“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity” ~llaw
Mar 13, 2025
See the Newsweek article below for description and photo credits ~llaw
LLAW’s NUCLEAR WORLD NEWS of TODAY with the RISKS and CONSEQUENCES of TOMORROW
In My Opinion:
We often hear the phrase, “Accidents happen”, and this one — South Korea military accidentally bombing its own village a few miles south of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between South and North Korea is proof that accidents could start a war. Perhaps even a nuclear one considering the friction between the two countries, one of them allied with the USA, the other one with Russia.
In the Korean case the small mistake might be brushed off with little potential hard feelings since no one was killed, but the incident reminds me of an old poem back in Benjamin Franklin’s day that should be seriously considered when there is so much animosity between world nations around the globe right along with unreasonable corporate commercial money-crazed nuclear power proliferation, both of which have the potential to, in just a few hours, eliminate all human and most animal life on the planet.
The old poetic proverb goes like this:
“For want of a nail, the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe, the horse was lost.
For want of a horse, the rider was lost.
For want of a rider, the battle was lost.
For want of a battle, the kingdom was lost,
And all for the want of a nail.”
The need for a replacement horseshoe nail, perhaps misplaced or lost by a blacksmith or his helper illustrates how important a small insignificant mistake or accident can be in the more grand scheme of things.
We all know we have had many extremely serious accidents with nuclear energy power plants, and also not-so-well-known, but telling, nuclear military accidents over the years, and anyone who believes that nuclear accidents will not continue, and more often, now that we have become an “all things nuclear world” that has been insanely endorsed and is rapidly growing, along with nuclear weapons of mass destruction, prolifically in several directions, both commercially and militarily, like a spider’s web that we will not or cannot escape from.
I say “insanely” because we are sentient humans with human intelligence, yet as a species we seem to have no common sense, but rather a thoughtlessly blind desire to destroy ourselves. ~llaw
North Korea Puts Out ‘First Nuclear War’ Warning
Published Mar 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM EDT Updated Mar 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM EDT
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North Korea Launches Several Ballistic Missiles after US Drills
By Micah McCartney
China News Reporter
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North Korea has issued a warning against sparking “the world’s first nuclear war” in the wake of last week’s accidental bombing of a South Korean border village.
Newsweek reached out to the Pentagon and the South Korean Embassy in the U.S. by email for comment.
Why It Matters
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula are at their highest in decades following North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his regime’s continued ballistic missile tests, the collapse of a 2018 North-South military pact last year, and North Korea’s deployment of troops to support Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Pyongyang has frequently cited U.S. joint military activities with its South Korean ally, including a major ongoing annual exercise, as justification for expanding its United Nations-sanctioned nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.
What To Know
On Thursday, a pair of South Korean KF-16 fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs about 5 miles before reaching their target—onto a South Korean village, injuring 31 people and damaging more than 150 houses.
Officials blamed human error, saying one pilot had input the wrong strike coordinates before taking off. The second pilot’s reason for dropping his payload too early is under investigation.
The incident occurred only about 15 miles south of the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas.
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), a North Korean state media outlet, on Wednesday hit out over the incident, noting how close it had come to sparking an even more dangerous situation.
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“There is no need to explain how the situation would have developed if a bomb had been dropped toward the north a little further to cross the border of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,” the statement read, using North Korea’s official name.
“It is not unreasonable to imagine that an accidental spark might plunge the Korean peninsula and the region and the rest of the world into a new armed conflict.”
The outlet linked the explosions to the U.S.-South Korean Freedom Edge military exercise, which American and South Korean military forces are carrying out with an eye toward the North Korean threat.
Such drills are “dangerous” and threaten to plunge the region into “the world’s first nuclear war,” KCNA said.
What People Are Saying
The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a March 6 statement: “The Republic of Korea [South Korea] and the United States have identified realistic threats such as the North Korean military’s strategy, tactics, and changes in power derived from Russia-North Korean military cooperation and analysis of various armed conflicts. This will be reflected in the [Freedom Shield] scenario to enhance the combined defense posture and response capability of the ROK-U.S. alliance.
