Nuke Fears Seeping Through The world
According to Dailyrecord.co.uk:
BRITAIN has condemned a nuclear weapon test carried out in secretive North Korea, which Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned will undermine the prospects for peace in the region.
The underground explosion, in the north east of the country, was carried out earlier today and is reported to have been many times larger than a previous test in 2006.
The move will significantly ratchet up international tension over the nuclear and missile ambitions of the Pyongyang regime, which was censured by the United Nations for a rocket launch on April 5.
US president Barack Obama said today a nuclear test constituted an act of "blatant defiance" of the UN Security Council and a violation of international law.
In a statement issued by 10 Downing Street, Mr Brown said: "I condemn North Korea's nuclear test in the strongest terms as erroneous, misguided and a danger to the world.
The fears of Nuclear Holocaust may just begin from now on with a nuclear arms race had just been restarted with Iran & North Korea ignored the international condemation.
North Korea seems to let the cat out of the bag earlier as a sort of deterance and Iran who are buddy buddy with North Korea are testing satelites before North Korea shot their very own "satelites".
This seems that North Korea Nuclear Test coincides with Iran recent missile test hence with a little brain storming, there might be a connection to these 2 countries....
What will the world be doing against North Korea? or even Iran?
Will World War III start upon these 2 countries? Will the world end from a or multiple mushroom clouds everywhere and we shall see that movie "The Road" in the future in the REAL time.
Or, North Korean prefer to blow lot's of electronics off the grid by doing high altitude nuclear explosion causing extremely high EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) onto a large city size area surging all the electricity within a closed circuits that may be exposed to the EMP...will all be fried.
Planes will fall from the sky, trains will halt, all cars cannot be restarted, computer controlled traffic lights goes dark, lights go off permanently, water treatment plants goes offline, internet goes down, all data from youtube disappears and other possible human reaction related end of days scenario will erupt in a few hours time.
People will wipe out the supermarket clean in a few hours, looting will goes rampant, fire will not be extinquish, police will fire in random on angry crowds who are hungry and thirsty.
City wide evacuation to nowhere for food scavanging for food & water will be terrible if the whole city is affected..or the world...is affected.
If everywhere is affected...the doomsday effect will come as human goes cannibalistic and hunt for food.
What can you do to survive? Don't FIGHT THIS WAR and give North Korea their food and stay away from the ultimate doom of nuclear holocaust.
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Oil Prices On The Rebound…Testing Resistance Soon.
6th April 2009 Light CL Chart
Looking at the chart attached, you can easily see what is the trend now that the oil had rebounded back and soon to test the resistance level.
It crisis in North Korea might had partially affected oil prices as Iran IS a close ally to the communist state, if there is a war...Iran probably join in the fight or mix into the chaos and "kick the ass of Iran's own enemy".
Now that the "rocket" had been launched and not much information was revealed on the nature of the rocket.
The North Korea official says it's a successful launch of the satelite yet there are news that it's a failure...It's hard to determine who is right or wrong but it's the "measure of success" that is important.
To North Korea, shooting the "satelite" may have two milestones...
- Test if they can shoot a satelite - probably military in nature - into space
- Test if they can shoot a missile further then previous prototype
Either this two goals is reached, it's a success.
Obama is obviously furious on the very idea that North Korea even dare to launch the rocket even thou he had given North Korea plently of chance for peaceful negociation.
Now the punishment may be more severe then what BUSH may had given as previously Bush had ignored "rouge" nations that have no oil.
Obama will be the actual leader that actually care for the world regardless if they have anything in return...and this might be just the begininig of the new era of peace....or pure anachy.
Now that N.Korea basically thinks they are "invunerable" to outside attacks regardless of economic sanctions or threats of military "punishment", what will be the decision of the world leaders?
Catch the next installment of this highly anticipated drama as we watch the oil price rise above the support level or goes down punishing the oil investors...time will tell.
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Defiant North fires rocket
Obama leads global condemnation; Security Council to meet Monday
SEOUL/TOKYO - BRUSHING aside warnings from the international community, North Korea launched a long-range rocket yesterday, putting another wrinkle into efforts to denuclearise the North and raising tensions in the region.
The rocket hurtled over Japan within seven minutes of liftoff at 11.20am local time from the North's north-east coast.
For some tense moments, Japan's military, which had been given authority to shoot down any threat to its soil, watched the rocket fly through its territory. North Korea had warned that any attempt to block its launch or intercept the rocket would be tantamount to war.
The rocket traced out its predicted flight path, dumping its first stage booster - the engine - into the ocean 280km west of Japan, and its second booster 1,270km in the Pacific Ocean east of the Japanese coast.
Four hours after the launch, Pyongyang declared it a success.
'The satellite is orbiting Earth and transmitting the melodies of the immortal revolutionary paeans Song Of General Kim Il Sung and Song Of General Kim Jong Il, as well as measurement data back to Earth,' the state-run Korean Central News Agency said, referring to praise music for North Korea's late founder and his son, its current leader.
