Comments on: DPRK’s Biochemical Threat

By: Roy Smith

Roy Smith — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:39:09 +0000

China will not allow North Korea to fold up & fall.It will not allow history to repeat itself like it did in Eastern Europe in the late 80's & early 90's.It will prop up Kim Chong Il & whoever succeeds him,just like its propping up the Burmese dictatorship & like I'm sure it'll make sure there are no drastic changes with Vietnam,Laos,& Cambodia.I'm sure it will continue to prop up Musharraf in Pakistan or at least insure that if he is "replaced," its by someone acceptable to them.As long as North Korea has China for a "sugar daddy," then the chances for it folding up & going away is VERY SMALL.Off topic,don't be licking your "made in China" Barbie Dolls.Any country that can poison every product it exports will not stop supporting North Korea no matter how much we wishfully hope for it to.

By: demophilus

demophilus — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:02:57 +0000

Patrick: Yeah, the dice might roll that way, too.
Thing is, Kaddafi got a pretty good deal out of selling “the Functioning Core” his WMD gear — excuse me, voluntarily relinquishing it. In exchange, Libya cleared a way out of “the Non-Integrating Gap”.
If they’re of a mind to sell their WMD, the Norks may be able to cut a better deal with the Core, rather than some turd in a cave.
Or, maybe I’m just an optimist. But not so much that I’d bet the farm at the craps table.

By: Patrick Coyle

Patrick Coyle — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:20:23 +0000

The threat from N. Korean WMD is not so much from their use by DPRK (though paranoia is apparently rampant), but the sale of such weapons to whom ever has the cash. The DPRK has a severe cash flow problem and that really hurts the ruling elite. The sale of WMD could come from the government or individuals in the military establishment.
Terrorists do not need a militarily significant bioweapon for a terror attack. It does not even need to be a really effective weapon. All it needs to be is a certifiable bioweapon and publicity.

By: Pat Flannery

Pat Flannery — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:43:39 +0000

Popular Mechanics is notable for being a very unreliable source of any information related to military or classified programs.
Over the years, all sorts of oddball aircraft that don’t exist have appeared on the magazine’s cover, along with breathless descriptions of secret “UFO” type machines (The Roswell “flying saucer” was speculated to be a small airship crewed by Japanese IIRC).
It’s sort of like “The Weekly World News” of technology publications.

By: Siconik

Siconik — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:49:10 +0000

OMG, North Korea has WMDs… I am sure Marines are preping for landing as we speak!
What’s that? They are getting sweetheart fuel and food deals instead? I am confused…