North Korea - how serious should we take them?

[MartG]

lost in espace said:

Road in NK:

total: 25,554 km
paved: 724 km
unpaved: 24,830 km (2006)

I find it amazing that they have nuclear weapons and only a tiny road network, get your priorities right.

It's what happens in a dictatorship, where the 'glorious leader' doesn't give a st about the general population, and spends all the money on the military

[anonymous-user]

MartG said:

lost in espace said:

Road in NK:

total: 25,554 km
paved: 724 km
unpaved: 24,830 km (2006)

I find it amazing that they have nuclear weapons and only a tiny road network, get your priorities right.

It's what happens in a dictatorship, where the 'glorious leader' doesn't give a st about the general population, and spends all the money on the military

Plenty of countries have huge amounts of unpaved roads, as it can be the best way of having a road system that copes with the climate. In a lot of countries only the major primary roads are paved, the rest are gravel.

[200bhp]

hidetheelephants said:

If the US has got an updated version of the YAL-1 laser system or a space-based laser it's feasible they could have zapped it on the sly in order to frustrate Fatty Kim.

Edited by hidetheelephants on Sunday 30th April 04:52

They do have that autonomous black shuttle thing that's a air force secret project. Maybe it's a space laser!!

[AreOut]

Sylvaforever said:

umm, sorry I didn't know I had to be rocket scientist to post on car forum

[Efbe]

jsf said:

MartG said:

lost in espace said:

Road in NK:

total: 25,554 km
paved: 724 km
unpaved: 24,830 km (2006)

I find it amazing that they have nuclear weapons and only a tiny road network, get your priorities right.

It's what happens in a dictatorship, where the 'glorious leader' doesn't give a st about the general population, and spends all the money on the military

Plenty of countries have huge amounts of unpaved roads, as it can be the best way of having a road system that copes with the climate. In a lot of countries only the major primary roads are paved, the rest are gravel.

It's also completely untrue; NK has way more paved roads than this. It's probably a stat from 20 years ago.

[lost in espace]

Efbe said:

It's also completely untrue; NK has way more paved roads than this. It's probably a stat from 20 years ago.

Well that makes sense, thanks. Figs were 2006.

[FourWheelDrift]

They get a lot of use.



The mighty 10 lane super highway in Pyonyang during the rush hour.

[eharding]

AreOut said:

Sylvaforever said:

umm, sorry I didn't know I had to be rocket scientist to post on car forum

Rocket Scientist you are not, but Space Cadet you most certainly are...

[Efbe]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr6cf9X5L0E

[jmorgan]

lost in espace said:

Road in NK:

total: 25,554 km
paved: 724 km
unpaved: 24,830 km (2006)

I find it amazing that they have nuclear weapons and only a tiny road network, get your priorities right.

That is the plan......... Going to be a sod to invade the place.

[Robertj21a]

jmorgan said:

lost in espace said:

Road in NK:

total: 25,554 km
paved: 724 km
unpaved: 24,830 km (2006)

I find it amazing that they have nuclear weapons and only a tiny road network, get your priorities right.

That is the plan......... Going to be a sod to invade the place.

Not if you stay in the air, or on sea.

[Robertj21a]

Interesting that the 'Daily Mail' today is pondering whether Trump had anything to do with sabotaging FatBoy's rocket.....

[jmorgan]

Robertj21a said:

Not if you stay in the air, or on sea.

Ha! I see, the cunning plan then is to flood the place?

[mybrainhurts]

Robertj21a said:

Interesting that the 'Daily Mail' today is pondering whether Trump had anything to do with sabotaging FatBoy's rocket.....

That thought came up some time ago and the Mail didn't start it.

[Robertj21a]

mybrainhurts said:

Robertj21a said:

Interesting that the 'Daily Mail' today is pondering whether Trump had anything to do with sabotaging FatBoy's rocket.....

That thought came up some time ago and the Mail didn't start it.

That's why I had already referred to it previously !

[scherzkeks]

Just reported: Trump would apparently be open to talks with N. Korea.

A positive development, and hopefully a sign that the deep state hasn't got its hooks in too deep.

[Efbe]

Efbe said:

skyrover said:

Stuff

As AstonZagato says there needs to be an uprising, or at least a class of people that could form a government should he leave.
This is what need to be worked on now. Just as Tubs is playing a long game, so should we.

Invade the country and he will kill his own people willingly to protect his dictatorship. You can't put boots on the ground, because he is willing to use nukes internally.

communications (with the population, not the regime) are getting much better with NK. At a guess china is already proactively doing what I suggested in getting phones/tech over there.
NK has it's own phones, they are NK branded chinese phones running modded android. there are also the main brands we have, but very few of them.

Most people in Pyongyang have mobile phones. They do not connect to the internet (through NK- near the chinese border is different), but obviously connect phone to phone. It is this information exchange that needs to be expanded out into the countryside.

Then how do you topple the Kim's, god only knows. The regima is far too strong for an internal struggle, unless another of his family kills him, which wouldn't help us out.
an Invasion would not work as suggested previously.
a Strike on just his compound ? maybe, when he is travelling to the military sites would be easier... could it be made to look like an accidental explosion?
It would be highly risky to do this, but I cannot see another route. Unfortunately I fear he will
be expecting this.
Maybe an assassin with a cloth. Play them at their own game.

well, seems I was right...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39815561

[Likes Fast Cars]

Efbe said:

well, seems I was right...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39815561

He really is a nutter.

[FourWheelDrift]

Poison in a cake. Simple.

[funkyrobot]

FourWheelDrift said:

Poison in a cake. Simple.

It would be easier to let him overdose on cake.