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Rise in sales of nuke shelters

By T.K. Randall
April 7, 2009 · Comment icon 12 comments

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A company that sells nuclear fallout shelters in Japan has announced that it has seen sales of shelters soaring in the lead up to North Korea's rocket launch, selling more than double its usual annual sales in less than two months.
A retailer of nuclear fallout shelters in Japan said Monday that sales soared in the lead-up to North Korea's rocket launch as jittery residents took their safety into their own hands. Osaka-based Shelter Co said it received 12 orders in just two months ahead of Sunday's launch -- more than double the number it usually sells in an entire year."


Source: Yahoo! News | Comments (12)




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Comment icon #3 Posted by The Russian Hare 15 years ago
That would suck if someone survived nagasaki only to be hit from a N korean nuke *bright flash* "Aw geez, not this crap agai-"
Comment icon #4 Posted by GreyWeather 15 years ago
They'll pop up in Ikea eventually... Ugh great. More missing skrews to complain about. Fantastic.
Comment icon #5 Posted by Ghost Ship 15 years ago
N.Korea. They may have just launched a sattelite. Or tried to anyway.
Comment icon #6 Posted by CurlyQLink 15 years ago
Can you blame them. The Japanese have a right to be a little gun shy.
Comment icon #7 Posted by OilFight 15 years ago
I wonder who's telling the truth about the N. Korea satellite. I can see how N. Korea would benefit from lying about the satellite getting into orbit, but I can also see how the Japanese and United States governments could benefit from lying and saying it crashed into the Pacific.
Comment icon #8 Posted by CurlyQLink 15 years ago
The Chinese & Russians also report it fizzing out and landing in the ocean.
Comment icon #9 Posted by IamsSon 15 years ago
Yeah, now that Dumbama has said the U.S. should lead the way to a world without nukes, I'm getting a shelter.
Comment icon #10 Posted by OilFight 15 years ago
The Chinese & Russians also report it fizzing out and landing in the ocean. oh ok, didn't know that.
Comment icon #11 Posted by Beckys_Mom 15 years ago
They'll pop up in Ikea eventually... I was thinking the same thing LOL....girl you got in before me lol
Comment icon #12 Posted by kobolds 15 years ago
I believe N. Korea is lying . my reason ? 1. based on the N. Korea current economy condition , they don't need satellite . even if they do , paying others to lunch for them will be cost alot cheaper (they can get they ally to do that) and save all this hassle. 2. the risk of failure . if the rocket fail when fly above japan (above busy city), do you know what will happen ? watch this clip after watching the clip , does anyone here still side with N.korea ? whether N. korea lie or not is not important . what important is they playing with people life and that I can't forgive .


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