Posted by
arandomguy on Monday, October 09, 2006 12:13:25 AM
A little bit more breaking news in the last 45 minutes. South Korea has issued several reports.
-They say there was a magnitude 3.6 tremor detected - reliable evidence of an underground nuclear explosion.
Here's the link.- North and South Korea say that China was given a 20 minute warning, and that China passed this on to the US. The US has confirmed this story, that China was indeed given a 20 minute morning.
- The US has still not confirmed the test, though evidence is mounting that it did indeed take place.
- South Korea has raised its military alert level. This could signal the beginning of an arms race. Japan too will likely start arming itself.
- North Korea claims that the test will "Contribute to defending the peace."
What peace? The peace has been defended for 50 years, since the Korean War was over. And the US has been responsible for this, not North Korea. This is likely to do anything BUT make peace.