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[Occhidiangela]

Not that North Korea has no history whatsoever of being the aggressor in a conflict. Lets call building the nuke what it really is - a hammer to use on South Korea.

Uh, Tal, how about a little love for the Japanese here? They get to be a target also . . . IMO, a more likely one than South Korea.

One of Kim Il SUng's (Pater Familias Kim) dreams was the reunification of Korea (under his faction's control of course), so under that guiding principle, I don't see poisoning the sacred land of Korea as consistent with the political aim. Japanese soil would be held in lower in esteem. However, in support of your idea, it's not beyond reason that one small area of Korea would be sacrificed for the greater good as seen from Pyongyang, as a means to an end.

Occhi