North Korea?s Nuclear Test: The Conequences [UPDATE]

[JustAnAverageGuy]

AP article
CNN

- JaAG

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: NTB
Who says they haven't *gotten* one yet? All we know is that they haven't used it yet.

Nate

The thing is, if they do have one, using it shouldn't be too awfully difficult. Get ahold of a private jet somewhere in Europe, fly across the Atlantic (I assume that private/corporate jets are capable of this flight), fly low over a city, and trigger explosive.
I imagine the most difficult part of this would be figuring out how to rig the bomb to go off when desired, and not before.
Although, if it explodes over the middle of the Atlantic, that would still accomplish wonders for the terrorists without even destroying a single American city. When people realize that a nuke was on its way to the mainland, prepped to detonate, there'll probably be some panic and rioting. Those in charge will realize that they really can't do a whole lot to secure every single nuclear weapon in the world, and who knows, martial law to secure the country and quell the rioting and panic? In either way, the terrorists still score a victory. As far as they're concerned, detonating over a city would simply be a bonus.

Nope. The US will cover it up somehow, saying it was a planned detonation, etc.

 

[erub]

scary stuff..so this is what it was like to live in Cold War Americ in the 60s or 70s, knowing that your enemy has nukes and isn't afraid to use them

 

[George P Burdell]

Originally posted by: Duddy
UPDATE

There's already a thread about this. Stop pimping your blog.

 

[preslove]

So, its been reported as detected between 3.58 and 4.2 on the Richter scale, does anybody know what that translates to in mega/kilotons?