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| Japan Sees Activity at N. Korean Nuke Test Site |
| 2006-08-24 |
| TOKYO — Japan has confirmed vehicle activity at a North Korean nuclear testing site, but it was unclear whether tests were imminent, a news report said Thursday. Vehicles have been seen entering and leaving a nuclear testing site in the northeast of the country, Kyodo News agency reported, quoting an unnamed government official. It was unclear whether any nuclear tests by the North were imminent, but Japan will continue to closely monitor the situation, the official was quoted as saying. A Foreign Ministry official who spoke on condition of anonymity, citing protocol, said Japan was continuously analyzing intelligence but said the government would not discuss specifics because of the sensitivity of the matter. A news report last week that U.S. officials were monitoring potentially suspicious activity at a suspected underground nuclear site sent diplomats in the region scrambling to avert a possible test and get Pyongyang to return to multinational talks on its nuclear ambitions. |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #4 Japan has built and launched at least three high-resolution imaging satellites, and may have launched more. Their primary duties are to monitor North Korea and China, as well as eastern Russia. I'm pretty sure that Japan also has electronic intercept capabilities as good as those used by the United States. I can only guess at what else they might have, but I'm sure they are quite up-to-date on what's going on in NORK. I'd certainly listen to whatever they say about that area. Old Spook and Fred can possibly add to what I know (or at least, what I THINK I know...). |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-08-24 15:41 |
| #3 Nightmare unfolding... North Korea and Iran both announce on the same day that they have the bomb! How hard would it be for North Korea to get a Nuclear Weapon to Iran? I don't know the answer to that... maybe really hard... maybe not. Either way... we know which direction the missles will be pointing Blackvenom-2001 |
| Posted by: Blackvenom-2001 2006-08-24 14:38 |
| #2 Just saw this on Fox News. Don't know what means was used by Japan but the high-res satellite photo showed vehicles. The narrative said that vehicles had been removed and activity had stopped. I think we can expect a boom soon. Or not. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2006-08-24 11:53 |
| #1 What national technical means is Japan using to acquire this information? |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-08-24 11:31 |