Sunday, October 15, 2006
N Korean bomb : more views
Russia said from the start the bomb looked like it could be a fizzle, but for a number of reasons that did not detract from the enormity of the matter.
Later:
Anonymous (1) said... "Kim Jong Il specifically instructed the scientists to produce a low yield so as not to shake sacred Paekdu mountain unnecessarily. The low yield was due to Kim's request, and no one disobeys him in North Korea."
Anonymous (2) said... "Pu 239 as opposed to Pu 240. The latter emits naturally and tends to "poison" the process...old stuff. The longer you "cook" the Pu the more 240 you get. Power reactor by product 240 is not good "poot" My "bet" is that they know what they're doing, but it's just a bet."
IMO: As someone who once thought of working at AEC Lucas Heights, Sydney, I remember the first disclosed British test in Australia and I can recall mentioning to people that IMO it looked like a dud or a fake, or at best not excellent, but of course I was not there. ('we could do better'). N. Korea's test was not atmospheric but similar comments are coming back. I do not think these are just wishful thinking but, like Russia seems to be saying, even if the test did not work well, it had importance and substance. In fact IMO N. Korean bombs sound eminently 'hackable' (as per my earlier blog), a virtual hacker's paradise.
Later:
Anonymous (1) said... "Kim Jong Il specifically instructed the scientists to produce a low yield so as not to shake sacred Paekdu mountain unnecessarily. The low yield was due to Kim's request, and no one disobeys him in North Korea."
Anonymous (2) said... "Pu 239 as opposed to Pu 240. The latter emits naturally and tends to "poison" the process...old stuff. The longer you "cook" the Pu the more 240 you get. Power reactor by product 240 is not good "poot" My "bet" is that they know what they're doing, but it's just a bet."
IMO: As someone who once thought of working at AEC Lucas Heights, Sydney, I remember the first disclosed British test in Australia and I can recall mentioning to people that IMO it looked like a dud or a fake, or at best not excellent, but of course I was not there. ('we could do better'). N. Korea's test was not atmospheric but similar comments are coming back. I do not think these are just wishful thinking but, like Russia seems to be saying, even if the test did not work well, it had importance and substance. In fact IMO N. Korean bombs sound eminently 'hackable' (as per my earlier blog), a virtual hacker's paradise.
# posted by uv : 6:15 AM
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