What Happens Next
South Korean authorities have apologized for the shelling and pledged to compensate those affected.
Freedom Edge 25 will continue to run until March 20 as scheduled. However, live-fire drills have been suspended in light of the accident.Subscribed
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All Things Nuclear
NEWS
Iran’s leader rebuffs U.S. over starting nuclear program talks | Delaware First Media
Delaware Public Media
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Google, Meta, and Amazon join forces to boost nuclear energy by 2050 – YouTube
YouTube
… nuclear output by 2050 to meet energy needs … Peter Doocy: Things are changing very quickly. Fox News New 531K views.
Iran’s leader rebuffs U.S. over starting nuclear program talks – NPR
NPR
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Nuclear Power
NEWS
Idaho National Laboratory testing salt-fueled nuclear reactor – YouTube
YouTube
INL scientists have formulated a recipe to fuel a first-of-its-kind critical fast-spectrum molten salt reactor following five years of testing …
Amazon, Google, Meta join pledge to help triple global nuclear capacity | ESG Dive
ESG Dive
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Poland’s President Duda calls for U.S. to deploy nuclear weapons in his nation – CBS News
CBS News
France is the only nuclear power in the European Union. Macron met with President Trump in the White House late last month, a session Mr. Trump …
Nuclear Power Emergencies
NEWS
Potassium Iodide pills available for pick up, nuclear simulation training to take place
CTV News
… Nuclear Power Plant. This comes as Windsor and Amherstburg prepares to hold a week-long emergency preparedness training drill.
Dumfries and Galloway town’s resilience put to the test with mock emergency car crash
Daily Record
Find more about Plans revealed for green hydrogen project near former Scots nuclear power plant … The exercise ended with the fire brigade …
Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
North Korea Puts Out ‘First Nuclear War‘ Warning – Newsweek
Newsweek
… threat. Such drills are “dangerous” and threaten to plunge the region into “the world’s first nuclear war,” KCNA said. What People Are Saying. The …
Poland’s President Duda calls for U.S. to deploy nuclear weapons in his nation – CBS News
CBS News
… nuclear weapons to his nation as a deterrent to any possible attack by Russia … nuclear deterrent to protect the continent from Russian threats.
‘This threat is unwise’: Iran’s Khamenei cautions Trump against potential military action
France 24
Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday called US threats “unwise” after President Donald Trump sent him a letter urging talks …
Nuclear War
NEWS
Poland’s president urges U.S. to move nuclear warheads to Polish territory, FT reports | Reuters
Reuters
President Andrzej Duda also told the newspaper he had discussed the proposal recently with U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and …
Trump’s WW3 Warning As Russia-Ukraine Peace Nears | ‘Hate To Mention NUCLEAR Weapons’
YouTube
U.S. president Donald Trump expressed hope that his Russian counterpart will sign the peace deal that his team is taking with it to Moscow.
Iran’s Khamenei says nuclear talks with US won’t lift sanctions – Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Supreme leader criticises the US for abandoning the nuclear deal and imposing sanctions, questions the value of talks … Russia-Ukraine War · Donald …
Yellowstone Caldera
NEWS
Slow As A Sloth Or Swift As A Sprinter? Clocking The Speed Of Yellowstone’s Magma
National Parks Traveler
Editor’s note: Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory.
Top 10 Most Dangerous Volcanoes That Could Erupt Anytime – MSN
MSN
… Erupt Anytime. Story by Jacqeline Nomora, M.Sc. Biology. • 4m. 1 / 11. Mount Vesuvius (Italy). Yellowstone Caldera (USA). Mount Merapi (Indonesia).
Why Idaho Won’t Participate in a New Civil War
News Radio 1310 KLIX
The Yellowstone Caldera blows, or an electromagnetic pulse weapon detonates in the atmosphere, or a new ice age begins. But the movie and many …