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[ZeoVGM]

Yeah, because NK is really going to risk being glassed by attacking Hokkaido. Christ will you people please calm the fuck down!

This is a serious issue.

 

[Tagyhag]

My guess is that it's just NK going "See? We could hit your entire country if we want to, the missiles don't all land short".

China has to get those dumbasses in line.

 

[Sumio Mondo]

If it flew over Northern Japan, where exactly is the missile going?

Russia? Or towards the Bering Sea?

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Still waiting for that fury from Trump.

I will never understand why he said that. It was so easy to see what would happen and then what?

 

[Jezbollah]

The same way we heard it flew over japan.

So do you think North Korea does live telemetry of their secret missile tests showing altitude?

 

[itwasTuesday]

Jeez

 

[ClosingADoor]

Is this the first time they actually shot a missile OVER Japan? Previous one were all just in the Sea of Japan right?

 

[Netherscourge]

I am totally convinced North Korea has the pee pee tape.

What other reason could NK have for doing this shit?

How does drawing the US into military strikes against North Korea benefit North Korea?

 

[bootsthecat]

Isn't there a CSG stationed in the area? Coupled with what I have to assume are at least rudimentary anti-air/missile defenses by the Japanese armed forces, what are the odds a missile actually makes it to land and hits?

 

[carlsojo]

Yeah, because NK is really going to risk being glassed by attacking Hokkaido. Christ will you people please calm the fuck down!

This isn't a game. This is serious.

 

[Syrus]

Is this noy an act of war?

 

[Kalentan]

Clearly it's en route to Guam. They will get much tourism from this. So sayeth Lord Trump.

Maybe my Geography is bad but isn't Guam south of Japan?

 

[L Thammy]

If it flew over Japan, they have the ability to hit Japan. Even if it's a test that was never meant to hit Japan (which it probably was) this is not something to dismiss as dickwaving.

 

[WickedCobra03]

Uhhh, holy crap. They haven't released this kind of warning for any previous NK missile launches recently, eh?

This sucks with how stupid this one-upping is getting.

 

[Ryouji Gunblade]

China's gonna find a dumbass way to downplay the severity of this?

 

[Oriel]

Dude, Japan sent out a alert to its citizens. This isn't dick waving.

They flew a mission OVER JAPAN. Not into the sea near them. This could have very well killed a ton of people.

But it seems like you need to chill tho

Sigh. I'm not dismissing this as a thing of nothing. But NK has been doing this for a while now. Kim has everything to lose by attacking a major US ally. These launches always seem to make GAF go into panic mode. Chill out.

 

[Syf]

Flying over the country is a step up for sure. That could easily have malfunctioned, hit land and killed people. Something has to be done, or we'll be saying it was too late after it does happen.

 

[Talamius]

If Japan chooses, this is indeed an act of war.

 

[putarorex]

Heading out to the pacific now. Maybe a test to prove they can reach US territory?

 

[finley83]

So another ICBM test

Firing a missile into another country could be reasonably interpreted as a declaration of war.

 

[FinKL]

Uhhhh it flew over Japan? Holy shit that's terrifying

 

[UberTag]

Maybe my Geography is bad but isn't Guam south of Japan?

It is. I never said Korea was good at directions.

Imagine if NK aimed for the ocean, screwed up calculations, and it hit land instead?

BilltheButcherWhoopsieDaisy.gif

 

[Kill Your Masters]

Yeah, because NK is really going to risk being glassed by attacking Hokkaido. Christ will you people please calm the fuck down!

Tell that to people who received a fucking warning on their phone that a missile is en route or flew over their heads.

 

[facetheslayer92]

HawaiiGAF respond if you're okay.

 

[ElTorro]

These lunatics are playing with fire.

 

[entremet]

Sigh. I'm not dismissing this as a thing of nothing. But NK has been doing this for a while now. Kim has everything to lose by attacking a major US ally. These launches always seem to make GAF go into panic mode. Chill out.

Apropos tag lol.

This is very different. It entered the airspace of an ally.

 

[zma1013]

Heading out to the pacific now. Maybe a test to prove they can reach US territory?

Towards alaska maybe?

 

[KHarvey16]

This isn't a game. This is serious.

I think that's what being said there. It is very serious so we need to be rational and not get a million people killed.

 

[FinaruDensetsu]

Wow what if this had hit a passenger plane or something?

 

[DrunkShogun]

It's so messed up Japan is having to panic due to Donald trump and Kim having a dick measuring contest.

 

[tbm24]

So, given the location I don't know what is and isn't in place in the North, but wouldn't a middle in Japanese airspace and over mainland JAPAN warrant use of THAAD?

 

[Sun Bather]

Hope Trump acts quickly and accordingly.

 

[RumbleHumble]

Scary as shit. Stay safe, Japan-Gaf. Hoping NK wisens up and fast.

 

[DrSlek]

NK has never actually fired over another country, have they?

 

[bananafactory]

Has it been confirmed it actually passed through Japanese airspace or is it possible the term 'passed over' is being used liberally?

Honest question. It's just shocking to me they'd fly it through the country

 

[Netherscourge]

This is an act of war.

If a foreign enemy shot an missile over US mainland, we'd be bombing the fuck out of their military sites right now.

 

[studyguy]

https://twitter.com/martyn_williams/status/902279496337956864

Martyn Williams (@martyn_williams)
North Korea’s missile launched at 0558 JST, flew over Hokkaido at 0606 JST towards the Pacific - Japan government via

 

[MIMIC]

It flew OVER Japan? Jesus.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

Fucking Trump

Tell that to people who received a fucking warning on their phone that a missile is en route or flew over their heads.

Yeah, I'm waking up to this shit

 

[Meadows]

If it was going to Guam it wouldn't pass over northern Japan. It will probably go into the ocean off its coast. This has happened a few times before (I think 3 times before).

 

[Tagyhag]

This isn't a game. This is serious.

Which is exactly why people shouldn't jump to immediate conclusions that it was a missile meant to kill people.

South Korea would be fucked if we were all that impulsive.

 

[RoyaleDuke]

Of course during the hurricane while he's distracted they decide to do this shit.

I hope to fuck it isn't a nuke, and I hope to fuck it doesn't go off. Either way this is huge.

Stay safe, Japan GAF my prayers(and energy) are with you.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Wow what if this had hit a passenger plane or something?

That seems like a pretty rare event if it wasn't intended to do so.

 

[Soapbox Killer]

It might be about that time.

 

[THE:MILKMAN]

Sigh. I'm not dismissing this as a thing of nothing. But NK has been doing this for a while now. Kim has everything to lose by attacking a major US ally. These launches always seem to make GAF go into panic mode. Chill out.

No. This is upping the stakes big time from willy waving before. I think with this it deserves a military "slap" at least.

 

[Sephzilla]

This is officially beyond North Korea dick waving. That was a straight up act of war.

 

[Kaako]

Imagine missiles flying over your home and being told to chill out/relax.

 

[Xando]

Firing a missile into another country could be reasonably interpreted as a declaration of war.

It flew over another country.
Unless Japan wants to start nuclear armageddon over a missile that lands in the water east of them your post is nonsense

 

[Widdle Puppy]

They flew one over a country?

damn...

 

[Golgo 13]

Have a feeling this will be ignored by the US, mostly. Which is a shame. Japan and the US are close allies, I would think that this would be unacceptable in some way. Anyone with definitive answers (not speculation please) want to chime in?