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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Thu Aug 10, 2017, 09:42 PM Aug 2017

Do you think N.K. will actually attack a U.S. territory / state

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Do you think N.K. will actually attack a U.S. territory / state (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Aug 2017 OP

Anybody's guess with this twit. Shall soon find out... nt Purveyor Aug 2017 #1

I wonder if Kim Jong-un will send a team to spray some VX on a certain asshole. TheBlackAdder Aug 2017 #2

It would be suicidal. I doubt it. n/t Binkie The Clown Aug 2017 #3

No, dog wagging by Red Don and NK doesn't need anything uponit7771 Aug 2017 #4

I've been hearing how Russia, Iran, NK, Iraq, etc, we're going to nuke us since at least 1956. Hoyt Aug 2017 #5

It would be quite a twist if no one actually had nukes but the US, but we believe that everyone does Not Ruth Aug 2017 #6

Worked for Iraq, until bush found out they didn't have WMDs, air force, navy and army troops Hoyt Aug 2017 #8

Only if Un feels the people resent the "military first"... moriah Aug 2017 #7

maybe 0rganism Aug 2017 #9

Purveyor

(29,876 posts)

1. Anybody's guess with this twit. Shall soon find out... nt

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Thu Aug 10, 2017, 09:45 PM

Aug 2017

TheBlackAdder

(28,211 posts)

2. I wonder if Kim Jong-un will send a team to spray some VX on a certain asshole.

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Thu Aug 10, 2017, 09:51 PM

Aug 2017

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)

3. It would be suicidal. I doubt it. n/t

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Thu Aug 10, 2017, 09:52 PM

Aug 2017

uponit7771

(90,364 posts)

4. No, dog wagging by Red Don and NK doesn't need anything

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Thu Aug 10, 2017, 10:01 PM

Aug 2017

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

5. I've been hearing how Russia, Iran, NK, Iraq, etc, we're going to nuke us since at least 1956.

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Thu Aug 10, 2017, 10:01 PM

Aug 2017

Not Ruth

(3,613 posts)

6. It would be quite a twist if no one actually had nukes but the US, but we believe that everyone does

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #5)

Thu Aug 10, 2017, 10:07 PM

Aug 2017

A vast global conspiracy to keep the US from continuing to nuke other countries

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

8. Worked for Iraq, until bush found out they didn't have WMDs, air force, navy and army troops

Reply to Not Ruth (Reply #6)

Thu Aug 10, 2017, 10:18 PM

Aug 2017

just in it for the pay.

moriah

(8,311 posts)

7. Only if Un feels the people resent the "military first"...

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Thu Aug 10, 2017, 10:15 PM

Aug 2017

... strategy, or will begin to do do, too much. It would be a last-ditch gamble to give the DPRK a military victory under Un to maintain control, because he can't manufacture the same "victories" his dad and granddad could. He would have to have a victory that was verifiable even by the citizens listening illegally to Chinese/South Korean/Russian tv/radio.

Yes, there would be retaliation, but he'd be gambling on us not really wanting to piss off every other surrounding nation with fallout.

I think he could get a "good enough victory" with conventional weapons, though. Which would be smarter.

0rganism

(23,970 posts)

9. maybe

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Thu Aug 10, 2017, 10:18 PM

Aug 2017

NK has a lot of geographic hostages. they might be inclined to attack one to show they're serious. if so, the US military base in Guam would be a very juicy target.

OTOH, there is the matter of retaliation to consider, and whether they really want to continue escalating the nastiness.

madman vs. madman, who knows what will happen?

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