With all of the lies, half-truths and other non-confirmables coming out of Washington DC, it is difficult not to wonder if the US is just trying to create a pretext to march into another country. Back in 1992, according to the documentary Hidden Wars of Desert Storm, the US made similar claims of Saddam Hussein's army lining up thousands of troops to march into Saudi Arabia - they claimed they had satellite intelligence that proved this, but this evidence was never provided to the press, so independent confirmation was impossible. Right after hearing about these troops, Saudi Arabia invited US military forces to build bases on Saudi soil.
Read the Sydney Morning Herald Article.
Find out more about the documentary Hidden Wars of Desert Storm.
From the Sydney Morning Herald website:
North Korea has nuclear ballistic missiles: report
June 20 2003
US authorities have unofficially told their Japanese counterparts that North Korea already possesses several small nuclear warheads for ballistic missiles, a news report said today.
It is the first confirmation that Pyongyang has nuclear missiles that can immediately strike Japan, the Sankei Shimbun said, citing sources related to Japan and the United States.
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other US officials have publicly confirmed that North Korea was developing nuclear weapons.
Until now, however, they have not been clear about what stage of development North Korea was at, the Sankei said.
Washington has told Tokyo that the number of nuclear warheads that North Korea has is "not just one or two," the Sankei said.
It was not clear how the United States obtained the information, nor whether those weapons were developed or purchased by North Korea, the Sankei said.
Washington disclosed the information to Tokyo around March, the Sankei said.
AFP
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