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Mon 16 Nov, 2009 06:56 am
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Moving towards the conclusion of such a scenario, he went on, "Even if the U.S. can dodge our nuclear weapons, they will not be able to evade the responsibility for any nuclear battle, which will result in them losing all their alliances in Asia. Therefore, China is planning to use North Korea’s nuclear weapons to remove its competitors in Asia such as South Korea and Japan."
When our reporter suggested that this was a charged and rather one-sided scenario, Choi maintained that "there is a certain logic" to such a mentality, explaining that it has recently surfaced widely among the North Korean elite.
@oristarA,
Charged means an aggressive statement likely to evoke an aggressive response.
@engineer,
Charged with emotion - a bad choice of word. The writer probably meant "biased".
@engineer,
I'll edit my comment slightly. A "charged issue" is one where there are very strong feelings on both sides. A "charged statement" is one where it is likely to evoke very strong opposing opinions.
Most times it's termed "highly charged."
(As one who is very emotional at this time, I have felt highly charged about issues in my life. It's a term I know well.)
@oristarA,
what engineer says = correct
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