The harassing of North Korean ships is just a Bush Bullying Excuse.
Khan's acts greatly damaged Pakistan's image: Musharraf
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200610181710.htm
Islamabad, Oct 18. (PTI): The proliferation activities of Pakistan's disgraced scientist A Q Khan could have led to the country being declared a "rogue state," President Pervez Musharraf has said.
The President also said it was wrong to call Khan the father of Pakistan's nuclear programme as there were some 7000 other scientists who worked for many years on it.
In an interview to ARY television, Musharraf said Khan's activities greatly damaged Pakistan's efforts to get nuclear technology as no country came forward to assist it.
He said Pakistan could have been declared a rogue state or faced severe sanctions because of Khan.
"We are not an oil producing country and imagine how critical it would have been for Pakistan in case of sanctions. This proliferation ghost is still chasing us," Daily Times newspaper today quoted him as saying in the interview.
THIS IS all nonsense.
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For decades North Korea has conducted 'legal' contracts between other countries and it's missile industry. In this case, in 2002, the USA interrupted a legal shipment to Yemen. After first trying to intimdate Yemen to hand over the missile shipment, it ultimately went on it's way to it's destination.
Countries are allowed to have a defense. That is what North Korea provides. Even Iraq had missiles that were allowed to fly as far as the country's sovereign borders.
U.S. lets Scud ship sail to Yemen
http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/12/11/us.missile.ship/
ANAA, Yemen (CNN) -- U.S. officials allowed a freighter with 15 Scud missiles aboard to proceed to Yemen Wednesday after the Yemeni government said it purchased the missiles from North Korea.
U.S. and Spanish forces seized the freighter So San in the Indian Ocean Monday about 600 miles south of Yemen. Yemeni officials protested the seizure, and U.S. officials released the vessel after receiving assurances that the missiles would not be transferred to a third party.
"There is no provision under international law prohibiting Yemen from accepting delivery of missiles from North Korea," White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said. "While there is authority to stop and search, in this instance there is no clear authority to seize the shipment of Scud missiles from North Korea to Yemen. Therefore, the merchant vessel is being released." (The law on sea searches)
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Foley. Right.
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The big threat is that North Korea will perfect a nuclear weapon and transport it to all it's customers. Well. There needs to be a law that prohibits that type of transport. Because at this time there are liberal regulations regarding nuclear shipments. Basically, all these laws are 'honored' for their merit. Quite frankly, there is no prohibition of any country from shipping nuclear material and missiles anywhere in the world in very short time. What's with that? The world should allow any country to transport nuclear weapons to any country they want to?
Safety of Nuclear Shipments
http://www.dfat.gov.au/security/safety_nuc_shipment.html
Australia is an active member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The IAEA sets strict standards for the transport of nuclear material, which have been transported safely around the world since the 1960s. The IAEA advises there has never been an accident during the transport of nuclear fuel that has resulted in any release of radioactivity.
The nuclear companies involved have comprehensive emergency response plans and safety procedures to minimise the environmental risks of any accident, no matter how unlikely.
Australia has actively participated in the development of the international framework of legal arrangements covering shipments of nuclear materials, set out in various United Nations (UN) and International Maritime Organization (IMO) Conventions, regulations, codes and protocols.
The IAEA’s Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (the Transport Regulations) relate to the safe transport of radioactive material. They can be adopted in whole or in part through incorporation in the national legislation of countries transporting radioactive material.
THERE ARE COUNTRIES near North Korea that can directly threaten North Korea as well.
Safety & Security First
http://www.japannuclear.com/nuclearpower/transportation/safety.html
Nuclear materials have been safely transported from Japan to France and the United Kingdom since 1969. As described in other sections, Japan is working to create a "closed" nuclear fuel cycle. Various spent nuclear fuel activities, such as reprocessing and vitrification, have been occurring through contracts with corporate partners in Europe. All nuclear materials, including MOX fuel and vitrified wastes, must be transported between Japan and Europe. Considering the long history of nuclear transportation across the world, Japan's nuclear utilities are confident that safety and security for these shipments can be met. In addition, Independent nuclear experts around the world have stated that transporting these materials is safe.
THE NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY is NOT respected, at all. There is supposed to be five nuclear nations. And that's it. There is room for nuclear energy. It is upto the five nuclear nations to stop the abuse of international law. What is everyone waiting for? The third nuclear weapon detonation before the escalation STOPS? Where exactly will that third detonation take place? China? Russia? France? The US? The UK? Where will that detonation take place?
All Nine Nuclear Powers Are Violating Non-Proliferation Treaty
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/100906A.shtml
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