North Korea - how serious should we take them?

[shih tzu faced]

Snoggledog said:

You're both quite right in that his kingdom would fall very quickly after the USA got involved. But the point still stands. He does have the capacity to virtually level Seoul.

Totally agree, wasn’t arguing

[robinessex]

shih tzu faced said:

Snoggledog said:

You're both quite right in that his kingdom would fall very quickly after the USA got involved. But the point still stands. He does have the capacity to virtually level Seoul.

Totally agree, wasn’t arguing

Having the capacity isn't the same as being capable of using it. I wonder how competent he's to do that ?

[eldar]

robinessex said:

shih tzu faced said:

Snoggledog said:

You're both quite right in that his kingdom would fall very quickly after the USA got involved. But the point still stands. He does have the capacity to virtually level Seoul.

Totally agree, wasn’t arguing

Having the capacity isn't the same as being capable of using it. I wonder how competent he's to do that ?

Would china let it happen?

[105.4]

How many rounds could an artillery piece fire before barrels or firing mechanisms needed replacing?

[Triumph Man]

I'm still amazed that North Korea isn't the most undemocratic country in the world according to the democracy index

https://www.democracymatrix.com/ranking

Eritrea must be really, really st

Come on Kim, you need to pump those numbers up (or down), those are rookie numbers

[768]

That ranking looks pretty questionable to me.

[Stealthracer]

I wonder hat a 'Deficient Democracy' is? Because he USA appears to be one!

[jimmyjimjim]

105.4 said:

How many rounds could an artillery piece fire before barrels or firing mechanisms needed replacing?

Western artillery, a couple of thousand rounds is the goal before a barrel replacement (given a decent barrel, not guaranteed to be the case here, obviously).
Russian, a bit less, as some evidence suggests in Ukraine.
NK? Your guess is as good as anyone's.

[105.4]

jimmyjimjim said:

Western artillery, a couple of thousand rounds is the goal before a barrel replacement (given a decent barrel, not guaranteed to be the case here, obviously).
Russian, a bit less, as some evidence suggests in Ukraine.
NK? Your guess is as good as anyone's.

Thanks Jim

Which then begs the following question….

It’s often stated that NK could flatten Seoul in a hour or two, but do they really have the working equipment to actually do that?

I’m assuming that artillery rounds ‘go bad’ if not properly maintained and stored correctly?

[eldar]

105.4 said:

Thanks Jim

Which then begs the following question….

It’s often stated that NK could flatten Seoul in a hour or two, but do they really have the working equipment to actually do that?

I’m assuming that artillery rounds ‘go bad’ if not properly maintained and stored correctly?

Aren’t they flogging all their ammunition to Russia?

[jimmyjimjim]

Properly stored small arms ammunition has a practically unlimited shelf life. I assume the same is good for artillery rounds.

[Previous]

Triumph Man said:

I'm still amazed that North Korea isn't the most undemocratic country in the world according to the democracy index

https://www.democracymatrix.com/ranking

Eritrea must be really, really st

Come on Kim, you need to pump those numbers up (or down), those are rookie numbers

Well NK does have "Democratic" in its name, and they do hold 'elections' (with one party on the ballot and at gunpoint) so perhaps that gives then at least one point?

China, Saudi and Qatar on the lower rungs too.

[Abbott]

Previous said:

Triumph Man said:

I'm still amazed that North Korea isn't the most undemocratic country in the world according to the democracy index

https://www.democracymatrix.com/ranking

Eritrea must be really, really st

Come on Kim, you need to pump those numbers up (or down), those are rookie numbers

Well NK does have "Democratic" in its name, and they do hold 'elections' (with one party on the ballot and at gunpoint) so perhaps that gives then at least one point?

China, Saudi and Qatar on the lower rungs too.

Very interesting documents. I was trying to work out what tips USA into a Deficient Democracy

[FourWheelDrift]

Abbott said:

Very interesting documents. I was trying to work out what tips USA into a Deficient Democracy

Two party state?