North Korea

[Sparko]

If you would like to play around with nukes and their effects, try this out:

https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/

[Leonhard]

If North Korea is dumb enough to bomb any of those places, China won't pick up the phone when the US, or other countries, make an attack.

[Sparko]

If North Korea is dumb enough to bomb any of those places, China won't pick up the phone when the US, or other countries, make an attack.

I think China thinks of NK as their idiot little brother. They know he is a moron, can't be trusted with the silverware, but they promised mom they would take care of him.

[Starlight]

NK has been posturing like this for decades. Unfortunately Trump is pathologically incapable of hearing any sort of rhetoric or insult without escalating.

And as Mueller closes in, Trump will become more and more desperate to start something to distract from his own failings.

[One Bad Pig]

NK has been posturing like this for decades.

...which would rather negate your assertion re: Gaddafi. Thanks for refuting your own position.

[firstfloor]

"Here you go Mr President."

[Starlight]

The US can't afford another war. As we keep hearing for 'fiscal conservatives', the US debt is at record levels. It can't afford to keep spending "other people's money" on social programs etc.

It's amusing that these so-called fiscal conservatives only complain when money is being spent on helping people, and never complain when money is being wasted on killing people. To cite a proverb that was summarized the attitude in Britain after WWII:

If the US spent on healthcare for its citizens what it spends on its military, it could pay for healthcare for everyone in the US.

Perhaps the US should concentrate on fixing its own domestic problems, rather than endangering and destabilizing the world by trying to 'solve' international problems?

[Bill the Cat]

The US can't afford another war. As we keep hearing for 'fiscal conservatives', the US debt is at record levels. It can't afford to keep spending "other people's money" on social programs etc.

It's amusing that these so-called fiscal conservatives only complain when money is being spent on helping people, and never complain when money is being wasted on killing people. To cite a proverb that was summarized the attitude in Britain after WWII:

If the US spent on healthcare for its citizens what it spends on its military, it could pay for healthcare for everyone in the US.

Perhaps the US should concentrate on fixing its own domestic problems, rather than endangering and destabilizing the world by trying to 'solve' international problems?

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[Sparko]

NK has been posturing like this for decades. Unfortunately Trump is pathologically incapable of hearing any sort of rhetoric or insult without escalating.

And as Mueller closes in, Trump will become more and more desperate to start something to distract from his own failings.

in this case I think Trump might be doing his posturing strategically. He knows he has a reputation as a loose cannon. I think he is playing up the rhetoric hoping to scare NK into backing down, making them think they are dealing with someone crazier than Kim Jung-Un.

Trump is pretty good about taking his Generals' advice and letting the military handle military things. I don't think he will actually do anything too crazy. But if NK does attack I think all bets are off. The USA probably has several subs parked off the coast of NK right now waiting to launch.

[Roy]

Hold my beer...

"Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded, should North Korea act unwisely. Hopefully Kim Jong-un will find another path!"

[One Bad Pig]

Trump is pretty good about taking his Generals' advice and letting the military handle military things. I don't think he will actually do anything too crazy. But if NK does attack I think all bets are off. The USA probably has several subs parked off the coast of NK right now waiting to launch.

Assuming he's going the conventional route, yeah. The boomers can pretty much launch from wherever.

[Sparko]

The US can't afford another war. As we keep hearing for 'fiscal conservatives', the US debt is at record levels. It can't afford to keep spending "other people's money" on social programs etc.

It's amusing that these so-called fiscal conservatives only complain when money is being spent on helping people, and never complain when money is being wasted on killing people. To cite a proverb that was summarized the attitude in Britain after WWII:

If the US spent on healthcare for its citizens what it spends on its military, it could pay for healthcare for everyone in the US.

Perhaps the US should concentrate on fixing its own domestic problems, rather than endangering and destabilizing the world by trying to 'solve' international problems?

right, we should just dismantle our military so nutjobs like Kim Jung-un can just nuke the USA and anyone else they want to. And then we could spend the money on healthcare, which we will probably need after half the country is dying from radiation burns.

[Bill the Cat]

"Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded, should North Korea act unwisely. Hopefully Kim Jong-un will find another path!"

A proper escalation of hostilities. When someone threatens to bomb you, you make preparations to stop them. They have the capability of hitting Guam in 20 minutes. A typical unfueled jet scramble takes 10 - 15 minutes, leaving only a few minutes to intercept and destroy. By that time, the potential nuke is close enough to do some serious radiation damage. Having them prepped and ready cuts the time to about 5-7 minutes, making the intercept time and distance more manageable.

[Sparko]

I am betting they will have some of those THAAD systems set up on Guam, Japan, and South Korea.

[lilpixieofterror]

The US can't afford another war. As we keep hearing for 'fiscal conservatives', the US debt is at record levels. It can't afford to keep spending "other people's money" on social programs etc.

It's amusing that these so-called fiscal conservatives only complain when money is being spent on helping people, and never complain when money is being wasted on killing people. To cite a proverb that was summarized the attitude in Britain after WWII:

If the US spent on healthcare for its citizens what it spends on its military, it could pay for healthcare for everyone in the US.

Perhaps the US should concentrate on fixing its own domestic problems, rather than endangering and destabilizing the world by trying to 'solve' international problems?

Remember this insanity comes from the same moron that seriously argued that South Korea would be better off being conquered by the North. Free healthcare does you little good when you're dying from radiation poisoning.