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North Korea has done an underground atomic bomb test. Of course, everybody else is condamning Pyongyang for this deliberate act of provocation, etc. Or is it so ?

At least, the neighbours are not happy : South Korea, Russia, Japan, and even China, traditional friend of the Stalinian regime. But also the USA and the UK. USA, as usual answer something like : “war !!!” which is diplomatically and publicly translated as : “This is provocation, let’s have UN vote sanctions, including military response”.

And as usual, France isn’t doing quite like the others. Instead, minister of defense Michelle Alliot-Marie declares : “According to our military atomic agency, this explosion was caused by a bomb of about half a kilo-ton (which is small, compared to standard atomic bombs, ndlr), and it is quite probable that their test failed.” I was watching BBC World, when they talked about the subject. The journalist asked a very good question then : “But don’t the other nuclear powers have this kind of agency, and information ? Why didn’t they say anything similar ?”. The reporter wasn’t really able to answer. Just something like : “Well, sure they have, they probably are studying the data. But French sources seem to be quite reliable, those scientifics are experts, blahblahblah”. Yeah right. As if other countries specialists weren’t able to come this fast to the same conclusions.
Here is my opinion on this matter. For various reasons, a good bunch of countries have some interest in having Pyongyang regime wiped out. Say they have the same info as the French (let’s be honnest). Why would they publish it ? This is just like minimising the event. And what they want is public support, therefore, it is not in their interest to make such kind of statement ! In the same move, consider the following : South Korean sismic office registered a 3.58 strong shock, on the Reichter scale. Curiously, USA’s is talking about 4.2. France don’t care it seems. After all, North Korea is far, and French have no economical or political reason to put them down. This is quite different for the others, like South Korea and Japan, who are quite likely to be targeted if the North go crazy.

I’ll finish with just one more opinion, that I expressed already on the Iranian case. So they want the atomic bomb. And then what ? Let them have it ! Let’s not be stupid and forget about our own propaganda. This won’t make them more dangerous for the world. Why not ? because every leader having this kind of “toy” knows that the day he presses the red button, he also destroys his own country (because of immediate response from other countries). There is no interest in doing that. Instead, what does it change ? More respect from diplomatic point of view ? Possible. Less Interference from other countries inside ? Certainly.

Let me make it clear : for an asshole to press on the button, he has to be crazy and desperate, pushed to the limits. For example, if the US start invading North Korea, or similar. If the targeted country has it, it might just dissuade some people from attacking it. And THAT brings peace. Oh, and by the way don’t forget, the only people who were/are crazy enough to use such kind of bomb, are the very same ones talking about morale and trying to prevent the others of having it. Guess who ?