North Korea threatens US with a pre-emptive nuclear strike.
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Soldato
They're probably just annoyed because Russia called their actions "completely unacceptable".
Caporegime
Wow that sounds really effective.
Caporegime
I see it the opposite way. Maybe he is too young and inexperienced to understand the true horrors of war?
Soldato
Soldato
yup
the chinese told them to do one when they requested a visit form an ambassador and now the russians have upset them by telling them they are in the wrong
so now they have no backing whatsoever..you would think this would tell them something.
Soldato
I suppose the key moment will come if/when North Korea test-launches this "Musudan" mid-range missile that they are apparently putting onto a mobile launcher.
The immediate aftermath is fairly predictable: Condemnation from the US, Japan and South Korea, calls for restraint from Russia, China and the UN. Then the US proposes placing further sanctions on North Korea at the UN security council.
The key then will be whether China and Russia abstain, or whether they just block the motion. If they block it, North Korea may feel emboldened to continue the rhetoric and keep developing their missile technology (which will not please the US one bit). If the motion is blocked and NK has to face further sanctions... Well, who knows how they will respond.
From the signs that Russia and China have been giving lately, I find it hard to imagine they would defend North Korea at this point.
The immediate aftermath is fairly predictable: Condemnation from the US, Japan and South Korea, calls for restraint from Russia, China and the UN. Then the US proposes placing further sanctions on North Korea at the UN security council.
The key then will be whether China and Russia abstain, or whether they just block the motion. If they block it, North Korea may feel emboldened to continue the rhetoric and keep developing their missile technology (which will not please the US one bit). If the motion is blocked and NK has to face further sanctions... Well, who knows how they will respond.
From the signs that Russia and China have been giving lately, I find it hard to imagine they would defend North Korea at this point.
I dont think they are ordering them out. They are saying 'be careful lads, things might go south any time now so you might wanna get out of here for a bit'
Soldato
No, they are just trying to get the Russian diplomats to leave so they can say "look! The eeevil aggressors are even giving Russia the willies!"
Interesting article this morning, basically said another reason this is all happening because the elite are losing their grip on the country through the influx of phones / TVs from china, making the 'middle classes' not believe everything the propoganda says. So they need to bolster up the 'enemy' and make the regime central to everyones lives again. Interesting to see how far they go with that.
they reckon theyll launch the missile to scare everyone as an unnanounced 'test' on the 15th, the birthday of the grand pappy of it all, Kim Il Sung. It will be hilarious if a SK cruiser shoots it down.
they reckon theyll launch the missile to scare everyone as an unnanounced 'test' on the 15th, the birthday of the grand pappy of it all, Kim Il Sung. It will be hilarious if a SK cruiser shoots it down.
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Associate
That's how i'm reading it also.
They want the world to see that they're so serious about this that they're asking their 'friends' to maybe think about leaving. Of course it's all stage-managed.
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NK doesn't have a central bank, why do you think the US is like OMG war, war, WAR!!! My youtube chan. has some good vids. on that sort of stuff.