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...there is no easy way to show the people of the North what they are missing, and certainly no way (at the moment) to establish a freedom movement...
Sure there is- drop via cruise missiles a few million iphones or equiv with linked comm to an overhead satelite to give access to the rest of the world. Cost would be trivial compasred to the alternatives.
Sure there is- drop via cruise missiles a few million iphones or equiv with linked comm to an overhead satelite to give access to the rest of the world. Cost would be trivial compasred to the alternatives.
Japan braces as North Korea threatens hydrogen bomb test in Pacific
Japan must brace itself for the possible launch of a nuclear-armed North Korean missile over its territory if the regime carries out a threat to test a hydrogen bomb in the Pacific Ocean, Japan’s defence minister has warned. Itsunori Onodera said such a test could involve a nuclear device mounted on a medium-range or intercontinental ballistic missile. “We cannot deny the possibility it may fly over our country,” Onodera said, hours after the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, said Donald Trump would “pay dearly” for threatening to destroy his regime.
The prospect of a major escalation in tensions in the region rose after North Korea’s foreign minister, Ri Yong-ho, said Pyongyang could respond to Trump’s recent threat of military action by testing a powerful nuclear weapon in the Pacific. Ri, who is due to address the UN general assembly at the weekend, told reporters in New York: “It could be the most powerful detonation of an H-bomb in the Pacific. We have no idea about what actions could be taken as it will be ordered by leader Kim Jong-un.”
Earlier, in an unprecedented personal statement, Kim said that he was considering retaliating at the “highest level” after Trump warned that the US would “totally destroy North Korea” if Washington was forced to defend itself or its allies. Earlier this month, North Korea detonated a powerful hydrogen bomb at its Punggye-ri nuclear test site in the north-east of the country. The explosion caused a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that was felt over the Chinese border in Yanji.
Testing a nuclear device beyond its own borders would mark a major escalation in tensions over the regime’s ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programmes. Analysts said a nuclear test involving a missile could be “truly terrifying” if something goes wrong. An atmospheric nuclear test of the kind that has only ever been conducted by the US and China could pose a risk to aircraft and shipping, even if the North declares a keep-out zone, according to Vipin Narang, a nuclear strategy expert at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “And if the test doesn’t go according to plan, you could have population at risk, too,” Narang added. “We are talking about putting a live nuclear warhead on a missile that has been tested only a handful of times. It is truly terrifying if something goes wrong.”
Speculation is growing that North Korea will add to its robust verbal response to Trump’s UN speech on Tuesday with a military provocation, possibly a test of a Hwasong-14 missile, which is theoretically capable of reaching Hawaii and Alaska. Chung Sung-yoon, an analyst at the Korea Institute for National Unification, said there was a “very high possibility” that Kim would follow through with a provocation of some sort.............
In a statement carried by the official KCNA news agency, Kim called Trump “mentally deranged” and warned him that he would “pay dearly for issuing threats to the regime during his maiden UN general assembly speech on Tuesday......
The North Korea leader is thought to be the first of three generations of the Kim dynasty to publicly read out a statement aimed at the international community in his own name. South Korea’s unification ministry said neither Kim’s father, Kim Jong-il, nor his grandfather - and North Korean founder - Kim Il-sung, had issued a similar statement.
Kim said Trump’s remarks had convinced him “that the path I chose is correct and that it is the one I have to follow to the last”. He added that he was “thinking hard” about his response, but vowed that Trump would “pay dearly for his speech calling for totally destroying” North Korea. “Action is the best option in treating the dotard, who, hard of hearing, is uttering only what he wants to say,” he said. “Now that Trump has denied the existence of and insulted me and my country in front of the eyes of the world and made the most ferocious declaration of a war in history that he would destroy [North Korea], we will consider with seriousness exercising of a corresponding, highest level of hard-line countermeasure in history.”
His lengthy criticism of Trump ended: “I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged US dotard with fire.”.......
Japan must brace itself for the possible launch of a nuclear-armed North Korean missile over its territory if the regime carries out a threat to test a hydrogen bomb in the Pacific Ocean, Japan’s defence minister has warned. Itsunori Onodera said such a test could involve a nuclear device mounted on a medium-range or intercontinental ballistic missile. “We cannot deny the possibility it may fly over our country,” Onodera said, hours after the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, said Donald Trump would “pay dearly” for threatening to destroy his regime.
The prospect of a major escalation in tensions in the region rose after North Korea’s foreign minister, Ri Yong-ho, said Pyongyang could respond to Trump’s recent threat of military action by testing a powerful nuclear weapon in the Pacific. Ri, who is due to address the UN general assembly at the weekend, told reporters in New York: “It could be the most powerful detonation of an H-bomb in the Pacific. We have no idea about what actions could be taken as it will be ordered by leader Kim Jong-un.”
Earlier, in an unprecedented personal statement, Kim said that he was considering retaliating at the “highest level” after Trump warned that the US would “totally destroy North Korea” if Washington was forced to defend itself or its allies. Earlier this month, North Korea detonated a powerful hydrogen bomb at its Punggye-ri nuclear test site in the north-east of the country. The explosion caused a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that was felt over the Chinese border in Yanji.
Testing a nuclear device beyond its own borders would mark a major escalation in tensions over the regime’s ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programmes. Analysts said a nuclear test involving a missile could be “truly terrifying” if something goes wrong. An atmospheric nuclear test of the kind that has only ever been conducted by the US and China could pose a risk to aircraft and shipping, even if the North declares a keep-out zone, according to Vipin Narang, a nuclear strategy expert at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “And if the test doesn’t go according to plan, you could have population at risk, too,” Narang added. “We are talking about putting a live nuclear warhead on a missile that has been tested only a handful of times. It is truly terrifying if something goes wrong.”
Speculation is growing that North Korea will add to its robust verbal response to Trump’s UN speech on Tuesday with a military provocation, possibly a test of a Hwasong-14 missile, which is theoretically capable of reaching Hawaii and Alaska. Chung Sung-yoon, an analyst at the Korea Institute for National Unification, said there was a “very high possibility” that Kim would follow through with a provocation of some sort.............
In a statement carried by the official KCNA news agency, Kim called Trump “mentally deranged” and warned him that he would “pay dearly for issuing threats to the regime during his maiden UN general assembly speech on Tuesday......
The North Korea leader is thought to be the first of three generations of the Kim dynasty to publicly read out a statement aimed at the international community in his own name. South Korea’s unification ministry said neither Kim’s father, Kim Jong-il, nor his grandfather - and North Korean founder - Kim Il-sung, had issued a similar statement.
Kim said Trump’s remarks had convinced him “that the path I chose is correct and that it is the one I have to follow to the last”. He added that he was “thinking hard” about his response, but vowed that Trump would “pay dearly for his speech calling for totally destroying” North Korea. “Action is the best option in treating the dotard, who, hard of hearing, is uttering only what he wants to say,” he said. “Now that Trump has denied the existence of and insulted me and my country in front of the eyes of the world and made the most ferocious declaration of a war in history that he would destroy [North Korea], we will consider with seriousness exercising of a corresponding, highest level of hard-line countermeasure in history.”
His lengthy criticism of Trump ended: “I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged US dotard with fire.”.......
BBC reporting that PRC are enforcing closure of all commercial links with DPRK within 120 days. If this actually is actioned, it would indicate some sense at last from PRC. Going on the previous actions of DPRK leadership though, it might mean they will lash-out soon!
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Flight Global - ANALYSIS: Fire and fury, the next Korean air war
and coincidentally on BBC News:-
North Korea 'hackers steal US-South Korea war plans'
and coincidentally on BBC News:-
North Korea 'hackers steal US-South Korea war plans'
Of course they did, and they've been trying to get at them for some years in all likelihood. What's a bit of a puzzle is why the US/SK's are foolish enough to store them in that form after the Manning and Snowden follies. Goodness gracious, was that not enough of a clue? (And not even mentioning Equifax ...)
Dear Generals in the US for the past 10 years: did you hear that noise? That was "a clue" trying to beat down the door with a battle axe. (Further comments censored)
Dear Generals in the US for the past 10 years: did you hear that noise? That was "a clue" trying to beat down the door with a battle axe. (Further comments censored)
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Plans?.......I spit on your plans
?No Battle Plan Survives Contact With the Enemy?
T'was ever thus..............
?No Battle Plan Survives Contact With the Enemy?
T'was ever thus..............
Sure there is- drop via cruise missiles a few million iphones or equiv with linked comm to an overhead satellite to give access to the rest of the world. Cost would be trivial compared to the alternatives.
Way, way to sensible, but you are correct.
Way, way to sensible, but you are correct.
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A point made by all the serious writers is that knowing exactly what the other guys are up to is no use if you can't do anything to interfere with their plans. Being able to track u-boats only became a war winner once we had carriers , frigates and lr strike to hit them
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This story is of possible interest to those looking at the North Korean missile program.
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Its what happens when Blix comes back like Otto Warmbier?
Or what happened to Iraq when Saddam decided not to co-operate with the inspectors. Baghdad having agreed to conditions then deceived, obstructed, and threatened international inspectors sent to dismantle and verify the destruction of its banned programs for the next eight years.
North Korea would seem to have been reluctant to co-operate in any way for rather longer.
https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/dprkchron
Or what happened to Iraq when Saddam decided not to co-operate with the inspectors. Baghdad having agreed to conditions then deceived, obstructed, and threatened international inspectors sent to dismantle and verify the destruction of its banned programs for the next eight years.
North Korea would seem to have been reluctant to co-operate in any way for rather longer.
https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/dprkchron
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"Its what happens when Blix comes back"
The point was that Blix was of course correct - there were no weapons of mass destruction
We have spent zillions, killed millions, and wrecked a whole region because it didn't suit Bush and Bliar to believe him........
The point was that Blix was of course correct - there were no weapons of mass destruction
We have spent zillions, killed millions, and wrecked a whole region because it didn't suit Bush and Bliar to believe him........
Worth watching to hear some voices of ordinary North Koreans. Short and simple.
What's it like to live in North Korea? - BBC News
What's it like to live in North Korea? - BBC News
Has Fan 6 banned from every port in world
North Korea: ?Hao Fan 6? ship banned by UN, then disappears
Could it be smuggling high tech banned stuff to the North or worse carrying something developed in a lab from there perhaps?
No surprises if various MPA are shadowing it when within range ?
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Could it be smuggling high tech banned stuff to the North or worse carrying something developed in a lab from there perhaps?
No surprises if various MPA are shadowing it when within range ?
Cheers