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July 27, 2010
Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one
Burma is working on nuclear weapons program.
Secret documents and hundreds of photographs smuggled out of the country by a defector indicated that it was intent on developing nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. Jane’s Intelligence Review published a separate batch of photographs showing similar activities in buildings and behind security fences near the capital, Naypyidaw.
Fears that Burma had joined a clandestine nuclear network linking North Korea, Iran, Pakistan and Syria have been growing for some time, but there has not been hard evidence until now.
Fears that Burma had joined a clandestine nuclear network linking North Korea, Iran, Pakistan and Syria have been growing for some time, but there has not been hard evidence until now.
Not to worry, intelligence agencies are seeking to provide the IAEA with proof of a clandestine programme in the hope of a formal inquiry.
Or we could drop a couple small A-bombs on the appropriate bits of Burma and let the junta draw its own conclusions from the rubble. But I am old fashioned that way.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at July 27, 2010 06:07 AM
