N Korea blasts nuclear cooling tower in symbolic gesture

Saturday 28th June, 05:04 AM JST

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some14some at 08:17 AM JST - 28th June

Very good, NK got rid of 22y/old structure...US pays and NK smiles.
OssanULTRA at 08:42 AM JST - 28th June

Very nice of the NKoreans to blow up a cooling tower that was shut down a long time ago and not in use. Perhaps they could blow up Kim Jong Il as a symbolic gesture as well.
USNinJapan2 at 09:13 AM JST - 28th June

FYI, the controlled demolition was paid for and carried out by the U.S.
adaydream at 09:54 AM JST - 28th June

george bush could have had this 5 to 7 years ago. But remember he doesn't talk to enemies. What a waste in time and energies. < :-)
Taka313 at 11:50 AM JST - 28th June

OssanULTRA,

Perhaps they could blow up Kim Jong Il as a symbolic gesture as well.

They tried that. How do you think his hair got like that? ;-)

Taka
Taka313 at 11:53 AM JST - 28th June

USN, Thanks for the information. Did the U.S. actually send in EO guys to do the job? That would be one crazy TAD trip, don't you think? Those guys are used to going to work in the morning knowing they might not come home, but a trip to N. Korea puts a whole new spin on that concept!

Taka
USNinJapan2 at 12:27 PM JST - 28th June

Taka

Not sure which branch of the US government the demolition team belonged to but they were American. They actually may even have been contracted civilians but the point is the entire operation was paid for and executed by the US. Kinda cool how we're letting the North Koreans take credit for this successful and symbolic action...
SuperLib at 12:33 PM JST - 28th June

Very nice of the NKoreans to blow up a cooling tower that was shut down a long time ago and not in use.

Um, it what shut down in 2007 as part of the agreement. Now that the agreement has been finalized they destroyed it completely. It means North Korea cannot open it up again and start it as they've done in the past during negotiations. It's a pretty significant step forward.
SuperLib at 12:34 PM JST - 28th June

george bush could have had this 5 to 7 years ago. But remember he doesn't talk to enemies. What a waste in time and energies. < :-)

You're clueless.
PepinGalarga at 02:37 PM JST - 28th June

are there other cooling towers or structures that provide redundancy? otherwise it is more than a symbolic gesture. If they had some secret way to dissipate heat, it would be hard to keep that way due to satellites and US spies taking air/soil samples.

all of this drama going on at the same time that all other "nuclear" nations keep developing and improving their own WMD's... what hypocrisy.
adaydream at 05:59 PM JST - 28th June

SuperLib - Clueless No!!

But feel free to correct me. < :-)
buddha4brains at 06:07 PM JST - 28th June

A symbolic gesture for a beggar President in need of some diplomatic gift to hang his legacy on - even if it is from a despot. Now in just 45 days NK won't be part of the Axis of Evil. Remarkably easy when you consider the price Iraq is paying.

The only question that remains is how much further can the beggar Bush sink in the short time remaining.
SuperLib at 10:13 PM JST - 28th June

what hypocrisy.

Hypocrisy beats utter stupidity in my book.