North Korea threatens US with a pre-emptive nuclear strike.

arknor · 6 Apr 2013 at 15:28

Edward78 said:
He does have a hot wife though, but in NK, you prob. can buy women.

yup probably via trading livestock like those tribes in africa where women are worth XX number of cows

Name · 6 Apr 2013 at 15:53

Is this thing all but dead now? awww

i was at least hoping for a skirmish of some sort.

Yes, i want to watch it burn too.

Biohazard · 6 Apr 2013 at 15:55

arknor said:
yup probably via trading livestock like those tribes in africa where women are worth XX number of cows

I hear there's an app for that..

mattyg · 6 Apr 2013 at 16:01

One things for sure, if they do launch. Then the next world war will be fought with sticks and stones

StriderX · 6 Apr 2013 at 16:04

mattyg said:
One things for sure, if they do launch. Then the next world war will be fought with sticks and stones

Hah, yeah right.

One 10 kiloton bomb wont make everyone jump on their launch codes.

Turambar · 6 Apr 2013 at 16:52

oldbag said:
Nuclear war is usually a race to see who gets taken out first, then there's the lasting effects of radiation... NK won't launch.

Que?

Unicorn · 6 Apr 2013 at 17:25

Perhaps the best Kim banter ever

doodah · 6 Apr 2013 at 18:21

EDIT - LOL didn't refresh the page until I posted the above

Unicorn · 6 Apr 2013 at 18:24

Haha i had to get it in before someone else did

Edrof · 6 Apr 2013 at 18:26

That has to be a repost record.

doodah · 6 Apr 2013 at 18:36

Kim Jong-un supervises 'drone attack' drill

The Global Hawk is quaking in its boots!

robgmun · 6 Apr 2013 at 18:46

I love that there's loads of 'cut aways' and loop edits to make it look like they have more then they actually have

trigger-happy · 6 Apr 2013 at 18:59

c'mon NK the suspense is killing me, do something!

Unicorn · 6 Apr 2013 at 19:01

Cmon nk press that big red button fire something at someone so i can visit the "new korea" in 2040 when the wars over and ur country's been rebuilt

robfosters · 6 Apr 2013 at 19:54

I'm seriously surprised Paddy Power haven't got a market up yet for whether or not NK will launch a missile in 2013.

Lets face it, they ran a tactless promotion offering money back on losing next pope bets if the next pope was black!

willhub · 6 Apr 2013 at 19:59

Looks like NK have some seriously high tech weapons there.

trigger-happy · 6 Apr 2013 at 20:16

xibinim said:
The Global Hawk is quaking in its boots!

Am I the only one who enjoys that music? lol

Duff-Man · 6 Apr 2013 at 20:57

LateX'Dog said:
Can the warmongers of OCUK please tell me why? Why do you want another war?

Well, articles like this would be the most compelling reason.

At least 200,000 people are forced to live in such camps. A life of misery, torture and starvation (~40% starve to death), without hope of escape or release. Generation after generation condemned to be punished for the sins of their grandparents. Children selling out their parents for execution in the hopes of a meal. "Through hunger you will repent".

...and the death camps are far from the end of it. Millions of civilians are living in fear and deprivation, starving, without any means of escape of self improvement (apart from a military career).

Balddog said:
Youve gotta ask though, is it worth the death toll when its a regime which is on the verge of collapse anyway?

?!

I have to dispute this statement...

There is absolutely no evidence that the regime is "on the verge of collapse". The country is run by an elite with an absolute stranglehold on power, and absolute control over the population. If the country goes downhill, for whatever reason, it is the common people who will suffer the most. The elite will simply tighten their control over the population through fear and brutality. They have shown time after time that they are fully willing and able to do this.

Any attempt to "rise up" and overthrow the elite population will be met with brutal and swift resistance. This isn't Egypt, or Libya or Syria. There is absolutely no mechanism for the people of North Korea to overthrow their leadership without outside intervention.

The Funktopus · 6 Apr 2013 at 21:25

THMRK said:
I can't see the US shooting anything down unless it's heading their way/towards their assets. If anything, if and when North Korea do another test it'll only strengthen the international community's condemnation of their actions, including China.

I'm hoping the Americans have a code phrase ready for if they do shoot down a North Korean test missile. I'd suggest "C-c-c-combo breaker!"

theleg · 6 Apr 2013 at 23:36

Duff-Man said:
I have to dispute this statement...

There is absolutely no evidence that the regime is "on the verge of collapse". The country is run by an elite with an absolute stranglehold on power, and absolute control over the population. If the country goes downhill, for whatever reason, it is the common people who will suffer the most. The elite will simply tighten their control over the population through fear and brutality. They have shown time after time that they are fully willing and able to do this.

Any attempt to "rise up" and overthrow the elite population will be met with brutal and swift resistance. This isn't Egypt, or Libya or Syria. There is absolutely no mechanism for the people of North Korea to overthrow their leadership without outside intervention.

Im not suggesting the people will rise up, but i do see the regime winding down. They moved away from communism, they have all but lost their two major supporters, without which they wouldnt even exist. They are completely alone. The world is starting to realise that they dont do anything but bluff. Sanctions are ongoing. Their military is barely getting fed, let alone updated and modernised. The two faces of NK are dead and buried and the new Kim pales in comparison to his father.

I just dont see how they can continue. Theres nothing left for them to do.

I dont see it going immediately, but i would be extremely surprised if NK exists in 10 years, even without a war with the US/SK.