North Korea - how serious should we take them?

North Korea - how serious should we take them?

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Evangelion

7,734 posts

179 months

Sunday 26th November 2017
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This is the same Mirror that once printed the headline, "Titanic being towed to New York - all passengers safe."

Funkycoldribena

7,379 posts

155 months

Sunday 26th November 2017
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Evangelion said:
This is the same Mirror that once printed the headline, "Titanic being towed to New York - all passengers safe."
Bugger me,that's one hell of a grudge you've got there.
Or were you waiting dockside?

Robertj21a

16,478 posts

106 months

Sunday 26th November 2017
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Evangelion said:
This is the same Mirror that once printed the headline, "Titanic being towed to New York - all passengers safe."
Blimey, you've got a good memory.

Driller

8,310 posts

279 months

Sunday 26th November 2017
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The Spruce goose said:
Driller said:
Are you seriously quoting the Daily Mirror as a reliable source as to what goes on in North Korea?
Again have you actually read it. The morons on here are getting worse everyday. The mirror did the interview, considering the story was picked up by leading newspapers around the world seems a valid witness statements to me unless you can evidence to counter the claims.
No need to read it. None of these publications exist to tell "the news" and least of all accurate news. At best an article like that is used as an opinion forming exercise, especially considering the subject matter.

And the onus is on you to prove your source, not for me to disprove it.

In the context, your use of the word "moron" is very ironic.

ETA "Teenage sex slaves" lol they're trying so hard aren't they? laugh



Edited by Driller on Sunday 26th November 09:11

98elise

26,644 posts

162 months

Sunday 26th November 2017
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The Spruce goose said:
Driller said:
Are you seriously quoting the Daily Mirror as a reliable source as to what goes on in North Korea?
Again have you actually read it. The morons on here are getting worse everyday. The mirror did the interview, considering the story was picked up by leading newspapers around the world seems a valid witness statements to me unless you can evidence to counter the claims.
It also says he has £1000 lunches.

Has Gordon Ramsey opened up a restaurant in NK?

MellowshipSlinky

Original Poster:

14,703 posts

190 months

Sunday 26th November 2017
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98elise said:
It also says he has £1000 lunches.

Has Gordon Ramsey opened up a restaurant in NK?
I think they meant 1000 lb lunches, surely....

Driller

8,310 posts

279 months

Sunday 26th November 2017
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Whatever the ridiculous comments are in the article, it’s clear that their agenda is the usual bullst hysterical sensationalism to wind the sheeple up rather than any semblance of recounting the facts.

Efbe

9,251 posts

167 months

Sunday 26th November 2017
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Driller said:
Whatever the ridiculous comments are in the article, it’s clear that their agenda is the usual bullst hysterical sensationalism to wind the sheeple up rather than any semblance of recounting the facts.
quite

These rumours came from this image:



from which an activist group in south korea extrapolated that anti aircraft guns at a firing range shooting at targets must be executing high level officials.

The first time this was reported was when General Hyon (NK) allegedly fell asleep during a meeting, and so this picture must have been him being executed.
This was despite the General featuring in some propaganda videos soon after, for which when NK has executed people, it expunges them from any videos/propaganda immediately.

This same anti-aircraft claim was then reused when a group of officials were dismissed, possibly executed, and seems to have been reused a few more times.

Cobnapint

8,634 posts

152 months

Monday 27th November 2017
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Russia is holding a summit today with SK to discuss NK.

What they up to....?

Mannginger

9,070 posts

258 months

Monday 27th November 2017
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Looking to extend their influence per all Superpowers, given their success in Syria (I know it depends on viewpoint but they'll certainly see it as such) and given it's their relative backyard you can see why they'd want to

Efbe

9,251 posts

167 months

Monday 27th November 2017
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Mannginger said:
Looking to extend their influence per all Superpowers, given their success in Syria (I know it depends on viewpoint but they'll certainly see it as such) and given it's their relative backyard you can see why they'd want to
agreed.
But also Russia's goal will be to screw over NK for resources, to weaken China's position, and to make US look even more impotent.

Russia and China both seem to have worked out the way through this is economically so I would expect more of the same

tescorank

1,997 posts

232 months

Tuesday 28th November 2017
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North Korea has fired a ballistic missile, South Korean media say, quoting military officials Says bbc

anonymous-user

55 months

Tuesday 28th November 2017
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As soon as the USA see a performance from one of these missiles that would allow it to reach mainland USA, NK is going to be lit up.

This is no different to the Cuban missile crisis, the USA wont allow such a threat, irrespective of who is President.

It looks like China don't have any control over the idiot in charge in NK, so its only a matter of time now sadly.

Efbe

9,251 posts

167 months

Tuesday 28th November 2017
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jsf said:
As soon as the USA see a performance from one of these missiles that would allow it to reach mainland USA, NK is going to be lit up.

This is no different to the Cuban missile crisis, the USA wont allow such a threat, irrespective of who is President.

It looks like China don't have any control over the idiot in charge in NK, so its only a matter of time now sadly.
lol, so the red line is supposedly another country having the ability to get a missile to them?

firstly this is rubbish, US have already claimed they are in range of NK: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-miss...
secondly, why are only NK targets of this red line
thirdly, Trump's red button brings coke not nukes, does he even know how to launch them smile

However, shame to find out they still have the ability to do this and the mountain collapse didn't set them back years frown

anonymous-user

55 months

Tuesday 28th November 2017
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Laugh all you like, as soon as the USA see the threat as real i cant see them not acting.

dieselgrunt

689 posts

165 months

Tuesday 28th November 2017
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The next strongly worded warning is definitely going to stop NK this time, definitely.

lord trumpton

7,406 posts

127 months

Tuesday 28th November 2017
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Backed up by international condemnation...that'll stop 'em

anonymous-user

55 months

Tuesday 28th November 2017
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Efbe said:
However, shame to find out they still have the ability to do this and the mountain collapse didn't set them back years frown
on that point, i think that was related to the nuclear warhead research centre, not the missile technology.

Funkycoldribena

7,379 posts

155 months

Tuesday 28th November 2017
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jsf said:
Laugh all you like, as soon as the USA see the threat as real i cant see them not acting.
Getting closer day by day.
Just not pushed quite enough yet.
I really don't think there would be this great ground war that a lot seem to think will happen either.

anonymous-user

55 months

Tuesday 28th November 2017
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Well this one landed in Japanese territorial waters. oh dear.