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Originally Posted by mapuc (Post 2033107)

Have just read the swedish newspaper Expressen and according to them, the North korean could attack during the night(it's 3 am here)

Could attack? Of course North Korea "could" attack during the night. Sandra Bullock "could" stop off at my house and give me a snarlin too.

@Jimbuna:

ROFL :har:

Good one!

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Originally Posted by mapuc (Post 2033447)

The Leaders in North Korea , could scare the living daylights out of us.

They could fire some of long range missile and let them drop into the ocean after 5-10 minutes flight.

Maybe they had a plan for this event, but came to the conclusion that such a step could be seen as an attack on America, and the US would immediately response to this threat.

Next week we are back to square one again.

Markus

Yes! BTW: Do they have ICBM's now?

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Originally Posted by Yoshiki (Post 2033483)

Yes! BTW: Do they have ICBM's now?

ICBMs, yes

ICBMs that work...err...debatable

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taepodong-2

At least the friends in N.Korea know the popular tool, called 'Photo Shop'.

According to this blog (usually reliable, only in German)
http://seefahrer.blog.de/2013/03/29/...tion-15690324/

they used Photo Shop to fake the first image, depicted in this blog...they added more landing crafts than actually were present, lol.

I really think the North Korean rocket attack threat should be taken very seriously.
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/...ps16248a5a.jpg
:har::har::har:

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Originally Posted by Yoshiki (Post 2033481)

@Jimbuna:

ROFL :har:

Good one!

Just about sums it up for me :03:

North Korea 'in state of war' with South

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21979127

Could well just be another ratchet of the tension lever. It's not as if the DPRK and ROK haven't already been at war since the 1950s.
Alternatively it could be something else.

On a positive note, the Kaesong factory complex (the joint DPRK-ROK business venture) is still open and working. The mood in the ROK is calm, and not that worried, so they're obviously not taking him seriously.

So, now we wait.

EDIT: My thoughts on the possibilities for the next actions, as cross-posted from another forum I frequent:

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So, what happens now? Well, there are several options:

1) Nothing.
The most likely of them all. The DPRK cannot survive a war against the ROK and US, in fact it would struggle to invade the ROK without the US getting involved. Its equipment is outdated, fuel supplies limited, maintenance supplies limited and food supplies limited. Unlike the last major war when they conquered nearly all of South Korea, this time around they would be lucky to reach Seoul. With this knowledge taken into account, the primary question is, does Kim Jong-Un know this? Or has he brought into his own propaganda?
Most likely this is a move that is aimed domestically rather than internationally, there are rumours of civil unrest in North Korea because of food shortages, and this could be Kims way of trying to distract the people by giving them an enemy to fight. It could also be an attempt to win favour with the generals, who arguably hold the real reins of power in the DPRK. There is just not enough information to be sure, although one thing is for certain, no-one outside of the DPRK is buying the rubbish that is being spouted by it.

2) The ROK launches a pre-emptive surgical strike, with or without US assistance
This is most likely what Kim Jong-Un WANTS them to do. With this he can fire a few shots across the border, show the people and military that he has faced up to the big bad US and South Korea, been bloodied in battle and then returned to the table for talks. He can also claim victim status, although no-one outside of the DPRK (except perhaps the UN) would buy it.

3) The DPRK launches a limited attack across the DMZ, situation does not escalate
This is the second most likely thing to happen, a repeat of the attack a few years ago on Yeonpyeong island. People will die and the ROK will retaliate immediately, and then things will quiet down again, the DPRK will not fire back, or if it does it will be limited, and the situation will defuse itself until next time.

4) The DPRK launches a limited attack across the DMZ, situation escalates
It is also entirely possible that scenario four will play out, and the ROK will respond with a higher level of force than that which was issued against it. The ROK has long since become fed up at being the butt of the DPRKs temper tantrums and might just decide to throw a tantrum of its own and destroy everything North Korean shaped which sits along the DPRK side of the DMZ. Of course, with that much damage inflicted to it, the DPRK will have little choice but to retaliate with even more firepower and the situation escalates into a full blown shooting war across the DMZ.

5) The DPRK launches a full scale invasion of South Korea
Probably the most unlikely scenario of the five, with the sheer amount of defences around the DMZ, the fact that the US and South Korea are on alert and the antiquity of the DPRK equipment, any invasion across the DMZ would be a bloodbath for North Korea. The only field leveller they have is their nuclear program which is (as far as sources know) still too big to fit on a missile (think the size of Fat Boy or Thin Man) so it is possible that it would be used instead to clear a hole through the minefield in the middle of the DMZ since there is no chance that the KPAF (Korean Peoples Air Force, the DPRKS airforce) can get a bomber anywhere near the DMZ without it being blasted out of the sky by the ROKAF or SAM sites along the border.

6. Coup in North Korea

There has to be someone high up in the military who isn't insane and knows this is a bad idea. Depose the punk, unravel the craziness, and free these people up.

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens (Post 2033665)

6. Coup in North Korea

There has to be someone high up in the military who isn't insane and knows this is a bad idea. Depose the punk, unravel the craziness, and free these people up.

Valkyrie: Korea Edition

Cou cou, isn't that what doves do?

What we need is a Chinese coup ...

China has more to lose with a war near the border, right?

They make money if Wal-Mart fills up their new shipping container ships with their goods. War would disrupt this process.

Russia is making noises, like they always do, about USAF B-2's flexing their muscles so close to their borders ... they don't want American imperialism (a term referring to the economic, military, and cultural influence of the United States on other countries) to increase in their area of the world.

and what about China having one their biggest naval amphibious landings
in the South China sea.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...a-sea/2023947/

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"It is not just a few ships here and there, but a crack amphibious landing ship carrying marines and hovercraft and backed by some of the best escort ships in the fleet," he told the South China Morning Post, adding that jet fighters had also been used to cover the task force.

"We've never seen anything like this that far south in terms of quantity or quality."

China has been upset with Japan and Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan in just the last few months.

why not North Korea ... they could take out this young upset man, Kim Jong Un, stabilize the area and suggest the South play along with them in a new united Korea. We could suggest it or China could already be thinking without Obama's permission to cause a coup.

It could happen this way ... if this sudden attention to a war like state goes away ...

it will just come back again and again like a rogue wave.

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Rogue waves (also known as freak waves, monster waves, killer waves, extreme waves, and abnormal waves) are relatively large and spontaneous rouge wave?

So, North Korea have declared war on the South.
Has anyone heard if France has surrendered yet?

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Originally Posted by BossMark (Post 2033700)

So, North Korea have declared war on the South.
Has anyone heard if France has surrendered yet?

I think they are waiting for the Brits to first decide what should be looted to the British Museum this time.

Probably the best option would be a military coup...either that or the PRC move him out of power.

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens (Post 2033665)

6. Coup in North Korea

There has to be someone high up in the military who isn't insane and knows this is a bad idea. Depose the punk, unravel the craziness, and free these people up.

Kinda problematic when it is the Military that is in power and not that Sesame Street Puppet Kim Jong Un.

HunterICX