May 12, 2010

Caution - multiple drink alert

Yeah -- like really... From the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC):
N Korea claims nuclear 'holy grail'
North Korea says it has carried out a nuclear fusion reaction - a process that could produce a limitless supply of clean energy.

A newspaper published by North Korea's ruling communist party is reporting that its scientists have successfully carried out nuclear fusion to produce a new form of energy, a process experts around the world have so far failed to achieve.

But scientists in South Korea doubt the North has the technology to create such a reaction.

Nuclear fusion promises limitless clean energy but it could also be employed to make hydrogen bombs.

The United States estimates that Pyongyang has as many as six atomic weapons.
Last first -- they have the infrastructure to have manufactured as many as six weaponised nuclear devices. Considering that their one and only (publicly known) test was a fizzle, I would question the effectiveness of their program. The only problem here would be the use of these devices as a man-carried dirty bomb. Next (penultimate), having a working nuclear fusion reactor doesn't give you the ability to make Hydrogen bombs. Apples and Oranges. Bad fact-checking -- no donut! As for the claims at the beginning of the article, I will believe that when I see a change to this satellite image:
korea_night_lights.jpg
Posted by DaveH at May 12, 2010 9:58 PM | TrackBack