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ljm2002

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12. Well, you said...

Reply to still_one (Reply #9)

Wed Apr 10, 2013, 02:46 PM

Apr 2013

..."The best he can do is lob a couple of missiles in the ocean". That is not all he can do. Although it may be all he can do without bringing down a rain of destruction on himself and his people.

I agree it sounds like the same overblown rhetoric that always comes from North Korea. And you are of course right that the result would be total disaster for North Korea. But when you are dealing with a crazy person, you can't always count on them being objective when they make their decisions.

I sincerely hope you are correct in your assessment. The language he uses is scary, but then again we have heard crazy rhetoric from people like him before.

Cheers.

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North Korea Warns It Is on Brink of Nuclear War With South [View all] nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 OP

Unless he suddenly stops gabbing so much, I wouldn't get too worried. n/t AverageJoe90 Apr 2013 #1

Nothing will happen. Kim is an idiot. Anyone can play out the likely senarios and still_one Apr 2013 #2

remember interlocking defense pacts nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #5

South Korea is adjacent to North Korea... ljm2002 Apr 2013 #7

and why would he do that? He would NOT have one ally, including China supporting him on that. This still_one Apr 2013 #9

Exactly, it's a no win situation for NK like it aways has been. Javaman Apr 2013 #10

I just do not think anything will really happen as a result of this. At least I hope so still_one Apr 2013 #11

Me too. nt Javaman Apr 2013 #16

Well, you said... ljm2002 Apr 2013 #12

There is only one way that North Korea can hit SK with a nuclear weapon Hugabear Apr 2013 #14

I'm glad to hear that... ljm2002 Apr 2013 #15

Seoul is 35 miles from the border. BlueCheese Apr 2013 #22

First, his missiles are junk. longship Apr 2013 #28

he's rattling his sabre for a payoff nt markiv Apr 2013 #3

They're so damn insular, it's really almost impossible to tell. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #4

When they start moving troops around, calling up reserves, etc then I'll be really neverforget Apr 2013 #6

I fear this goes hot. n/t zappaman Apr 2013 #8

Too hot for DU? nt pintobean Apr 2013 #17

Lil' Kim is just trying to impress his generals. sadbear Apr 2013 #13

Or highly placed treacherous advisers are playing him HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #20

Except that it doesn't have a nuclear weapon. Rex Apr 2013 #18

They do, don't they? BlueCheese Apr 2013 #23

No. Rex Apr 2013 #24

IMO Kim's likely getting painted into a corner by powers not supporting inherited succession HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #19

Not that crazy to be honest nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #25

I'll say this; they've ratcheted up the rhetoric about as far as it can go. So, at this point, Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #21

shit or get off the pot, kimmy d_b Apr 2013 #26

I have always thought a real danger in this situation would Vinnie From Indy Apr 2013 #27

The ever so popular sneeze nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #29