Another North Korean launch

[BrettMRC]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63126534

It's almost as though they are desperate for more negative attention.


Or Putin has asked nicely for them to stir the pot...

[J4CKO]

BrettMRC said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63126534

It's almost as though they are desperate for more negative attention.


Or Putin has asked nicely for them to stir the pot...

I am sure they really fancy a Nuclear exchange, that little prick, like Putin doesnt really have anything else.

Civilised Nuclear powers tend to not rattle on about their capability, its like Kim is saying "I'm big boy too !", posturing and parading but like Russia, nobody is bothered about invading NK as far as I can see. Its a bit like some kind of "Bully" breed on a council estate, kicked out to bark all day and defend its turd and Stella can strewn back yard from the vantage point of its abandoned mattress.

He keeps on flexing, but the minute he did anything he would more than likely be squashed like a bug.

Russia, not so easy as they are 60 years further on in their Nuclear arsenal and general campaign of being a global pain in the arse, but I think NK will get carried away at some point and start a war with South Korea in a similar vein to Russia in Ukraine.

Its like these despots realise they have fked it all up and then see their neighbours prospering and simply have to ruin it, quoting aggression as the reason.

I suspect he would join in gleefully, its a chance to use his precious Nukes, the thing that takes most of his countries efforts and money, has massive novelty value for him and cant shut up about them.

Japans reaction seems to be measured, suppose they have got used to the little fat arse doing his "testing".

[andyA700]

At least two US ICBM launches in the past four months.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-carries-te...

https://www.space.com/us-air-force-intercontinenta...

https://fas.org/blogs/security/2019/08/sundays-us-...

https://www.stratcom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-V...

[king arthur]

andyA700 said:

At least two US ICBM launches in the past four months.

Did they aim them at another country though?

[Rivenink]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-carries-test-minuteman-iii-ballistic-missile-demonstrate-nuclear-fo-rcna43308 said:

The Air Force generally tests four Minuteman III rockets a year, planned out months and sometimes years in advance. Canceling or postponing a test because of concerns a launch could be provocative is very rare

[mwstewart]

J4CKO said:

I am sure they really fancy a Nuclear exchange, that little prick, like Putin doesnt really have anything else.

Civilised Nuclear powers tend to not rattle on about their capability, its like Kim is saying "I'm big boy too !", posturing and parading but like Russia, nobody is bothered about invading NK as far as I can see. Its a bit like some kind of "Bully" breed on a council estate, kicked out to bark all day and defend its turd and Stella can strewn back yard from the vantage point of its abandoned mattress.

He keeps on flexing, but the minute he did anything he would more than likely be squashed like a bug.

Russia, not so easy as they are 60 years further on in their Nuclear arsenal and general campaign of being a global pain in the arse, but I think NK will get carried away at some point and start a war with South Korea in a similar vein to Russia in Ukraine.

Its like these despots realise they have fked it all up and then see their neighbours prospering and simply have to ruin it, quoting aggression as the reason.

I suspect he would join in gleefully, its a chance to use his precious Nukes, the thing that takes most of his countries efforts and money, has massive novelty value for him and cant shut up about them.

Japans reaction seems to be measured, suppose they have got used to the little fat arse doing his "testing".

Good summary J4CKO. The second paragraph made me smile

[dvs_dave]

J4CKO said:

Its a bit like some kind of "Bully" breed on a council estate, kicked out to bark all day and defend its turd and Stella can strewn back yard from the vantage point of its abandoned mattress.

very good.

[Electro1980]

andyA700 said:

At least two US ICBM launches in the past four months.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-carries-te...

https://www.space.com/us-air-force-intercontinenta...

https://fas.org/blogs/security/2019/08/sundays-us-...

https://www.stratcom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-V...

And? There is a very big difference between giving several YEARS notice, telling all and sundry “we will be doing a test launch at exactly this time, from this location, at this target, following this trajectory. Any questions let us know” and launching out to international waters, and launching a missile with no notice, over a country you have repeatedly made threats towards.

[eccles]

Electro1980 said:

andyA700 said:

At least two US ICBM launches in the past four months.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-carries-te...

https://www.space.com/us-air-force-intercontinenta...

https://fas.org/blogs/security/2019/08/sundays-us-...

https://www.stratcom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-V...

And? There is a very big difference between giving several YEARS notice, telling all and sundry “we will be doing a test launch at exactly this time, from this location, at this target, following this trajectory. Any questions let us know” and launching out to international waters, and launching a missile with no notice, over a country you have repeatedly made threats towards.

