Anyway i just hope they don't do anything too stupid. The other thing i can't figure out is why the Chinese don't shut him up.
I'm running out of quotes but...
Better the devil you know?
From the Chinese perspective, NK is stable. There's no flood of refugees streaming across their borders, and it creates a nice buffer between China and the US military bases in South Korea.
Yup, understand and totally agree, but he's so damb young...
Anyway i just hope they don't do anything too stupid. The other thing i can't figure out is why the Chinese don't shut him up.
CanOz
Stupid boy crosses the line the USA retaliates, stupid boy deploys nukes, USA does likewise only bigger........China and Russia jump in against the USA.
Stock market crashes........
Not in my lifetime Burnsy!
You must be getting on
The more nukes there are around the more chance of some nut case getting access......radical Muslims wouldn't hesitate to use them.
US to bolster defences to counter N Korean threat
The United States says it will bolster its defences against a possible North Korean missile strike by building a number of new interceptor batteries in Alaska.
Fourteen new interceptors will be built by 2017, boosting the 30 interceptors already deployed along the Californian and Alaskan coastline.
US defence secretary Chuck Hagel says the defensive upgrade is designed to "stay ahead of the threat" as Kim Jong-un's state attempts to marry its bombs to missile technology.
"North Korea in particular has recently made advances in its capabilities and is engaged in a series of irresponsible and reckless provocations," he said.
"By taking the steps I've outlined today, we make clear to the world that the United States stands firm against aggression."
Yonhap news agency was reporting North Korea had moved an intermediate-range missile to its east coast in a display of military power.
It had not been confirmed whether the missile was carrying a warhead, but multiple sources told Yonhap Pyongyang was likely to fire it off around April 15, when North Koreans celebrate the birthday of its founder Kim Il-sung. http://www.news-mail.com.au/news/china-and-us-have-chance-rebuild-trust-kevin-rudd/1818087/
April 15 appears to be hot tip for this dude to test his luck again.
Will this be WW111 or will South Korea, and the US respond in kind plus some... probably before the thing even hits the ground?
April 15 appears to be hot tip for this dude to test his luck again.
Will this be WW111 or will South Korea, and the US respond in kind plus some... probably before the thing even hits the ground?
Given the number of previous attacks against the south, I can't see these guys backing down until someone gives them a decent kick up the a@se.
China won't let NK start WW3. It seems like Fat Boy is in some sort of power struggle. They've done this dance before, but they're getting very close to the line between brinkmanship and war. Sweaty hands on triggers is never a sensible situation.
You're quite good on the history/politics stuff, McL.
I think that if he does anything really silly, then it's a sign that China wants to go to war.
Read on a website today: "If the current threats from North Korea happened when George Bush was president, he would have already invaded Cambodia".
You must be getting on
The more nukes there are around the more chance of some nut case getting access......radical Muslims wouldn't hesitate to use them.
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