It has been confirmed to be a nuclear test by the Japanese Nuclear delegation. A delegation from many countries went there a couple of weeks ago and so far only Japan has reported confirmation as far as I know.
I fail to see how the disclosure of the cover-up by the Media of a Korean nuclear test can benefit Kerry.
Isn't the Media supposed to lean toward the Democrats anyway?
Besides the panic it would cause would benefit Bush's hawkish stance far more than Kerry's.
I'm sure that Kerry's campaign knows about this. If they are not running with it is because they determined that there's no profit to be found there...
Meanwhile, North Korea on Bush's watch has gone nuclear with the test of a very large atomic bomb. I would estimate it to be at least 50 kilotons from the diameter of the mushroom cloud.
If that does not give one a headache nothing will....
It shows that Bush is "all hat and no cattle". We simply can not afford to elect self centered idiots to run our foreign policy.
The balence of power in Asia has just shifted. China is signaling its true ambitions of empire in Asia. North Korea can not go to the bathroom without China's approval.
Japan must now take agressive steps to defend itself from dragon. This is very important geopolitical news.