But the US military said that no object entered orbit. The final two stages of the rocket and its payload - the part carrying the satellite - landed in the Pacific Ocean, according to North American Aerospace Defence Command and US Northern Command officials.
Words Must Mean Something
- this means either the N.Korea knew about it's satellite failure but success on testing the range if a longer range missile.
Cloak and dagger scenairo here, even the press dare not leak any information if the missile was shot down or not.
The problems is KoRea had threaten war if the 'Satelite' is shot down.
Obama had just got his first taste of serious threat of global poportion, what will he and his advisors decide to do to punish north Korea?
Does it means more economic sanctions which obviously did not work previously or international condemation or military actions?
Time will tell...
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The North Korea Madness.
North Korean ballistic missiles
April 2009 will be the month that historian will remember as the day of infamy for North Korea at least.
N.Korea had been trying their luck to boost attention back to them by planning to send a "satellite" into space (ICBM anyone?) and concurrently threaten more nuclear test.
Any sane leaders of the world will condemn such actions and declare "financial punishment" in the form of economic sanctions.
However, I personally think N.Korea either have a suicidal wish or they just want more assistance instead...for more money & food.
In the mean time, N.Korea conveniently stated their launch date (between April 4th to 8th) for their "satellite" for the neighbors to prepare for either a big spectacular fireworks or interception by Japan.
Well, the world can easily monitor the live photographic feeds from military satellites to "estimate" the date of launch from the time the rocket was placed on the platform to the fueling preparation and completion of fueling.
USA seems to be confident that the "missile" won't have the range to be able to reach Alaska hence declare they "won't be shooting down the North Korean missile" but if that missile fails and it looks like it's going to drop debris on Japan, that they might take some action.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Sunday that spy satellites had photographed the nose cone of a long-range North Korean rocket on its launch pad.
"But it is impossible to tell what object has been loaded onto the round-shaped (rocket) top -- a satellite or a warhead," an unnamed government source told Yonhap.
Now that we won't know
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NKorea puts military on full combat alert!
According to Yahoo!News:
SEOUL (AFP) - - North Korea put its military on full combat alert as US and South Korean troops began a major joint exercise on Monday.
Pyongyang also warned that any attempt to block its upcoming satellite launch would spark a war.
The communist state also severed its last communications channel with South Korea for the duration of the 12-day exercise, which Pyongyang has branded a rehearsal for invasion.
Last week the North threatened South Korean civilian airlines using its airspace, forcing them to re-route flights.
The North Korean military described the exercise as "unprecedented in the number of the aggressor forces involved and in duration."
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- Red Alert! North Korea is on another brink of war which may affect neighboring regions, if USA & Japan shoots down NKorea's 'satellite' from the sky...it will mean that North Korea will wage a total war against 'aggressors'.
We have to be reminded that North Korea have the Atom Bomb or Nuclear Bomb that can totally annihilate millions of people in an instant or simply explode nuke in mid air to send extremely strong EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) downwards causing all exposed electronics to cease functioning...which means a city wide long term black out, knock out thousands of modern vehicles that have a chip inside their cars, majority of all communication devices will be dead such as mobile phones, radio, television and walkies talkies.
This news may be the last news you ever read about if you in the range or North Korea's 'satellite' path...or North Korea is gambling that US or Japan will shoot it down and lure them into a conflict that have global implications.
This event coincides with Iran testing of their air-to-sea missiles which spells ominous coincidence or sheer logical to think both events were linked.
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Global Crisis Round Up 6 March 2009
Economic Crisis
The world is in a complete mess, this feeling is not uncommon among those who are monitoring the news online.
Energy Crisis
Firstly, Russia had previously hiked up the price of natural gas and expects Ukraine to pay up the new price of natural gas or face another gas supply cut.
This year's price rise for gas sold by Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom has been dramatic -- Naftogaz is paying $360 per 1,000 cubic metres in the first quarter from $179.50 last year, although Ukrainian officials have said they expect the figure to come down steeply.
Naftogaz says its ability to pay for Russian gas is complicated by huge debts owed to it by local utilities.
State security officials tried on Thursday to stage a raid for the second straight day on Ukraine's gas industry, heightening long-running tensions between the president and prime minister.
A similar raid on Wednesday by armed SBU officers on the offices of national energy company Naftogaz as the firm was making arrangements to settle a critical bill for Russian gas revived feuding between President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
Putin, addressing his government, said failure by Ukraine to pay could prompt Gazprom to curtail supplies, as it did for three weeks in January, and again cut off customers in Europe.
"If as a result of law enforcement actions and arrests of a number of officials there will be no payment, it will lead to the stoppage of our energy deliveries to our customers in Ukraine as well as customer in Europe," Putin said.
Ukraine's energy company paid its February bill for Russian gas in full Thursday, officials said, moving swiftly to avoid a cutoff that could have affected deliveries to Europe.
In short, Ukraine's energy future is in serious problem...this include those customers from Europe that receive natural gas from Russia via Ukraine.
