N. Korean Missile Warhead 'Found in Alaska'...

[Ziroc]

http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nati...7272311970.htm

By Ryu Jin
Staff Reporter
The warhead of a long-range missile test-fired by North Korea was found in the U.S. state of Alaska, a report to the National Assembly revealed yesterday.

``According to a U.S. document, the last piece of a missile warhead fired by North Korea was found in Alaska,’’ former Japanese foreign minister Taro Nakayama was quoted as saying in the report. ``Washington, as well as Tokyo, has so far underrated Pyongyang’s missile capabilities.’’

The report was the culmination of monthlong activities of the Assembly’s overseas delegation to five countries over the North Korean nuclear crisis. The Assembly dispatched groups of lawmakers to the United States, Japan, China, Russia and European Union last month to collect information and opinions on the international issue.

The team sent to Japan, headed by Rep. Kim Hak-won of the United Liberal Democrats, reported, ``Nakayama said Washington has come to put more emphasis on trilateral cooperation between South Korea, Japan and the United States since it recognized that the three countries are within the range of North Korean missiles.’’

According to the group dispatched to the U.S., American politicians had a wide range of opinions over the resolution of the nuclear issue, from ``a peaceful resolution’’ to ``military response.’’

Doves, such as Rep. Edward J. Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat and co-chairman of the Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation, called for a peaceful settlement of the current confrontation, by offering food, energy and other humanitarian aid to the poverty-stricken country, while urging the North to give up its nuclear ambitions.

Rep. Markey also said the North should return to the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and the U.S. should make a nonaggression pact with the communist North.

Hardliners, however, warned that the North’s possession of nuclear weapons will instigate a nuclear race in the region, provoking Japan to also acquire nuclear weapons. Rep. Mark Steven Kirk, an Illinois Republican, said the U.S. might have to bomb the Yongbyon nuclear complex should the North try to export its nuclear material to other countries.

Over the controversy concerning the withdrawal of U.S. forces stationed here, most American legislators that the parliamentary delegation met said U.S. troops should stay on the peninsula as long as the Korean people want, the report said.

[Wutang]

yeeesh...scary!

Not really all that scary. 1st. It is a korean news article with no independant cooberation. Second they didn't once mention what part of alaska they were talking about. If you count the Aleutian Islands Alaska stretches nearly all the way to Kamchatka...which is not all that far north of Japan.

I'll wait for some verification before I panic [img]smile.gif[/img]

Edit for typo's

[ 03-05-2003, 09:34 AM: Message edited by: MagiK ]

[johnny]

What kind of game exactly are these guys playing ?

I think it is called "Brinkmanship" but am not sure.

[Wutang]

NK wants respect, but for the amount of inane statements they are making these days, it isn't helping.

[Azred]

Originally posted by MagiK: I think it is called "Brinkmanship" but am not sure.

That is most definitely what it is called. The international version of "playing chicken". If they play their cards right, they could give the Cuban Missile Crisis a run for its money.

A question: why are the North Koreans playing this game of "don't blink" with us instead of the Japanese?

[ElricMorlockin]

The clown leading NK, is just wanting some attention. One could easily say that such actions are the symptoms of a mental disorder. The same can be said of others on any issue who bark off any amount of nonsense, to get attention for themselves.

[Animal]

Originally posted by Azred: Quote: Originally posted by MagiK: I think it is called "Brinkmanship" but am not sure.

That is most definitely what it is called. The international version of "playing chicken". If they play their cards right, they could give the Cuban Missile Crisis a run for its money.

A question: why are the North Koreans playing this game of "don't blink" with us instead of the Japanese?[/QUOTE]North Korea is a little choked about the sanctions placed upon them, hence all the threats and innuendo toward the US. Quite frankly, North Korea scares the beejezus out of me, and is far more of a threat than Iraq.

[Ronn_Bman]

Do you suggest action or diplomacy? Diplomacy is what we're trying now.