North Korea tests Nuke

[Cyclonite]

Its weird, they don't release any radiation but cause radiation to be released at the target source.

[Nylo]

Pretty unsetteling. Federal officicials aren't worried that he'll try to send nuclear material by missile. But by terrorist. Making the situation way shittier. TT

[Psycho4Bud]

Ever wonder why N.Korea is doing all this??? The hidden reason:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj42Q...elated&search=

Have a good one!:thumbsup:

[Great Spirit]

Nothing good can come of this, the U.S. can't even threaten invasion because we don't have enough manpower to support one.

All they need is another staged terror attack, like a dirty bomb going off in a metropolitan area, blame it on Iran or North Korea and bingo you have your draft and your much needed sheep soldiers!

[Great Spirit]

Just send in the world police again...America fuck yea gonna save the mother fucking day yea.

I find your comment disturbing.....

[andruejaysin]

Relax, they aren't gonna launch any missile at us unless we're dumb enoug to invade them, and there isn't a drop of oil anywhere in korea. The problem is that they might sell them. And don't start with "they'll sell them to terrorists", that doesn't fit with their agenda of not getting invaded. And anyway the price would be such that only countries and bill gates could afford them. Selling them to iran seems likely, they have boatloads of the two things nk wants most, money and oil, but they'll have their own soon enough anyway. And don't place much faith in missle defense, it's dirt simple to make a warhead stealthy, compared to a plane. It's only about the size of a basketball (in cross section, coming at you), doesn't need to fly in the normal sense, and it's moving so fast you have to lock on it from alot further away. The radar on the thing is probably aegis or something similar. I've heard from guys who should know that they could light up the f-117, don't know at what range, or if they could get a lock on it. That shit is classified, I'm sure. You can add japan to the list of countries with icbms, they use them to launch satelites. But if you can put something in orbit you can hit anywhere in the world from any direction. I've actually heard some of the neofacist talking heads say we should give japan the bomb, my grandfather would roll over in his grave.

[Cyclonite]

They can't even really sell a weapon that doesn't work that well.....they are using technology that is weaker than what what used in Hiroshima. Its not they are mass producing for a profit, they just want to be seen as having "power". There are a few places that would be a much better place to buy such an item.

BTW missile defense is pretty good...the laser technology will soon make it incredible, but even with the PAC 3s there is a good success rate. You not trying to hit a target with the diameter of a basket ball but rather get within a certain proximity to it and BOOM. The blast and frag can kill a missile from a fair range. Most ICBMS have a diameter you can walk through anyways.

[andruejaysin]

Only in front of it, it's moving faster than the detonation rate, which is about 8000 m/s for your namesake (aka RDX). An inch behind and the blast can't catch it. I worry more about pakistan, a fairly reasonable government right now, but they're one assasination away from being our worst nightmare.

[Cyclonite]

If you can throw a 90 MPH fast ball stationary I assure you that it will exceed 90 MPH if you throw it from a moving vehicle, same thing with the explosives.

I'm almost 99% sure a incoming warhead speed wouldn't be even close to 8000 m/s. The space shuttle doesn't even fly that when in orbit with no atmospheric resistance.

The direction of the missile travel is constantly corrected based on the incoming trajectory....im pretty sure if a nuke was on its way there would be quite a few Pats in the air, it would get hit. Laser technology is used and is very effective but its still in its baby stages.

[andruejaysin]

That's just what I've heard never actually did the math. So... 8000 ms/s would be roughly 25000 feet so 5 miles a second, or 18,000 mph. If a missile goes 4000 miles in 15 minutes that would be 16,000 mph. I'm not sure what explosive they use, the det rates are all over the place. Gonna be close.