Comments on: If Jack Pritchard Doesn’t Believe Jack Pritchard, Why Should We? http://freekorea.us/2007/07/14/if-jack-pritchard-doesnt-believe-jack-pritchard-why-should-we/ Tue, 22 May 2012 21:47:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Joshua http://freekorea.us/2007/07/14/if-jack-pritchard-doesnt-believe-jack-pritchard-why-should-we/comment-page-1/#comment-49819 Joshua Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:56:00 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/07/14/if-jack-pritchard-doesnt-believe-jack-pritchard-why-should-we/#comment-49819 As to the first point, that's another debate about intelligence uncertainties. I only have access to open sources, and I'm not sure sure those with TS/SCI clearances know with much more certainty. Point is: once your opponent MAY have nukes, your policy options are severely limited. We reached that point in 1994, and as you can see, that possibility did limit our options. If you're asking me for absolute certainty, you have to know I can't possibly provide that. A lot of what I know about tunnels comes from personal conversations, including with other military people. I won't go into more specifics there, but the general suspicion that there are about 20 undiscovered tunnels was published by Gordon Cucullu, a former SF officer with USFK, in his book "Separated at Birth." As to the first point, that’s another debate about intelligence uncertainties. I only have access to open sources, and I’m not sure sure those with TS/SCI clearances know with much more certainty. Point is: once your opponent MAY have nukes, your policy options are severely limited. We reached that point in 1994, and as you can see, that possibility did limit our options. If you’re asking me for absolute certainty, you have to know I can’t possibly provide that.

A lot of what I know about tunnels comes from personal conversations, including with other military people. I won’t go into more specifics there, but the general suspicion that there are about 20 undiscovered tunnels was published by Gordon Cucullu, a former SF officer with USFK, in his book “Separated at Birth.”

]]> By: Lirelou http://freekorea.us/2007/07/14/if-jack-pritchard-doesnt-believe-jack-pritchard-why-should-we/comment-page-1/#comment-49796 Lirelou Mon, 16 Jul 2007 01:41:08 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/07/14/if-jack-pritchard-doesnt-believe-jack-pritchard-why-should-we/#comment-49796 You lose me on two points: First, the article you link to states that North Korea and Pakistan "may" have jointly tested a nuclear weapon in 1998, and cites monitoring that produced evidence that plutonium had been used. "May have" is a long way from "did". You should have conditioned that with "this Nork-watcher assesses that..." Secondly, you state that you also know that the Norks have tunnels which they can use to drive a nuke into downtown Seoul. Are we talking anything other than the 4 DMZ tunners (4 of a suspected, but never proven, 24 tunnels)? Then where is the evidence? Other than Speedy Lee's allegations, I've seen no proof that the Norks have any tunnels running under Seoul. You lose me on two points: First, the article you link to states that North Korea and Pakistan “may” have jointly tested a nuclear weapon in 1998, and cites monitoring that produced evidence that plutonium had been used. “May have” is a long way from “did”. You should have conditioned that with “this Nork-watcher assesses that…” Secondly, you state that you also know that the Norks have tunnels which they can use to drive a nuke into downtown Seoul. Are we talking anything other than the 4 DMZ tunners (4 of a suspected, but never proven, 24 tunnels)? Then where is the evidence? Other than Speedy Lee’s allegations, I’ve seen no proof that the Norks have any tunnels running under Seoul.

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