Trump v Kim

[Montmorency]

This format is only good for dumb comedy. The least you can do to make it worthwhile, as attempted by channels like Asian Boss or that japanese man yuta, is to interview individuals on a single topic with some depth.

[Sarmatian]

Of course it is comedy.

For a more serious study. I remember a similar survey with similar results about Syria.

There is something frightening in the knowledge that the less people know about an issue, the more likely they are to favour forceful solutions.

[Xiahou]

For a more serious study.

I think the results might surprise some:

"What drives these differences? Simple partisanship is one possibility. On average, Republicans – and Republican men in particular – were more likely to correctly locate North Korea than Democratic men. And Republicans were more likely to be in favor of almost all the diplomatic solutions posed by the researchers. (Women tended to find North Korea at similar rates, regardless of party.)"

Unfortunately, North Korea is a problem with no good solutions- they're all quite terrible.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

I think the results might surprise some:

"What drives these differences? Simple partisanship is one possibility. On average, Republicans – and Republican men in particular – were more likely to correctly locate North Korea than Democratic men. And Republicans were more likely to be in favor of almost all the diplomatic solutions posed by the researchers. (Women tended to find North Korea at similar rates, regardless of party.)"

Unfortunately, North Korea is a problem with no good solutions- they're all quite terrible.

Though my personal darkside advocates the use of North Korea for a 100 or so neutron weapon ground bursts. This would kick up enough particulate to reverse global warming for a few years and allow us to scale up the technologies needed for better geothermal and solar platforms. Fortunately, I don't listen to my darkside much.

[a completely inoffensive name]

Such a nuclear exchange would also severely impact crop yields worldwide and cause destabilizing famines in the poorest regions. If you thought the Syrian refugee crisis was big...

[Greyblades]

It also wont happen.

The north korean stockpile is primarily conventional plane bombs. The icbms, even assuming they have minuturized nukes at this point to put on them, are primitive compared to the US and russia's modern ones with likely worthless interception countermeasures.

Anything the NK launches will be shot down by either the US airforce or THAAD

Not that any of this matters for the immediate future; Kim blinked.

[Husar]

Not that any of this matters for the immediate future; Kim blinked.

That's a great picture in the link, looks like someone drew a straight line on a map between NK and Guam, then wrote a few lines about it and that's KJU getting briefed on Guam attack plans.

[Husar]

This format is only good for dumb comedy.

Hey, that sounds very condescending. Laughing is an important activity that can enrich your life, okay?!?!

[Montmorency]

Analyst finds that new class of Norker ICBMs possibly driven by engines or engine technology associated with Soviet missile designs and historically produced in a Dnipro(-petrovsk), Ukraine factory. Appearance of new (for North Korea) technology may be relevant to the rapidity of advances in their program and missile capabilities seen over the past year.

Let's go through a range of explanations.

A. Nork agents stole the tech during the post-revolutionary chaos of 2014 Ukraine. They had tried to do it before, unsuccessfully. The fruits were finally unveiled to the world as an ace-in-sleeve over the past year.

B. The Ukrainian government would not compromise its standing with America and the world to supply North Korea with missile tech or components (for what in return), and anyway would find it difficult to accomplish without Russian connivance or permission.
1. Personal corruption at work in the struggling Yuzhmash factory, tech or components sold to Chinese intermediaries for money or assets.
2. Treason, if Russian authorities were involved.

C. Russia has the tech, they have the components, so they materially aided Kim. From Russia, to Uncle Sam, with love.

[Gilrandir]

Analyst finds that new class of Norker ICBMs possibly driven by engines or engine technology associated with Soviet missile designs and historically produced in a Dnipro(-petrovsk), Ukraine factory. Appearance of new (for North Korea) technology may be relevant to the rapidity of advances in their program and missile capabilities seen over the past year.

Let's go through a range of explanations.

A. Nork agents stole the tech during the post-revolutionary chaos of 2014 Ukraine. They had tried to do it before, unsuccessfully. The fruits were finally unveiled to the world as an ace-in-sleeve over the past year.

B. The Ukrainian government would not compromise its standing with America and the world to supply North Korea with missile tech or components (for what in return), and anyway would find it difficult to accomplish without Russian connivance or permission.
1. Personal corruption at work in the struggling Yuzhmash factory, tech or components sold to Chinese intermediaries for money or assets.
2. Treason, if Russian authorities were involved.

C. Russia has the tech, they have the components, so they materially aided Kim. From Russia, to Uncle Sam, with love.

https://frontnews.eu/news/en/10820

[Gilrandir]

Why do I keep spawning double posts?

[Shaka_Khan]

[Greyblades]

Oh good, it turns out we've let them make enough regular nukes that they can afford to waste a few on a bluff or they've just developed a nuke powerful enough that strapping it to a submarine and detonating it in the LA harbour is now worth the effort.

I'm sure the best response is yet another round of sanctions!

The fruits of three decades of idiocy and goddamned cowardice.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Oh good, it turns out we've let them make enough regular nukes that they can afford to waste a few on a bluff or they've just developed a nuke powerful enough that strapping it to a submarine and detonating it in the LA harbour is now worth the effort.

I'm sure the best response is yet another round of sanctions!

The fruits of three decades of idiocy and goddamned cowardice.

Nobody has been willing to pay the blood price to stop them 'blades. We just keep hoping they'll implode.

[CrossLOPER]

I'm sure the best response is yet another round of sanctions!

Tell you what: In the event of conflict, you get to go in first and show everyone how it's done.