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I also saw that Fox News report...10 seconds about possible nuclear test... very sad. *begin rant* Maybe someone needs to re-educate the world on just how powerful nuclear weapons are. I think we have all become desensitized with this loose way of referring to them in the same group as chemical and biological weapons. They just dont fit in the same group. Sure, a chemical weapon could take a decent chunk out of a densly populated area, but a multi-megaton thermonuclear device could turn an entire downtown city area into a crater, and vaporize all of its suburbs, as well as disrupt communications nationwide. *end rant*
On a side note: If a REAL nuclear test occured on Thursday, wouldnt we have known about it before these reports? There are navstar sattelites with sensors dedicated to detecting open-air nuclear detonations (USNDS). Even if these cant cover the entire world, you would think we would be focusing detection resources on N. Korea due to their advancing atomic weapons programs.
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