An example of just how far the speculation goes: Some wonder whether it was possible that the three-to-four-kilometer-wide non-nuclear mushroom cloud, the first clue of the explosion last Thursday, was actually the result of a precision attack by either China or the US on these suspect sites, a prelude to the upcoming but still not scheduled six-party talks. The negotiations are aimed at persuading North Korea to dismantle its nuclear program in return for security guarantees, alternative energy supplies and massive economic assistance. #msg-4038560
It was the United States that had the most to gain from the mushroom cloud.
The mushroom cloud of Sept. 9, 2004 provided the United States with the excuse to begin erecting a multibillion-dollar shield announced on Sep. 25, 2004 to protect the United States from foreign missiles, the U.S. Navy will begin deploying state-of-the-art destroyers to patrol the waters off North Korea as early as next week.
The mission, to be conducted in the Sea of Japan by ships assigned to the Navy's 7th Fleet, will help lay the foundation for a system to detect and intercept ballistic missiles launched by "rogue nations." (‘rogue nations’ would include China considered to be the number one enemy of the U.S.) #msg-4129889
It said the blast that produced the mushroom cloud was stronger than an April explosion that killed 160 people and injured an estimated 1,300 at a North Korean railway station when a train carrying oil and chemicals apparently hit power lines.
The train explosion looks to be an assassination attempt meant for Bush’s axis of evil adversary, Kim Jong Il or the first of two explosions in North Korea that were to be beneficial to the United States. #msg-3328650
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