North Korea’s Nuclear Arsenal Raises Concerns About Iran Deal
Despite Clinton’s agreement, North Korea now has 20 nukes, and possibly as many as 40 next year. It’s a foreboding look ahead at Iran.
By: Shalom Bear
Published: April 23rd, 2015
via The Jewish Press » » North Korea’s Nuclear Arsenal Raises Concerns About Iran Deal.
A North Korean ballistic missile that was shipped to Iran.
China is concerned for the U.S.
The Chinese have told U.S. nuclear specialists that North Korea may have as many as 20 nuclear warheads, and has the domestic capability to reach 40 nuclear warheads by 2016 and 75 by the end of the decade, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
And while an arsenal like that is enough to affect regional stability, it is believed the North Koreans can now mount their nuclear warheads on their homegrown KN-08 ICBMs, with their 5600 mile range, and reach as far as California.
If that wasn’t problematic enough, North Korea managed to build up their nuclear aresenal and ICBMs after the 1994 nuclear agreement between North Korea and the Clinton administration, an agreement which was meant to halt their nuclear development capabilities.
North Korea tested their first nuke in 2006.
That deal which relied on IAEA verification was negotiated by Wendy Sherman, who is now negotiating the current Iran deal.
James Baker described Sherman’s negotiating strategy as one of “appeasement”.
Until now, China underestimated North Korea’s capabilities, the WSJ reports:
Until recently, the Chinese “had a pretty low opinion of what the North Koreans could do,” said David Albright, an expert on North Korea’s nuclear weapons and head of the Institute for Science and International Security in Washington. “I think they’re worried now.”
If the next sentence sounds familiar to you, it should,
U.S. officials didn’t attend the meeting but some expressed surprise when they were later briefed on the details, said people familiar with the matter.
Talking about surprises and not knowing what was going on in secret nuclear facilities, let’s move on to Iran.
There’s a debate raging as to how long President Obama has actually known that Iran was far closer to nuclear weapons than he recently admitted, and as Prime Minister Netanyahu has been warning all along.
North Korea has been exporting their nuclear know-how and technology to Iran, Syria and other Mid-East countries for a long time.
Israel blew up at least one suspected Syrian nuclear facility in 2007.
The Iranians are very tight with the North Koreans and their nuclear program. Some believe Iran helped finance North Korea’s program, just like some believe Saudi Arabia financed Pakistan’s nuclear program. Essentially outsourcing the development and risk.
With the injection of signup bonus money and post-sanctions business into Iran, we may see larger investments in North Korea’s nuclear program.
But even if that wasn’t the case, the fact that North Korea was able to develop their nuclear arsenal under the US and China’s nose, despite the Clinton treaty, should be setting off alarms as to what Iran, who will probably use the same North Korean playbook as U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R., Calif.), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee warns, will be able to do under Obama’s bad deal – with a lot more money in their pockets and freedom of action.
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WarSclerotic 
April 23, 2015 at 2:11 PM
President Obama will be the death of the United States.
Obama has the same mentality as his nihilistic role model Karl Marx.
Then I will be able to walk triumphantly,
Like a god, through the ruins of their kingdom.
Every word of mine is fire and action.
My breast is equal to that of the Creator.
— Karl Marx
From Marx and Satan
Richard Wurmbrand
April 23, 2015 at 2:59 PM
http://russia-insider.com/en/russia-says-no-one-world-government/5957
and
http://russia-insider.com/en/eurasia-we-and-us-knew-it-dead/5861
April 23, 2015 at 2:56 PM
The Clinton Treaty. What a joke. They sold us out while getting wealthy through their family foundation. Before the Clintons, China couldn’t even put a payload in orbit. Now they can. Guess who helped.
As for China, if the US gets in a nuclear exchange with the Norks, China will pay a high price. The radioactivity will be all over their territory.
The thought of these traitorous bastards returning to the White House makes my blood boil.
April 23, 2015 at 3:05 PM
Laughing all the way to the bank.
April 23, 2015 at 3:21 PM
Exclusive: Clinton charities will refile tax returns, audit for other errors
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/23/us-usa-election-clinton-taxes-exclusive-idUSKBN0NE0CA20150423
April 23, 2015 at 3:23 PM
The article, in January 2013, detailed how the Russian atomic energy agency, Rosatom, had taken over a Canadian company with uranium-mining stakes stretching from Central Asia to the American West. The deal made Rosatom one of the world’s largest uranium producers and brought Mr. Putin closer to his goal of controlling much of the global uranium supply chain.
But the untold story behind that story is one that involves not just the Russian president, but also a former American president and a woman who would like to be the next one.
At the heart of the tale are several men, leaders of the Canadian mining industry, who have been major donors to the charitable endeavors of former President Bill Clinton and his family. Members of that group built, financed and eventually sold off to the Russians a company that would become known as Uranium One.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/04/22/nyt-clintons-failed-to-disclose-2-35m-donation-from-russian-owned-uranium-corp/
April 24, 2015 at 2:17 AM
Can you say, Obama – Manchurian Candidate ?
or Russian agent ?
“… treason from within” – Cicero comes to mind.
April 23, 2015 at 3:06 PM
Your bet, Crus, Rubio ??
April 23, 2015 at 3:20 PM
Too early to tell. My favorite so far is Ted Cruz, followed by Scott Walker (not in race yet), and lastly Mark Rubio. If I had to bet, I’d place a bet on Bush or Graham, depending who enters the race. As you can see, the Republican Party is a big disappointment even though they have an outstanding list of young conservatives entering the race, but will not back them. That is why I dropped my affiliation with the Republican Party and went independent.
Billy Tauzin was once our representative in Congress. He was a Democrat and switched parties. When asked why he left the Democrat Party he replied that he didn’t leave the Democrats, the Democrats left me. That’s how I feel about the Republicans. Unfortunately, Tauzin went on to get some powerful appointments with the Republicans, retired, and became extremely wealthy….never to return to Louisiana again.
April 23, 2015 at 3:29 PM
In mine opinion it does not matter much, the process at full speed, the train is rolling and heading to a crash.
The damage is already done, transformation is coming, no way to stop it anymore.
Time frame , couple of years, not much longer
April 23, 2015 at 3:44 PM
You’re beginning to sound like our old friend Wingate. With apologies to JP, I have to say, ‘It is not written’. 🙂
April 23, 2015 at 4:01 PM
LOL, nothing is written, but the signs are there to read, just pragmatic realism .
opinion can be changed if new info becomes available or the situation change dramatically.
April 23, 2015 at 4:39 PM
I had a dream. – LS