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Respectful Troll said, 3 months ago
Heard a story on NPR where officials were concerned about how much info N. Korea was sharing with Iran.
The genie’s lamp might be made in NK.
concerned,
C.
lonecat said, 3 months ago
With the knowledge and technology of the 1940s it was possible to make a couple (and then more) atomic weapons. Any country that wants to spend the money can do it now. North Korea doesn’t even have the money, and it did it anyway. I don’t expect anyone to use a nuclear weapon in the next year, but in the next ten years? In the next 100? In the next 500? We have to bring our moral and political skills up to the level of our technical skills.
Ms. Ima said, 3 months ago
Once it’s out of the bottle it’s impossible to put back in.
Iran has the full cooperation of O in their developing nuclear weapons. North Korea is full steam ahead. Assad has O’s nod of approval. As long as Americans lose their guns and pay carbon credit taxes O is in socialist lala land.
Krazy Ig Katz said, 3 months ago
Djinni are Arabian entities and Iranians are Aryans.
lonecat said, 3 months ago
@Ms. Ima
Ima — just following up on a previous conversation over on Morin. You may remember that I posted as follows: “Just curious — I assume that our conservative posters would agree that the second amendment doesn’t include the right to have nuclear weapons (which, after all, could be made by a terrorist group in the US — certainly a “dirty bomb” at least). My question is Why doesn’t the second amendment include the right to have nuclear weapons? I want a legal argument, not just “Well, that would be horrible” or the like. It’s an open challenge.”
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And your reply was: “For one, nukes weren’t around in 1776. My question: Could liberals be any stupider?”
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And I then replied to you: “So do you then agree that any weapons invented after 1776 are not covered by the second amendment? (Of course the second amendment wasn’t around in 1776 either, but I suppose a detail like that is beneath the notice of your vast intellect.)”
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Since you’re obviously an expert in Constitutional law, you should be able to clarify this point for me, and help me deal with my ignorance and stupidity. Could you please explain your reasoning? In simple terms, please, so a dumb leftie can understand? Is it your position that since nukes weren’t around in 1776 [sic], that they aren’t covered by the second amendment? If so, is it your position that all weapons which weren’t around in 1776 aren’t covered? Or on what legal basis do you make a distinction? Thanks in advance for your help.
mickey1339
said, 3 months ago
@Ms. Ima
“Iran has the full cooperation of O in their developing nuclear weapons. North Korea is full steam ahead. Assad has O’s nod of approval.”
I generally ignore your “comments” (a generous assessment) and don’t get into muck raking, but you are really off in dumb ass land today. Obviously you enjoy spinning people up, but doesn’t it even remotely bother you that you just continually inflame the argument instead of trying to resolve the issues? I know this is just spitting in the wind to even bother posting this, but oh well…
Radish
said, 3 months ago
If everyone would just flag Ms TV it would go away.
Michael wme said, 3 months ago
@lonecat
In 1942, the US had hundreds of TONS of uranium METAL. Piled in a heap in Chicago, it got hot. It was quickly moved to the Top Secret Manhattan project.
Anyone with hundreds of tons of uranium can easily build a bomb in about three years, after leaving the pile to fiss and produce the fissile bomb material Pu239.
Someone with limited access to uranium has a problem. To make your bomb from scratch requires tons of uranium ore. Of course, if a friend (the enemy of my enemy is my friend) gives you even five or so kilograms of bomb-grade fissile material (about a handful), you can easily make a bomb.
Wikipedia says the UK found tons of uranium in Cornwall in the 19th century, plus lots more from Australia when it was part of the British Empire. France also had its empire, and French Africa had lots of uranium. The Soviet Union and China had their own massive uranium deposits.
I think India has its own supply of uranium, and Pakistan and North Korea have friends.
Where does that leave Iran? And how did Israel get it’s famous ‘second largest nuclear arsenal in the world’ without access to any uranium? A couple of questions to ponder.
ahab
said, 3 months ago
@Ms. Ima
You are deeply in need of help. Best of luck to you.
Uncle Joe said, 3 months ago
@Ms. Ima
Assad? You really think the Syrians are making progress on a Bomb right now?
South Africa had nukes & gave them up. Brazil was working on the ability & was convinced to stop.
I think Iran can be convinced that the cost of building operational nukes is not worth it. Aside from sanctions, the actual cost is staggering for a nation with Iran’s GDP & unlike N. Korea, the populace are not completely submissive to everything the regime does.
North Korea is much more worrisome than Iran, and it’s going to be up to China to reign in Kim or else replace him.
Uncle Joe said, 3 months ago
@Michael wme
Initially the British & French supplied Israel with fissiles for nuclear power plants. When the supply was cut off because of concerns over Israel’s bomb building program, the Mossad actually stole uranium from Europe & the U.S.
Israel is also believed to have traded nuclear expertise in exchange for uranium from the apartheid government of South Africa in the 70s & 80s.
Currently, Israel is trying to mine uranium locally in the Negev Desert.
Ms. Ima said, 3 months ago
@lonecat
I meant 1791. Liberals think they know everything but they actually know nothing.
I really can’t help you with your ignorance and stupidity as you asked because I don’t think you could actually learn. Have a great day anyway and so, so, so, soooooo sorry I don’t go back to see what I can do to remove ignorance from all liberals.
Ms. Ima said, 3 months ago
@ahab
You are so welcome. I won a jackpot at the casino, maybe it was because of you giving me verbal luck. Thanks and do it again.
Ms. Ima said, 3 months ago
@Uncle Joe
Since Iran has publicly stated they are building nukes your opinion is pretty meaningless.
lonecat said, 3 months ago
@Ms. Ima
Well, I’m sorry, too, because I do try to learn, and I always hope that those more knowledgeable and wise than I will share their knowledge and wisdom. I have studied with many wonderful scholars, and I have generally found that they are happy to share what they know.