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Old 04-25-2018, 03:31 PM
 
Location: Western North Carolina
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Anybody else catch this?

"North Korea’s mountain nuclear test site has collapsed, putting China and other nearby nations at unprecedented risk of radioactive exposure, two separate groups of Chinese scientists studying the issue have confirmed."

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"The mountain’s collapse after a fifth blast last fall has led to the creation of a massive ‘chimney’ that could leak radioactive fallout into the air, researchers have found"
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Old 04-25-2018, 03:32 PM
 
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Link?
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Old 04-25-2018, 03:35 PM
 
Location: North Carolina
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North Korea test site could be unusable after collapse - Chinese scientists - BBC News
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Old 04-25-2018, 03:43 PM
 
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Cool. No wonder the little fat fart suspended his tests. Course now that volcano needs to erupt.
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Old 04-25-2018, 04:19 PM
 
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Wasn't there an earthquake here a few months ago?
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Old 04-25-2018, 04:31 PM
 
Location: North of Canada, but not the Arctic
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Little Rocket Man might keep his promise to stop nuclear testing after all.
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Old 04-25-2018, 04:44 PM
 
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This has been in the works for awhile. They already knew that mountain was unstable.

Nov 2017 - KIM'S DISASTER North Korea nuclear tunnel COLLAPSES ‘killing at least 200 people’ amid fears of a massive radioactive leak

The disaster happened at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site in the north-east of the country on October 10, according to Japan’s TV Asahi.

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The Punggye-ri test site is carved deep into the side of Mount Mantap.
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Old 04-25-2018, 05:02 PM
 
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Wait... now I get why this happened a few days ago.

On April 21, 2018 the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), quoted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as saying, “under the proven condition of complete nuclear weapons, we no longer need any nuclear tests, mid-range and intercontinental ballistic rocket tests, and that the nuclear test site in northern area has also completed its mission.”


They know something is up and got out of there. Maybe this is why he is being so nice lately, and now he wants to play along with S Korea and the U.S.

North Korea’s Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site: Unusual Activity Observed

The problem is that if the mountain sinks into a hellhole, what is coming out of there that people will be breathing in for years?

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Chinese Scientists Confirm North Korea Nuclear Testing Site Collapse

On Sept. 3, North Korea tested its sixth and most powerful bomb yet, triggering a 6.3-magnitude earthquake that occurred after the bomb went off.

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Then, on Sept. 23 and Oct. 12, there occurred several seismic events. At the time, experts, including at the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University, warned that the Sept. 3 test may have caused substantial damage to the site, but could not confirm the nature of the seismic activities.

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Wen and his researchers determined that the Sept. 3 bomb triggered a central cavity located 440 meters (about 1443 feet) northwest of the explosion to collapse, setting off the successive earthquakes.

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The scientists told South China Morning Post in a April 25 interview that the Sept. 3 bomb had vaporized surrounding rocks and opened up a space up to 200 meters (about 656 feet) in diameter. Radioactive dust could escape through such cracks in the mountain.

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Old 04-25-2018, 05:13 PM
 
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Cool. No wonder the little fat fart suspended his tests. Course now that volcano needs to erupt.
Yeah -- there it is.
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Old 04-25-2018, 07:09 PM
 
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He's making nice now because he'll need someplace to hide later when his own people start dropping like flies. His military might just rebel at the prospect of having their kids born with two heads.

The little putz has ruined his country beyond repair in his quest to maintain his dictatorship.

No one should believe for one second he's finally seen the light and gained morality. That isn't in his DNA.
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