Now with the global economic crisis hitting the Eastern Europe with a vengeance, Ukraine and many European countries (involved) may be facing a relatively dangerous energy crisis in the near future.
North Korea Crisis
NKorea says cannot ensure safety of SKorea flights: state media
North Korea announced Thursday it could not ensure the safety of South Korean flights over the Sea of Japan because an upcoming joint US-South Korean military exercise could trigger a war.
North Korea is also preparing to fire a rocket from a base overlooking the Sea of Japan for what it calls a satellite launch. Seoul and Washington say the real purpose is to test a missile that could theoretically reach Alaska.
"Under the touch-and-go situation where the North and the South are in full combat readiness and level their rifles and artillery pieces at each other, no one can guess what will trigger off a war," said the North's statement, from the state Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea.
Its military would respond to the "slightest provocation or its sign" on land, sea or in the air with "decisive and devastating blows at the aggressors."
IRAN Threat
Commander says Iran missiles can reach Israel atom sites!
Iranian missiles can reach Israeli nuclear sites, a top military commander said on Wednesday, after persistent speculation that Israel could target facilities involved in Iran's atomic work.
Iran has long said it has missiles that could reach the Jewish state but has not generally mentioned specific targets. Military analysts question whether Iranian missiles have the ability to hit targets at such ranges with great accuracy.
- This have serious implication due to the fact that Iran Commander specified their possible targets on Israel which means they had stepped up their rhetoric against Israel to either provoking for a fight or preparing for one.
It can also be a warning to deter Israel from conducting a military preemptive strike on Iran which may have disastrous consequences now that Iran have missiles that can 'send satellite' to space.
What will Israel response to this 'challenge'? What will Obama administration going to do to control the situation?
Economic Crisis
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair said Insurance Fund Could Be Insolvent This Year (2009)
“A large number” of bank failures may occur through 2010 because of “rapidly deteriorating economic conditions,” Bair said in the letter. “Without substantial amounts of additional assessment revenue in the near future, current projections indicate that the fund balance will approach zero or even become negative.”
AIG share prices falls to a record low at $0.36 (6 March 2009) as U.S. regulators failed to spot how much risk insurer AIG was piling on, and by the time they understood, they had no choice but to pour in tens of billions of public dollars, officials said on Thursday.
AIG sold insurance-like protection, known as credit default swaps, against declines in the value of securities -- including subprime mortgages that began defaulting at an alarming rate when the housing market tumbled.
That picture emerged Thursday in General Motors Corp.’s annual report, where its auditors voiced “substantial doubt” about GM’s ability to continue operating.
In the report, the company said that Deloitte & Touche LLP cited recurring losses from operations, a sharp decline in stock price and an inability to generate enough cash to meet its obligations as casting doubt on GM being able to continue as a going concern.
The disclosure about a company that has been inseparably linked to jobs and the economy of Western New York for nearly 90 years, means that Chapter 11 protection for GM might not be far away, said a Buffalo expert in corporate bankruptcy law.
“Unless the government comes up with additional bailout assistance, it confirms that Chapter 11 will happen in the near term,” said Garry Graber, a lawyer with HodgsonRuss LLC.
“They have a cash issue -- not enough cash flow without government infusion to continue to operate,” he said.
Citigroup stock falls below $1 for first time, One dollar could buy a cup of coffee, a pack of chewing gum, or a roll of bathroom tissue.
For the first time, it could also buy a share of Citigroup Inc (C.N), once the world's largest bank by market value.
The price of a Citigroup share on Thursday fell below $1 in a sign that investors are losing confidence that the lender, which operates in more than 100 countries, can be restored to health after $37.5 billion of losses in the 15 months ended December 31.
- This means thousands more people will lose their jobs and probably unable to support themselves in the near future...be prepared for self sustainability and stock up at least 2 months worth of food, water & other essentials.
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Official: NKorea gearing up to fire missile
According to Yahoo!News:
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea appears to be preparing to test-fire a ballistic missile that could be capable of striking the western United States, a South Korean official and reports said Tuesday.
The move comes amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula, with the North declaring last week that it was abandoning pacts designed to prevent hostilities with the South.
The two Koreas technically remain at war because their three-year conflict ended in 1953 with a truce, not a peace treaty. Relations have been tense since President Lee Myung-bak took office a year ago with a tough new policy on Pyongyang, and rhetoric from the North Korean capital has escalated in recent days.
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- This escalation had been on going for ages and it had so far end with North Korea peacefully quiet down after receiving some kind of assistance or attention from the west or it's neighbors.
North Korea don't really have anything to gain other than to hold the region hostage again for more help from the world to it's own suffering such as famines, floods, drought, fuel shortages to economic crisis.
Maybe this time round N Korea is serious about shooting a more advanced version ballistic missile that can deliver a nuclear bomb which Iran had been successful...this may be the beginning of a very big bang.
I really dare not speculate so much as it could be a new North Korean leader might had taken control...and he had to demonstrate his "power" or at least showcase his "leadership" skills to his own people.
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