North Korean 'Nuclear Device' Actually Made of Diet Coke and Mentos
The world was stunned to learn early Monday that North Korea had announced the successful completion of its first nuclear test. The country, largely considered the outcast of industrialized nations, had been threatening to conduct the test in an effort to extract diplomatic concessions from the United States. However, just as North Korean scientists began to celebrate, MIT Nuclear Technologies professor Elbert Newfield revealed that the claimed nuclear device was actually nothing more than a small scale bomb derived from ingredients available at any modern grocery store. According to Newfield, "there is absolutely nothing nuclear about this device. Children across the world make similar bombs out of Diet Coke and Mentos mints. These bombs don't pose a danger to anyone except toy soldiers and maybe hamsters." North Korean leader Kim Jong-il remained defiant, stating that his country had, in fact, created a nuclear device but decided to disguise the advanced technology in a Diet Coke bottle. Further, he claimed that preparations were being made to arm long range missiles with Diet Coke warheads. Jong-il then abruptly set off a smoke bomb and ran back to his palace.
The world was stunned to learn early Monday that North Korea had announced the successful completion of its first nuclear test. The country, largely considered the outcast of industrialized nations, had been threatening to conduct the test in an effort to extract diplomatic concessions from the United States. However, just as North Korean scientists began to celebrate, MIT Nuclear Technologies professor Elbert Newfield revealed that the claimed nuclear device was actually nothing more than a small scale bomb derived from ingredients available at any modern grocery store. According to Newfield, "there is absolutely nothing nuclear about this device. Children across the world make similar bombs out of Diet Coke and Mentos mints. These bombs don't pose a danger to anyone except toy soldiers and maybe hamsters." North Korean leader Kim Jong-il remained defiant, stating that his country had, in fact, created a nuclear device but decided to disguise the advanced technology in a Diet Coke bottle. Further, he claimed that preparations were being made to arm long range missiles with Diet Coke warheads. Jong-il then abruptly set off a smoke bomb and ran back to his palace.