magnumpi

Or is it all just BS

They saying they going to sink Japan and turn the USA into dust.

Hand bags at dawn or baseball bats after the night club closes ?

caretaker

South Korea says they've detected another missile launch, details after the commercials.

magnumpi

Crickey o Riley!!

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/amp.smh....14-gyhxw6.html

scot47

A threat ? Like Saddam and his WMD ?

Pulaski

They are mostly a threat to themselves. Once false move and SK becomes an island.

The Russians and Americans understood Mutually Assured Destruction. But while NK missiles are potentially dangerous, assuming that they can be aimed accurately and are reliable (which are mighty big assumptions), there is no mutual assurance of destruction, not even close. If NK launches an armed missile they will be toast!

mrken30

The dollar has dived since the missile launch. Probably the reason oil is now over $50 a barrel.

mrken30

Do you really think that China and Russia will sit by and let the US take over a neighboring country? Retaliation comes with a few risks. I do agree that Russia already shares borders on one side with US occupied countries. It is because of Chinese support, that North Korea still exists, from what I remember.

If Russia or China invaded Mexico, I'm sure the US would have a response.

magnumpi

Duno ? Is that what you think, you think it's gone that far ?

caretaker

How many do you think they have? Also, if Kim decides to cut loose the 10.5 people in Greater Seoul will probably be toast, even without nuclear weapons. That's been the regime's trump card (not a pun) for decades.

DandNHill

They would... "build a wall to keep the Russians and Chinese from coming up from Mexico"!!!

Pulaski

Where did I say anything about invading or "taking over"?

What do you think I meant when I said SK would become an island?

BritInParis

Then the question becomes, "How would China or Russia react to a US nuclear strike on North Korea?"

I would suggest not very well.

caretaker

Maybe you should clarify that. The chances of hitting x number of mobile missile launchers in unknown locations before they can be used, and hitting the rest in the air before reaching their targets are slim, Destruction of major North Korean cities as retaliation for an attack on US or it's allies would be possible, but of no purpose and highly unlikely.

Piff Poff

I was listening to Jeremy Vine (I know, I know) and they had a interesting discussion on the subject. BBC Radio 2 - Jeremy Vine, Betting Machines and North Korea

Yorkiechef

No, it's now a stalemate. US can't risk receiving a strike, politically unacceptable. So much of same as before, rhetoric and NK won't be invaded because of the nucular retaliation, so not like Iraq at all.