North Korea launches missile that passes over Japan
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SirMossyBloke
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That's why we need one.
streetsahead123
Banned
Yeah, missiles are scary. I just don't see why it matters if they launched one missile or three
Seductivpancakes
Member
Well that sucks. Trump gonna wanna go in now, and I hope everything will be okay for Seoul and Japan.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
So, let them bomb us and then a million+ die? Either way, there's going to be a lot of death at some point in the future.
But there isn't one. No matter how hard you want there to be.
Its a show of force due to the simulated invasion SK and the US are currently training
Wet Bloodfart
Banned
Trump won't do anything.
Wag
Member
Have to turn our attention away from Russia.
THE:MILKMAN
Member
Now you are just confusing me. Where is talk of options coming from? I was replying about NK upping the stakes!?
Bottom line is the NK regime are pushing their luck and I think after all these years they should now face consequences. Maybe destroy a few of their military bases or something?
Yeah, I thought we had 24/7 news. Now they split it into segments on all stations. This is pretty crap and pointless TV.
Jezbollah
Member
Imagine if it had done that over Japan...
3 stage missile suggests a possible ICBM launch. They may have been testing a new missile that was pictured a few days ago. Could be an attempt to work out the missiles range by firing it at a low altitude. Seems like it could be a failure though. 1st stage might have worked but seperation to second stage failed and missile broke up.
Oh fucking please. This isn't WWll. If it had landed and hurt people then you have a point but this is fucking the same as usual.
fierrotlepou
Member
Better than having it succeed and hit Tokyo.
Sure. But we could do without the usual "ZOMG, WWIII! Are they headed towards Guam?"
If you were in Seoul you'd probably not even raise an eyebrow because NK pulls crazy shit all the time.
If you all think this is crazy, they literally sunk a SK submarine and killed 46 people in 2010, which led to shelling from both sides. That was when SK had a hard-line leader too. Guess what happened? Nothing.
Seductivpancakes
Member
I said he's gonna want to, and you know people will buy into his bull shit.
Visualante2
Member
I thought Japan said it was prepared to destroy any missiles that flew over its air space when North Korea threatened Guam?
Netherscourge
Banned
There has to be military strikes against North Korean launchers.
You can't just let a madman fire off rockets in the "general direction" of populated countries.
Preemptive/First Strike threshold has already been passed to be honest. Any response now would be considered reactionary and defensive in nature.
You can't just let a madman fire off rockets in the "general direction" of populated countries.
Preemptive/First Strike threshold has already been passed to be honest. Any response now would be considered reactionary and defensive in nature.
Jezbollah
Member
Thats because they can only report on what is being told. if it's one liners they have nothing else to report..
Who is to say that it wasnt intercepted and that was the reason it broke into three pieces?
We need to know more - and we'll find out once more information is released.
Oppo
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then fucking say why, Oriel, instead of just admonishing.
yeah. this went from a poke to a shove
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
The thread broke when the missile was in the air. No one knew where it was headed.
It makes no sense for North Korea to attack. He wants to keep his kingdom just the way it is and keeping the situation in this state is how he does that. He can't survive a war with the rest of the world. The threat of innocents dying is all that keeps him alive and in power. The instant he kills people he's finished.
Yeah. I feel like people telling someone who just had a missile fired over their country with reports from reputable news organization that the missile is heading toward "Northern Japan" have reason to not be calm.
They have, yes.
If we attack them first, China joins NK. If they attack SK/us, China stays out.
So you're cool with like 1,000,000+ (in a best case scenario) SK people and maybe 5,000,000 NK people dying?
Firing an ICBM over the US, Russia, or China would be instant nuclear armageddon. Hell, dropping one in the EEZ of one of those countries would probably be enough.
This is well beyond dick-waving.
Are you cool with potentially millions of Japanese dying?
The Japanese are well within their rights to make their own decisions at this point.
Wet Bloodfart
Banned
You're condemning thousands of people in SK with this attitude.
thesuperfunk
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Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Do you really think he has no intentions of attacking in the future? I do.
Not a viable option. That's what I'm saying. We can't physically attack them without tons of innocent people being killed.
NYCmetsfan
Banned
Sure. Totally no difference between actually killing people vs aiming missiles over a country, AGAIN. Tell me how quickly we went to war after North Korea literally killed South Korean marines and civilians with artillery? In the same year NK torpedoed a ship and killed 46 South Korean sailors.
Fucking take the time to understand the circumstances surrounding the NK issue and you'll realize why escalation on this issue is a lot different than most others. Even with Trump added to the mix.
It's like you guys are rooting for war or something.
Kill Your Masters
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He is flying very close to the sun though.
A missile may hit land by "accident" or human error.
hydragonwarrior
Member
Yeah no that kills too many people who live next to them.
SirMossyBloke
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Funky Papa
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"wars have started over less"
Yet North Korea has done worse before and here we are.
The thing is, you usually go to war when you feel confident about your chances of winning. Such notion is thoroughly incompatible with going to war against a nuclear power. Which again, explains how we got here.
Yet North Korea has done worse before and here we are.
The thing is, you usually go to war when you feel confident about your chances of winning. Such notion is thoroughly incompatible with going to war against a nuclear power. Which again, explains how we got here.
'thousands' is an understatement
I certainly don't. It's suicide and he knows it. He wants to maintain what he has, not die.
Widdle Puppy
Banned
Seems like China doesn't have any reason to do anything about this