-Caveat Lector- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/10/18/ wkor18.xml&sSheet=/portal/2002/10/18/ixport.html&secureRefresh= true&_requestid=148343
Friday 18 October 2002 telegraph.co.uk North Korea 'has two nuclear bombs' By David Rennie in Washington (Filed: 18/10/2002) North Korea possesses two plutonium-based nuclear bombs, a senior Bush administration official said yesterday. It was the first official confirmation that a member of President Bush's "Axis of Evil" has obtained nuclear weapons. "It is our assessment that North Korea has reprocessed before 1994 sufficient plutonium for one or two nuclear weapons," the official said, asking to remain anonymous. When pressed he said North Korea had two bombs. A satellite image of the Yongbyon nuclear facility that may produce weapons-grade uranium A senior US official suggested that North Korea, which is ruled by Kim Jong-il, an unpredictable, despotic leader, may have had foreign help in creating its uranium enrichment programme. The official told reporters in Washington that, according to US studies of other attempts to produce enriched uranium: "This has never been done indigenously. . . these programmes are dependent on support from the outside." Donald Rumsfeld, the US defence secretary, said that although no western intelligence official had physically laid a hand on a North Korean nuclear warhead: "I believe they have a small number of nuclear weapons." Mr Rumsfeld's remarks were prompted by North Korea's own admission that - separately from any plutonium stockpiles - it has been running a secret programme to produce enriched weapons- grade uranium. North Korea's admission, which came during a tense meeting with a senior US envoy, has angered and dismayed Western allies. Britain, which only established diplomatic relations with North Korea two years ago, abruptly postponed the despatch of the first full British ambassador to Pyongyang, David Slinn, who had been due to go this weekend. A Foreign Office spokesman said: "In the light of this news, we are reflecting further on the best time for David Slinn to take up his appointment." -- Outgoing mail is certified virus free Scanned by Norton AntiVirus I'd like to teach the world we're nice, And live in harmony, with terrorists and communists--one happy family. I'd like to give the world our nukes and start a peaceful song. To have such might is just not right-- America is always wrong. I'd like to give the world our nukes and furnish all their plans. To Red Chinese and Iraqis and crazies in Iran. I'd like to see the world as one, all havin' lots of fun, nukes everywhere, but hey who cares? at least they're not handguns! ~~Paul Shanklin, singing as Bill Clinton <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http://archive.jab.org/ctrl@;listserv.aol.com/ <A HREF="http://archive.jab.org/ctrl@;listserv.aol.com/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