People keep saying it was launched over a country..... it was in Space! They were saying on the news this morning that it was the same as any satellite or the international space station passing over it, so hardly a threat or an incursion into their airspace.

[gregs656]

eccles said:

People keep saying it was launched over a country..... it was in Space! They were saying on the news this morning that it was the same as any satellite or the international space station passing over it, so hardly a threat or an incursion into their airspace.

The ISS isn't designed to reign hell from space, though.

[abzmike]

Presumably this is because the VP visited South Korea. Presumably Mr Kim is frustrated the attention is not on him. If it all goes pear shaped in Ukraine the obliteration of North Korea won’t even make make the CNN headlines.

[Rivenink]

eccles said:

People keep saying it was launched over a country..... it was in Space! They were saying on the news this morning that it was the same as any satellite or the international space station passing over it, so hardly a threat or an incursion into their airspace.

There are significant risks associated with the failure of such a missle after launch. If the launch had gone wrong and the missle broke up mid-flight, there is significant risk of debris falling on Japan.

[105.4]

abzmike said:

Presumably this is because the VP visited South Korea. Presumably Mr Kim is frustrated the attention is not on him. If it all goes pear shaped in Ukraine the obliteration of North Korea won’t even make make the CNN headlines.

But why would NK be upset when “the United States shares a very important relationship, which is an alliance with North Korea”

[king arthur]

Explosions reported at Gangneung airbase in South Korea
https://twitter.com/IntelCrab/status/1577347543096...

[abzmike]

105.4 said:

abzmike said:

Presumably this is because the VP visited South Korea. Presumably Mr Kim is frustrated the attention is not on him. If it all goes pear shaped in Ukraine the obliteration of North Korea won’t even make make the CNN headlines.

But why would NK be upset when “the United States shares a very important relationship, which is an alliance with North Korea”

Sorry, I don’t understand your point…

[105.4]

abzmike said:

105.4 said:

abzmike said:

Presumably this is because the VP visited South Korea. Presumably Mr Kim is frustrated the attention is not on him. If it all goes pear shaped in Ukraine the obliteration of North Korea won’t even make make the CNN headlines.

But why would NK be upset when “the United States shares a very important relationship, which is an alliance with North Korea”

Sorry, I don’t understand your point…

It was only last week that VP Harris was praising the important relationship and the alliance that the United States of America had with North Korea.

The above is a direct quote from her.

[eharding]

105.4 said:

abzmike said:

105.4 said:

abzmike said:

Presumably this is because the VP visited South Korea. Presumably Mr Kim is frustrated the attention is not on him. If it all goes pear shaped in Ukraine the obliteration of North Korea won’t even make make the CNN headlines.

But why would NK be upset when “the United States shares a very important relationship, which is an alliance with North Korea”

Sorry, I don’t understand your point…

It was only last week that VP Harris was praising the important relationship and the alliance that the United States of America had with North Korea.

The above is a direct quote from her.

105.4 is trying - without much success, on account of being his usual 2@ about it - to make a minor point out of VP Harris getting her North / South confused in a speech.

[105.4]

eharding said:

105.4 said:

abzmike said:

105.4 said:

abzmike said:

Presumably this is because the VP visited South Korea. Presumably Mr Kim is frustrated the attention is not on him. If it all goes pear shaped in Ukraine the obliteration of North Korea won’t even make make the CNN headlines.

But why would NK be upset when “the United States shares a very important relationship, which is an alliance with North Korea”

Sorry, I don’t understand your point…

It was only last week that VP Harris was praising the important relationship and the alliance that the United States of America had with North Korea.

The above is a direct quote from her.

105.4 is trying - without much success, on account of being his usual 2@ about it - to make a minor point out of VP Harris getting her North / South confused in a speech.

Or maybe it was the minor point of if it was Trump who’d said such a thing, you and many other would have been all over it. Maybe it was also the minor point that Harris would be out of her depth in a puddle.

I’m sure her comments went down like a lead balloon in both SK and NK. US diplomacy at it’s absolute finest right there.

[Pupp]

And WTF does an unfortunate but obvious slip of the tongue by the VP, which you clearly recognise as such, have to do with the events the subject of this thread?

[105.4]

Pupp said:

And WTF does an unfortunate but obvious slip of the tongue by the VP, which you clearly recognise as such, have to do with the events the subject of this thread?

Come on Pupp, do you really need the irony explaining to you?