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    http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapc....ap/index.html

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea would respond to a pre-emptive U.S. military attack with an "annihilating strike and a nuclear war," the state-run media said Monday, heightening anti-U.S. rhetoric amid close scrutiny of its missile program.
    Estimates for the range of the missile vary widely, but at least one U.S. study said it could be able to reach parts of the United States with a light payload.
    Meanwhile, a South Korean government official said Seoul is considering buying U.S. shipborne SM-2 missiles to bolster its missile-defense system.
    M-2 missiles, however, are reportedly effective against cruise missiles and at striking aircraft but would not be able to hit a long-range missile.
    Anyone else find it funny that we here so much about Iran, a country that denies making a nuclear weapon, but so little about NK, a country who countinues to threaten us and develop long range nuclear weapons?

    I threw in the part about the SK missile defense just because I found it interesting.



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    Been mentioned time and time again here.

    North Korea is unstable, would do massive damage to S Korea and possibly Japan and is far to close to China to try an armed invasion.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rory_20_uk
    Been mentioned time and time again here.

    North Korea is unstable, would do massive damage to S Korea and possibly Japan and is far to close to China to try an armed invasion.

    True, but the longer we wait, the longer the Kim has to develop new kinds of weapons and strengthen his forces. I don't forsee this simply going away, but getting worse.



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    Yup. neither do I.

    But what to do? The USA seems to only be something if it feels directly threatened. Allies are nice and all, but not the same (Western Europe threatened by missiles for most of the cold war. But still Cuba getting them was a chrisis)

    So some ICBMs can reach Alaska. So what - is this newsworthy? They could already get over to Japan and South Korea, so what's changed?

    If North Korea are allowed to implode they are likely to go in a blaze of glory. So the neighbours support them so they can still struggle on.

    Short of a massive nuclear attack, what can be done? George could do such a thing, as it's his last term in office in any case.

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    Well they've done this sort of thing since the ceasefire.

    Makes you wonder what the situation would be like if General McArthur hadn't been relieved. At with a blockade and war in Manchuria I mean, not using atomic weapons on the PRC.

    Any way to get rid of NK's stupid goverment short of war?

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    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea would respond to a pre-emptive U.S. military attack with an "annihilating strike and a nuclear war," the state-run media said Monday, heightening anti-U.S. rhetoric amid close scrutiny of its missile program.
    I'm not defending the vile NK regime, but that seems like a reasonable position to assume to me. If the US attacks them then they will strike back. That's what nuclear deterrents are for. It's just good old Cold War rhetoric.
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    Default Re: North Korea Threatens the US... again...

    Not exactly stupid, at least not from their point of view. Gives them a bargaining chip. From the rest of the world's point of view though, yes, gotta agree that it's stupid.

    Perhaps China might help? They would probably be far more concerned: sure, the ICBM can get Alaska, but it can also go straight into any of China's cities. Just because they're all communists doesn't mean that they'll definitely support each other, look at the PRC and USSR's relations towards the end of the Cold War.

    EDIT: I agree with Red Peasant. Two nuclear powers will eventually end with one being forced to fight with it's back against the wall when it's close to defeat, and will probably use the missiles then. The problem with NK is that any military strike would probably drive them to want to fire. Unless, of course, you guys can locate the missiles and capture them quickly.
    Last edited by Avicenna; 07-03-2006 at 19:55.
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