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October 9, 2006

The World Reacts To North Korea's Nuke Tests

North Korea has claimed its first successful nuclear arms test, and the civilized world has spoken out in condemnation.

  • China dubbed the tests "brazen" and expressed its "resolute opposition" because N. Korea "defied the universal oppposition of international society." (New York Times)

  • Australia said it would call on the U.N. Security Council to levy financial, trade, and travel restrictions. (NYT)

  • The United States has called the test a "provocative act, in defiance of the will of the international community." (Times Online)

  • Devendra Banhart declared, "very unsettling / news / about / nuclear bomb / being detonated / in north korea. / women remember everything / and mother earth is no exception." (Jane)
  • The primary players have spoken. Your move, Jong-Il.

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    Nobody cares. We come here to news about music, I don't know how many times I've been presented with this story.

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    Posted by: Dee Snuts at 10/09/06 11:20 AM | Reply
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    i think the idea was the devendra banhart quote, dee snuts.

    Posted by: jj at 10/09/06 11:22 AM | Reply
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    Ask Mr. Baseball Bat. He'll know what to do...

    Posted by: HeiaVincent at 10/09/06 11:26 AM | Reply
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    Nuclear weapons proliferation is the logical consequence of continued irrational optimism regarding nuclear power's magical ability to solve all of humanity's energy needs. The proliferation threat alone should be sufficient to deter us from further developing nuclear power. The insanity of nuclear power is then compounded by the unresolved problem of nuclear waste. Nuclear power has never been economically competitive with traditional power generation on a cents/kWh basis despite astronomical government research subsidies that continue today. Yet this summer we make a deal with India to share nuclear technology (does nobody remember that India first obtained nuclear weapons by diverting fuel and technology from a Canadian research reactor that was ostensibly for civilian use?). Today N. Korea, tommorow Iran (more disingenuous civilian use nonesense, Iran flares natural gas at its petro well heads, if they needed electricity they would have natural gas generators). We're going down the road towards tiny cities made of ashes.

    Posted by: Buck Turgidson at 10/09/06 11:26 AM | Reply
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    Don't fuck with Devendra, Jong-Il.

    Posted by: james worthy at 10/09/06 11:27 AM | Reply
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    IT'S A MAN'S WORLD - James Brown

    Posted by: maya lucia at 10/09/06 11:35 AM | Reply
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    Simon Le Bon to Kim Jong-Il:
    "You're about as easy as a nuclear war."

    Ah they don't write them like that any more.

    Posted by: Webbster at 10/09/06 12:01 PM | Reply
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    maybe / if / moby / wrote / like this / i'd / hate him/ less

    Posted by: jimmy james at 10/09/06 12:03 PM | Reply
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    i / doubt / it

    Posted by: Christy at 10/09/06 12:06 PM | Reply
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    maybe we all need to join the D.H.A.R.M.A. initiative and listen to Life During Wartime.

    Posted by: Paul G at 10/09/06 1:47 PM | Reply
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    maybe we all need to join the D.H.A.R.M.A. initiative and listen to Life During Wartime.

    any thoughts on how Jack and crew have a record player and the others have a cd player?

    Posted by: Paul G at 10/09/06 1:48 PM | Reply
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    Don't worry we have Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld on the case to um... oh crap they are all idiots, prepare to die!

    Posted by: Greno at 10/09/06 1:56 PM | Reply
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    hahaha, ah, this post reminded me of why I come here daily.

    I think we can safely say that Devendra is more credible than australia.

    Posted by: Devin at 10/09/06 6:21 PM | Reply
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    I just did a post all about nuclear terror songs of the 80s. Check it at: http://bedroomdancing.typepad.com before we all become silhouettes.

    Posted by: Bedroom Dancing at 10/09/06 8:55 PM | Reply
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