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Merika · 02-11-2005, 07:33 PM

World News AP
N. Korea Announces It Has Nuclear Weapons

Thursday, February 10, 2005, 0335AM ET US

By SANG-HUN CHOE, Associated Press Writer
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea on Thursday announced for the first time that it has nuclear weapons and rejected moves to restart disarmament talks any time soon, saying it needs the armaments as protection against an increasingly hostile United States.

The communist state's pronouncement dramatically raised the stakes in the two-year-old nuclear confrontation and posed a grave challenge to President Bush, who started his second term with a vow to end North Korea's nuclear program through six-nation talks.
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I won't put in the whole article...since I'm sure everyone has read it or heard it on their news.

I realize I live in a military oriented area where kids might talk more about these things among themselves than they do elsewhere....but this greatly upset my children. They didn't even want to take a trip out west because of it.

I would encourage everyone to talk to their kids about ANY world affairs which they may have heard in passing. Kids worry about more about these things than we think they do. They aren't stupid. Just reading a headline while at the grocery store can stay in their mind. The best way to address their fears is to open up dialogue.

02-11-2005, 07:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Merika Retired Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 1,000	Nuclear Weapons and Your Children World News AP N. Korea Announces It Has Nuclear Weapons Thursday, February 10, 2005, 0335AM ET US By SANG-HUN CHOE, Associated Press Writer SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea on Thursday announced for the first time that it has nuclear weapons and rejected moves to restart disarmament talks any time soon, saying it needs the armaments as protection against an increasingly hostile United States. The communist state's pronouncement dramatically raised the stakes in the two-year-old nuclear confrontation and posed a grave challenge to President Bush, who started his second term with a vow to end North Korea's nuclear program through six-nation talks. -------------------------------------------------------------------- I won't put in the whole article...since I'm sure everyone has read it or heard it on their news. I realize I live in a military oriented area where kids might talk more about these things among themselves than they do elsewhere....but this greatly upset my children. They didn't even want to take a trip out west because of it. I would encourage everyone to talk to their kids about ANY world affairs which they may have heard in passing. Kids worry about more about these things than we think they do. They aren't stupid. Just reading a headline while at the grocery store can stay in their mind. The best way to address their fears is to open up dialogue.