North Korea - how serious should we take them?

[djdest]

Mannginger said:

Unless it saves a few hundred thousand lives of course...

I wasn't suggesting he actually does something, I meant that his idle threats look stupid

[jmorgan]

Tony Starks said:

So what happens if fag boy goes to the UN and says he'll completely drop everything nuclear and allow inspectors in, if Trump stands down?
I know its a very, very big what if, but it could do the whole world a favour.

Here is a snow ball, meet hell........


To be honest, nothing would surprise me here. But the countries attitude makes me wonder if they are just reacting to get supplies. Wonder how much they have stockpiled?

[jmorgan]

Meanwhile, two women accused of his brothers murder plead not guilty.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41464331

And a ship with a few rocket launchers destined for Egypt detained.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-secu...

Test run?

[Efbe]

jmorgan said:

Meanwhile, two women accused of his brothers murder plead not guilty.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41464331

And a ship with a few rocket launchers destined for Egypt detained.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-secu...

Test run?

Just to play devils advocate here, why is it wrong for NK to sell weapons to Egypt.
Who has the authority to stop them?

hahaha, also just noticed, though the article says the ship was stopped late august... further down it actually says august 2016

Edited by Efbe on Monday 2nd October 09:26

[jmorgan]

Efbe said:

Just to play devils advocate here, why is it wrong for NK to sell weapons to Egypt.
Who has the authority to stop them?

God damn it. Hung up by an old report. (edit, new report? Just released details?)

However. Not the selling as such, I assume the ship was under watch for the whole or part of the duration of its sailing duration reading the report.

However the Egyptian authorities seized the vessel, after they were told that people knew a bit about it and it was heading their way

Edited by jmorgan on Monday 2nd October 09:34

[Efbe]

jmorgan said:

Efbe said:

Just to play devils advocate here, why is it wrong for NK to sell weapons to Egypt.
Who has the authority to stop them?

God damn it. Hung up by an old report. (edit, new report? Just released details?)

However. Not the selling as such, I assume the ship was under watch for the whole or part of the duration of its sailing duration reading the report.

However the Egyptian authorities seized the vessel, after they were told that people knew a bit about it and it was heading their way

Edited by jmorgan on Monday 2nd October 09:34

I think the details were just released, and it wasn't obvious it was 2016!

Amusing the egyptians would stop a ship selling weapons to themselves. I assume someone has been fired, or the weapons have remained in eqypt for free

[jmorgan]

Efbe said:

I think the details were just released, and it wasn't obvious it was 2016!

Amusing the egyptians would stop a ship selling weapons to themselves. I assume someone has been fired, or the weapons have remained in eqypt for free

Seems more like "they saw it" "better pretend...."

[XM5ER]

Hilts said:

BlackLabel said:

So what are you going to do?

Apart from hit the golf course.

Classic good cop/bad cop.

Fatty gets to prove Trump wrong by negotiating with Tillerson.

Though pigs might fly.

[DAVEVO9]

Little FAT rocket man going to let off another one.

http://news.sky.com/story/n-korea-preparing-to-tes...

[Driller]

What is the intellectual level of this thread when instead of discussing a geopolitical power struggle, people resort to playground level childish name calling?

"He's a fatty, fat, fatkins, nah nah n'a nah nah".

[Efbe]

Driller said:

What is the intellectual level of this thread when instead of discussing a geopolitical power struggle, people resort to playground level childish name calling?

"He's a fatty, fat, fatkins, nah nah n'a nah nah".

to be fair it's not really a geopolitical power struggle, more a geopolitical ego tantrum name calling

[tescorank]

Looks like trumpy getting serious about having a pop.

Trump says 'only one thing will work' with nuclear-armed North Korea
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/07/dona...

[Countdown]

I'd never imagined that we'd be in a situation where the biggest threat to World peace was the President of the United States

[Driller]

Not the president, he's just a figurehead.

[anonymous-user]

Countdown said:

I'd never imagined that we'd be in a situation where the biggest threat to World peace was the President of the United States

Did NK magic nuclear weapons overnight?
What do you suggest he should do?

[Funkycoldribena]

Countdown said:

I'd never imagined that we'd be in a situation where the biggest threat to World peace was the President of the United States

I never imagined people would be so childish over another countries democratically elected leader.

[Countdown]

The Spruce goose said:

Did NK magic nuclear weapons overnight?
What do you suggest he should do?

I'd suggest the same approach we/The West used during the Cold War. It worked pretty well then and I can't see why it wouldn't work now.

The safest way to bring KJU's regime to an end is to let it fall naturally. Given the number of senior staff he's executed I wouldn't be surprised if there were plenty of people in his inner circle willing to give him a gentle push. I don't think constant threats of wiping out North Korea with Fire and Fury and flying nuclear bombers along their borders is particularly conducive to peace.

[Countdown]

Funkycoldribena said:

Countdown said:

I'd never imagined that we'd be in a situation where the biggest threat to World peace was the President of the United States

I never imagined people would be so childish over another countries democratically elected leader.

It's strange how the threat of nuclear war makes people worry irrationally.

[Funkycoldribena]

Countdown said:

It's strange how the threat of nuclear war makes people worry irrationally.

You really think there's going to be nuclear war?

[Countdown]

Funkycoldribena said:

You really think there's going to be nuclear war?

I think there's more of a chance now than there has ever been before during my lifetime.