PYONGYANG, North Korea – Kim Jong-il announced Wednesday that North Korea successfully tested a 60-watt light bulb in a secret underground facility. The test, believed to have been conducted at 8:35 pm, is the first successful use of a light bulb by the country that President Bush considers one of the "Axis of Evil."
Many countries including the U.S., China, and South Korea are greatly concerned about N. Korea's intention to build up its collection of light bulbs. If the country continues to develop lights, scientists believe that as soon as 2010 the North Koreans will be able to see where they are going at night.
The cost of their light bulb testing program has only been in the tens of thousands while their nuclear program has cost them billions.
Kim Jong-il, flying in the face of the international community, has furthermore declared that once his country has amassed at least one hundred nuclear bombs and fifty light bulbs, they will begin to develop food and clothing for the general public. That could happen as soon as 2020.
North Korea Believed To Have Tested First Light Bulb in Secret Underground Facility