bush a free pass. If Bush did it, it's okay, but if Obama follows suit, it's horrible. That's hypocrisy as its worst. At least I try to consistently treat politicians who are put in the same position with the same circumstances the same. You don't give a crap, if it's a D following their name automatically bad. If it's a R, it's okay.

And apparently not voting for him, calling him stimulus a failure and disageeing with his policies means I worship at his alter. You got a messed up view on life.
 
Bomb Pyongyang off the map. Problem solved.

So starting a new Korean War, with Seoul and its millions of civilians decimated and risking a nuclear attack on Japan, the US west coast and South Korea is acceptable to you?

Do you know WHY Bush didn't do that? Because it wasn't acceptable to him.

Again, Bush and Obama have the SAME options. And these options suck. So why are you people treating them differently?
 
So starting a new Korean War, with Seoul and its millions of civilians decimated and risking a nuclear attack on Japan, the US west coast and South Korea is acceptable to you?

Do you know WHY Bush didn't do that? Because it wasn't acceptable to him.

Again, Bush and Obama have the SAME options. And these options suck. So why are you people treating them differently?

Because they are different persons, have different political views, and most importantly, are/were supported (in many cases) by opposing viewpoints.
 
Because they are different persons, have different political views, and most importantly, are/were supported (in many cases) by opposing viewpoints.

And that changes the options how?

Oh wait. It does not.

It does not matter if they are different people, have different views and are supported by different viewpoints when the same options and outcomes exist and both deem them unacceptable.

Bush did not act because the consequences were too high. Guess why Obama's not acting? Because the consequences are too high.

So why should we treat them any differently?
 
And that changes the options how?

Oh wait. It does not.

It does not matter if they are different people, have different views and are supported by different viewpoints when the same options and outcomes exist and both deem them unacceptable.

Bush did not act because the consequences were too high. Guess why Obama's not acting? Because the consequences are too high.

So why should we treat them any differently?

Ok, ok, the real reason.

Because ignoring your logic gave people a reason to criticize Pres. Bush, and gives people a reason to criticize Pres. Obama.

It's alot more fun (plus it makes you feel smarter) to say "Why not do this!", than it is to admit that very little can be done.
 
Ok, ok, the real reason.

Because ignoring your logic gave people a reason to criticize Pres. Bush, and gives people a reason to criticize Pres. Obama.

And those people are scum. Bashing a candidate for one activity is one thing. Bashing another you don't like for the same activity you gave a pass to your candidate is a sign of severe inconsistent beliefs. There are way too many of these people running around right now.

It's alot more fun (plus it makes you feel smarter) to say "Why not do this!", than it is to admit that very little can be done.

I suppose. But how many people here have given a realistic alternative? Hell, all Triad does is bash without giving a single realistic alternative.

If we should be blaming anyone, it's the Politburo at the PRC.
 
Bomb Pyongyang off the map. Problem solved.

So because we don't agree with other country's political views, we should drop a nuke on them? If I remember correctly, the poll showing citizen support for the American government was just over 50%, but the poll showing N.Korea's support for their government was over 90%. So something tells me there are facts that our government doesn't want our citizens to know. Maybe it's because we want to bully other countries and tell them they can't have nukes, when our country has more nukes stockpiled than any other country in the world.......??
 
How about instead of just complaining, you actually offer a viable, realistic plan for a change?

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Steps are already being taken to send china more icy delicious treats in an effort to compel them to control their lackeys.
 
North Korea threatens to 'weaponize' all of its plutonium, enrich uranium | Headlines | Jerusalem Post

Gee I have an idea lets write them a nasty letter and not sell them stuff. Because that really works...

Complete global isolation except for food and medication meant for civilians is a good place to start.

No funding, no support, and global blacklisting.

Then -- UN forces search all vessels entering or leaving North Korean waters. Any ships containing materials North Korea is not supposed to have can then be seized and destroyed.

Once the NK disposes of their nuclear arsenal, all of the above the sanctions can be lifted.
 
Complete global isolation except for food and medication meant for civilians is a good place to start.

No funding, no support, and global blacklisting.


Already tried in the 90's.

North Korea laughed and let thousands die form starvation until the west broke. Then they used the aid to feed supply their military.


Then -- UN forces search all vessels entering or leaving North Korean waters. Any ships containing materials North Korea is not supposed to have can then be seized and destroyed.

Already been done now for about 15 years(look around every once and a while a news item about stopping a NK vessel will have been reported.)..North Korea is more it continues shipping arms around the world..even lost some engineers when Israel bombed a Nuclear Reactor they where building in Syria.

North Korea has made clear any such action will mean war and China(NK Ally) has said the UN will not enforce its sanctions by force.
US has also said it won't even stop the ships.

Not only has it been tried by even before their nasty note dries they are wimping out.

Once the NK disposes of their nuclear arsenal, all of the above the sanctions can be lifted.

North Korea has made clear they are done talking about how they will not have nukes..they have them and they will keep them


The entire world got an eye full of how pathetically weak the west especially the USA has become with Iraq.
Basically time is past up and once again the west is showing their big talkers..and that is it.
 
It seems to me that the US can do little to effect NK atomic programs. It is interesting to read those with a Bush hangover bleating about how if US resources were not used in Iraq, the US military could 'do something' about NK nukes. This is nonsense on a couple of levels, the most obvious being that NK is a Chinese client state sharing a nearly 900 mile border and a couple of billion dollars a year in trade.

The NK's will continue to act in a belligerent manner while the leadership succession is worked out and their military is bought off by political leadership. Sanctions will not effect the military or political elites; civilians will again starve by the hundreds of thousands, without a tear being shed.

This is a dangerously unstable regime that is being fostered and protected by China. Like it or not, there is little, short of a war we are ill prepared to fight, that will cause the NK's to change their behavior. In the short term, look for some confrontation in the shipping lanes and hope for the best. We are in for a rocky ride.
 
I wonder how accurate it would be to call North Korea a "vassal state" of China which they (China) are using to threaten us while still selling us tons of cheap goods?
 
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