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Never let a disaster/event go to waste?

Apr 29, 2018 4:21AM PDT
North Korea nuclear test site has collapsed and may be out of action – China study

North Korea’s main nuclear test site has partially collapsed under the stress of multiple explosions, possibly rendering it unsafe for further testing and leaving it vulnerable to radiation leaks, a study by Chinese geologists has shown.

The findings could cast doubt on North Korea’s sincerity in announcing last weekend that it would stop testing nuclear weapons at the site ahead of Friday’s summit between the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, and the South Korean president, Moon Jae-in.

The test site at Punggye-ri, in a mountainous area in North Korea’s north-east, has been the location for all six of the regime’s nuclear tests since 2006.

The findings, by scientists at the University of Science and Technology of China, suggest the partial collapse of the mountain that contains the testing tunnels, as well as the risk of radiation leaks, have potentially rendered the site unusable.


We'll give up testing at a site we can no longer use IF you do this for us?

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Spin
Apr 29, 2018 7:54AM PDT

Every good pol knows how to spin stuff.

Give up nothing and expect something in return.

Kim is not stupid and he knows how to play the game.

Now let's see if the child knows how to play the game.

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Good to know whom you're negotiating with.
Apr 29, 2018 3:39PM PDT

Given three generations of hard dictatorships and Grandson's methods of eliminating opponents, can the world expect anything good out of NK?
Smart move, though, if true.
Of course, Trump is a great negotiator, they say - with opponents who don't count homicide as a tool.