Korean Peninsula news and discussion

[ScottsBad]

Mao did it with the cultural revolution, Stalin did it with Ukraine, seems to be pretty SOP for communists.

You forgot about that nice guy Pol Pot.

[Koshinn]

This is getting a lot of press in Hawaii but isn't news really:
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/n...arly-in-a.html

What I'm telling my family is that yes, there could be a viable threat in the future. But right now it's likely safe. We have some interceptors in the State, a lot in the water around the State, and DPRK has no missile that has been tested to reach that far. And that's assuming the DPRK has miniaturized its nukes, it has a more than a few of them, and that they'd rather use them on a long shot (both literally and figuratively) than tactically on the Korean peninsula where it might be a lot harder to intercept and provide more gains.

[soulezoo]

You forgot about that nice guy Pol Pot.

And a few Eastern Europeans

[soulezoo]

This is getting a lot of press in Hawaii but isn't news really:
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/n...arly-in-a.html

What I'm telling my family is that yes, there could be a viable threat in the future. But right now it's likely safe. We have some interceptors in the State, a lot in the water around the State, and DPRK has no missile that has been tested to reach that far. And that's assuming the DPRK has miniaturized its nukes, it has a more than a few of them, and that they'd rather use them on a long shot (both literally and figuratively) than tactically on the Korean peninsula where it might be a lot harder to intercept and provide more gains.

Even if they could miniaturize their nukes, even if that missile can get off the launch pad, even if it has the range, they still have not demonstrated an acceptable degree of accuracy with anything yet.

[ScottsBad]

Trumps got a multifaceted attack going on here. It must have been dreamed up by the Pentagon and CIA. The US is threatening force against NK while making China the NK Military, and Elites in NK extremely nervous. There are many scenarios that could play out:

The truth is that we are making Kim paranoid crazy on purpose. That is why we have so much military moving in. In case he tries something really dumb. I don't believe our intent is to use big force against NK, it is to create 'regime change'. It's true, we are not there to bring Kim to his knees, we are there to bring him to his senses. By that we mean get Kim to step aside and live the rest of his fat degenerate life in exile....OR die.

Thoughts:

- If we had to fight NK we would decapitate them and destroy their command and control. I'm guessing their comms are primitive. We would take out their satellites and command centers, destroy their radar installations. But the artillery and rockets would be the problem.

- China could infiltrate NK and kill Kim ending NK as we know it.

- There could be a coup with the promise of better relations with China.

- The Elite of NK could engineer a coup with NK military with promises of money and a better life. Engineered by China and/or the US/SK

- Kim could have an unfortunate accident or untimely death with the help of his friends.

I think the US is signaling to NK's leaders to dump Kim. They are pretty brain washed, we'll see.

[ScottsBad]

Even if they could miniaturize their nukes, even if that missile can get off the launch pad, even if it has the range, they still have not demonstrated an acceptable degree of accuracy with anything yet.

I'm thinking a NK nuke on a Sub or Boat just offshore or in a harbor could make for a bad day.

[SteyrAUG]

Even if they could miniaturize their nukes, even if that missile can get off the launch pad, even if it has the range, they still have not demonstrated an acceptable degree of accuracy with anything yet.

That's not completely fair, they've managed to hit the ocean each time.

[Big A]

This is getting a lot of press in Hawaii but isn't news really:
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/n...arly-in-a.html

What I'm telling my family is that yes, there could be a viable threat in the future. But right now it's likely safe. We have some interceptors in the State, a lot in the water around the State, and DPRK has no missile that has been tested to reach that far. And that's assuming the DPRK has miniaturized its nukes, it has a more than a few of them, and that they'd rather use them on a long shot (both literally and figuratively) than tactically on the Korean peninsula where it might be a lot harder to intercept and provide more gains.

And when they put a nuke in a cargo container surrounded by other cargo containers on a freighter registered out of Mongolia and park it in Kulolia?

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[Firefly]

Bring back SEATO and Tiger Stripes.

There,I said it.

[Koshinn]

And when they put a nuke in a cargo container surrounded by other cargo containers on a freighter registered out of Mongolia and park it in Kulolia?

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That could have happened 15 years ago. No difference now and then.