Comments on: DPRK admits to enriching uranium http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/07/02/dprk-admits-to-enriching-uranium/ News and analysis of the North Korean economy Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:28:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Who ever http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/07/02/dprk-admits-to-enriching-uranium/#comment-148095 Who ever Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:08:43 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/07/02/dprk-admits-to-enriching-uranium/#comment-148095 I've seen the KCNA news bulletins (from June) saying they where going to advance in the field of uranium enrichment "for fuel for their planed light water-reactor" or some bogus reason like that. But that only suggests that they only got a very basic understanding. Not that they have completed the knowledge and science or have the capability today for commercial scale production. Needless to say it all depends on how much the Pakistanis have shared, their NK missiles are even nuclear weapons carriers there. But even sharing information on that they still only got missiles with range below ICBM range. I've never seen any plants or places pointed out as proposed U E facilities. So if they exist at a functional stage they are indeed secret. I also wonder where the proposed light-water reactor will be built and on which designs it will be based. It seems like a massive project to take on for them. Would be much better if they could just strike a deal where the world markets would be opened up for them. However they need to open up too. But the point is the world can't punish someone without anything to loose. Until they understand that the situation will not change. There where no legitimate business to strangle really and the illegitimate just get a push to expand. I don't think they can hinder NK from exporting weapons for example I know that they have sent some of the weapons to Pakistan by air. Their scuds that is. And light arms go to Africa every day by air from all over the world. So I would expect to see more shocking announcements from them and them trying to do more large projects to help their isolated economy. I’ve seen the KCNA news bulletins (from June) saying they where going to advance in the field of uranium enrichment “for fuel for their planed light water-reactor” or some bogus reason like that. But that only suggests that they only got a very basic understanding. Not that they have completed the knowledge and science or have the capability today for commercial scale production. Needless to say it all depends on how much the Pakistanis have shared, their NK missiles are even nuclear weapons carriers there. But even sharing information on that they still only got missiles with range below ICBM range.

I’ve never seen any plants or places pointed out as proposed U E facilities. So if they exist at a functional stage they are indeed secret. I also wonder where the proposed light-water reactor will be built and on which designs it will be based. It seems like a massive project to take on for them. Would be much better if they could just strike a deal where the world markets would be opened up for them. However they need to open up too. But the point is the world can’t punish someone without anything to loose. Until they understand that the situation will not change. There where no legitimate business to strangle really and the illegitimate just get a push to expand. I don’t think they can hinder NK from exporting weapons for example I know that they have sent some of the weapons to Pakistan by air. Their scuds that is. And light arms go to Africa every day by air from all over the world. So I would expect to see more shocking announcements from them and them trying to do more large projects to help their isolated economy.

]]> By: ROK Drop Weekly Linklets – July 5, 2009 | ROK Drop http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/07/02/dprk-admits-to-enriching-uranium/#comment-146515 ROK Drop Weekly Linklets – July 5, 2009 | ROK Drop Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:12:39 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/07/02/dprk-admits-to-enriching-uranium/#comment-146515 [...] many more times does North Korea needs to admit to enriching uranium before people like David Albright believes [...] […] many more times does North Korea needs to admit to enriching uranium before people like David Albright believes […]

]]> By: NKeconWatch http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/07/02/dprk-admits-to-enriching-uranium/#comment-146318 NKeconWatch Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:08:35 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/07/02/dprk-admits-to-enriching-uranium/#comment-146318 Yes there certainly strategic reasons for announcing this program whether it exists or not... Yes there certainly strategic reasons for announcing this program whether it exists or not…

]]> By: EmperorAtahualpa http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/07/02/dprk-admits-to-enriching-uranium/#comment-146191 EmperorAtahualpa Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:01:59 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/07/02/dprk-admits-to-enriching-uranium/#comment-146191 I would like to read the original statement made by North Korea. Does anyone know where to find it? (BTW, I would bet this is another bluff, just like the many they've done before) I would like to read the original statement made by North Korea. Does anyone know where to find it?

(BTW, I would bet this is another bluff, just like the many they’ve done before)

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