North Korea - how serious should we take them?

[FN2TypeR]

loafer123 said:

They need an enemy in order to retain control over their failing regime.

Who exactly are you referring to here, might I ask?

[cymtriks]

Pyongyang is being evacuated according to reports.

A "big event" is happening apparently.

[hidetheelephants]

cymtriks said:

Pyongyang is being evacuated according to reports.

A "big event" is happening apparently.

Fatty's pie delivery?

[mybrainhurts]

cymtriks said:

Pyongyang is being evacuated according to reports.

A "big event" is happening apparently.

Kimmy's pie factory exploded?

Or have we parachuted Diane Abbott in to sort him out?

[Astacus]

cymtriks said:

Pyongyang is being evacuated according to reports.

A "big event" is happening apparently.

according to?

[Blue Oval84]

Astacus said:

cymtriks said:

Pyongyang is being evacuated according to reports.

A "big event" is happening apparently.

according to?

Twitter I think.

A search for Pyonyang brings up a 50/50 split of tweets saying an evacuation is under way vs ones saying all is well and nothing is happening.

[mybrainhurts]

Astacus said:

cymtriks said:

Pyongyang is being evacuated according to reports.

A "big event" is happening apparently.

according to?

It's a bad translation.

Seems Kimmy baby's been constipated and his bowel is being evacuated.

Might be true that the populace scarpered, though, in case it went nuclear.

Remember Mr Creosote...?

[eharding]

Astacus said:

cymtriks said:

Pyongyang is being evacuated according to reports.

A "big event" is happening apparently.

according to?

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-event-idUSKBN17E2CT

No mention of an evacuation. The last time they announced a 'big event', it turned out to be a pop concert.

[mybrainhurts]

eharding said:

Astacus said:

cymtriks said:

Pyongyang is being evacuated according to reports.

A "big event" is happening apparently.

according to?

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-event-idUSKBN17E2CT

No mention of an evacuation. The last time they announced a 'big event', it turned out to be a pop concert.

He'll be executing another group of unfortunates with those anti aircraft guns again...

[hidetheelephants]

mybrainhurts said:

Astacus said:

cymtriks said:

Pyongyang is being evacuated according to reports.

A "big event" is happening apparently.

according to?

It's a bad translation.

Seems Kimmy baby's been constipated and his bowel is being evacuated.

Might be true that the populace scarpered, though, in case it went nuclear.

Remember Mr Creosote...?

Cruise missile with an After Eight warhead?

[Cold]

There's a suggestion that they're ready to conduct another nuclear weapon test. Link

[jmorgan]

Thought there was about to be a parade in the city?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/13/foreign...

In this link, you can see him holding up an after eight.

[Triumph Man]

Why do they have such awful furniture? I'd be able to respect him as a dictator if he had a nicer chair to sit in, instead of something my granny would have.

[Efbe]

Well, seems it wasn't exactly much. Tubs was opening a new street... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39586872

[FourWheelDrift]

Triumph Man said:

Why do they have such awful furniture? I'd be able to respect him as a dictator if he had a nicer chair to sit in, instead of something my granny would have.

He gets them from Shackleton's, they're so easy to get in and out of you know.

[Blue Oval84]

FourWheelDrift said:

Triumph Man said:

Why do they have such awful furniture? I'd be able to respect him as a dictator if he had a nicer chair to sit in, instead of something my granny would have.

He gets them from Shackleton's, they're so easy to get in and out of you know.

[Cobnapint]

So, China has moved approx 170,000 troops to it's border with NK, the US is about to conduct it's biggest ever war games with SK, and Fatty is about to let off another firework to celebrate something the North Koreans like to clap about, in full breach of the UN and just after a pumped up Trump has bombed a Syrian airbase and a hill full of terrorists in Afghan.

What could possibly go wrong.

[Shoegrip]

It will all be over by Christmas.

[lost in espace]

Shoegrip said:

It will all be over by Christmas.

I just watched an interview with their secretary of state I think, who basically the test "will happen" when they choose. I am surprised this isn't the top news. 10 million in Seoul, 40 miles over the border.

[hornetrider]

Trump has been unbelievably naive. He's backed himself into a corner and will look even more foolish than he already does when he doesn't respond to the inevitable test.