This morning a nuclear bomb was tested underground to celebrate the 9th anniversery of Kim Sung-Il’s appointment as the leader of the Korean Workers Party. International reaction was swift condemnation, especially by the USA, which remains the only nation to have dropped A-Bombs on civilian targets.

The UN responded to prodding by the USA with a conviction to discuss the ‘provacative’ tests in detail. China called the tests ‘brazen’ and sent flowers to congratulate the North Korean leader on his rule. North Korea TV declared the success bomb has risen the nation’s happiness index 1000%.

Oh joy. Oh atomic joy. Almost sounds like those nuke-worshipping weirdos at the end of PLANET OF THE APES.

Then again the religious right is praying for Armaggedoen to spur the Second Coming of Christ.

So how does this effect Thailand and my mango tree?

Not much.

I’m drinking Bushman’s Gully Chardonnay and listening to the Arctic Monkeys. my friends Randy Koral and Sara Silver insist they are good, but I took them off after three songs to put on Joy Division LOVE WILL TEAR US APART. Now I’m not worried about getting bombed tonight by Commie nukes.

“Is my timing so flawed?”

On January 29, 2002 GW Bush declared North Korea to be an Axis of Evil.

Dick Cheney must have said the phrase a million times.

WAR WAR WAR TERROR TERROR VICTORY.

Almost should be on a banner in the Broadway musical remake of Orwells’ 1984. Terror about a nation with less than .5% the GDP of America.

The Thais reacted to the fears by saying nothing. We are out of missile range. Not that the North Koreans have a bomb to put on a missile. Not yet.

In the Land of the Freaked fear rules the souls.

Joy Division SHE’S LOST CONTROL

Bush has no idea what to do other than condemn North Korea and think that the rest of the world will follow his self-deluded lead.

“She’s lost control again.”

The bomb had a small yield about 100 times less than Hiroshima.

550 tons of dynamite.

Big boom.

But not the end of the world like in TERMINATOR or Ian Curtis hanging himself before Joy Divsion’s USA tour, although ROK president Roh said it would be “difficult” to maintain his country’s policy of engagement with the North.

Troops on the border are on alert. Seoul has suspended a scheduled aid shipment of concrete to North Korea.

“Where will it end?” DAYS OF THE LORDS – Joy Division

Crisis?

Not in Thailand.

I remember the nuns at my Catholic high school telling us to hide under the desk during the Cuban Missile Crisis. No one is telling us to hide anywhere. Live live live for today.

North Korea feels the test would maintain “peace and stability” in the region and was “a great leap forward in the building of a great prosperous, powerful socialist nation”.

If confirmed, the test would make North Korea the ninth country known to have nuclear weapons.

USA, UK, Russia, France, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Israel, and the new entry North Korea.

“Just for one moment I thought I found my way. Destiny unfolded and i lost my way.”

Joy Division. 

“What you gonna do when it’s over?”

Two glasses of wine now three.

What me worry?

Good bye global warming hello nuclear winter.

See the movie 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE

And live for today.

te moritum salutem

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