How?
North Korea launches missile that passes over Japan
- Thread starter 8-Bit Sunset
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How?
How stupid can someone be?
What other purpose do missiles serve other than killing people?
Do you see me calling this a game?! It's deadly serious but people here need to stop loosing their minds over every NK missile launch. We had the same mass hysteria over on the India/China thread when both countries started sabre rattling. That has now been defused.
Launching a missile into the sea of Japan =/= as launching one that literally flies over Japanese soil. Those are quite different in terms of significance and level of escalation. I don't think it means that WW3 will break out, but it's not something people should accept or treat as ho hum.
So if someone takes a gun and aims it just above your head, then shoots said gun, that's not a indication of violence towards you?
DKPOWPOW
Member
Yeah seriously, no more jokes and threats. They just shot a missile over one of the countries we're partners with and we have bases there. That's an act of war, China should know this.
entremet
Member
This would make sense if it wasnt NK, the most unhinged member of the nuclear club.
By shutting the fuck up.
A missile was just fired over Japan. Please let me know what conclusions we should reach.
Sorry, I know you're scared but NK just committed an act of war so
Jezbollah
Member
You comparing the North Korea situation to the confrontation between India and China is funny
Naaaah. They just program the rocket to fly in whatever direction it feels like.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
Now imagine someone assured you tens of millions of people would die if you reacted to it.
UberTag
Member
Why should Trump get to have all of the fun using Harvey as a distraction?
Kim wants to play, too.
RPGCrazied
Member
Passes over Japan? Wow, he has never done that before. We have the wrong President right now. Ugh.
Shadow Broker
Banned
You are seriously not getting it. Over land where people are. Over land belonging to a nation that has a defense agreement with the US. THIS HAS NOT HAPPEN BEFORE. If they did this to the US NK land would be a nuclear waste hazard zone. Stop telling people to chill out if you don't fully understand what's going on. They didn't aim this missile into the sea. The people of Japan probably just had the shit scares out of them and you're that one dude from the meme waving people off saying nothing to see here.
we are all "hysterical" because we are discussing it and pointing out that it is an escalation... uhh ok.
Mr Clutch
Member
Not to perpetuate the idea that Guam is their intended target but yes Guam IS south of Japan. However, NK is north of Japan so it isn't impossible that the missile would fly OVER the North part of Japan, as it did, in route to Guam.
THE:MILKMAN
Member
Because a military weapon of mass destruction (potentially) invaded the airspace of another country? It isn't rocket science! (groan)
RumbleHumble
Banned
Hope Trump doesn't do shit. Any time that dumb fuck so much as says a word about NK, we see escalation on both ends.
China is who we should be looking to right now.
Lan Dong Mik
And why would I want them?
Seriously
CitizenCope
Member
What do they have to panic about. "Chill out!"
/s
Testing, dick waving, saber rattling, show of force etc.
Or do you assume that every single missile that NK has launched has been meant to hit something?
WaterAstro
Member
Abilidebob
Member
I have friends that live in Japan, sorry that I don't trust in the judgement of a proven deranged individual with too much power on his hands. Hey, if you have kids why not let them be babysit by a known child abuser? They have everything to lose by doing something, so that means they're 100% fine right? And you wouldn't get anxious if you got into your house with the babysitter in his/her undies while your child are crying, right? Because, geez, how could a deranged individual do something illogical?
For Japan, it didn't fly over another country. It flew over their country.
Golgo 13
The Man With The Golden Dong
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
He said how, not why.
EmptyCanO'wupass
Member
If anything, I would think it's the opposite. Kim is pissed he's not the main news story in western media this week. Wants that attention back.
Baron Doggystyle von Woof
Member
This had to happen with Trump as president of course. Fucking scary.
LostMyNarbles
Member
So realistically speaking what do you do if you're the US or other Allies of Japan? Short of nuking NK I don't see how you'd retaliate. The country is already in ruins and you can only sanction them so much before it becomes apparent they don't care.
Definitive answers on a gaming forum? All we can hope to provide is speculation on our limited world view of military warfare.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
I remember the days when Russia shot missiles over the US
wait
no
that would be a declaration of war if they tried that.
What NK is doing is aggression. And the world is letting him do it.
Ziltoidia 9
Member
So its going towards Alaska?
8-Bit Sunset
Banned
Hokkaido port live cam
Emergency warning still in place and now people weighing in on what the hell just happened.
As I said before this has never happened like this.
So it's kinda a big deal.
Emergency warning still in place and now people weighing in on what the hell just happened.
As I said before this has never happened like this.
So it's kinda a big deal.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
It's problematic. It's not easy to intercept an ICBM. Missile defense systems like the ones required to kill a North Korean ICBM are not battle tested and even scheduled, official tests have failed before.
If Japan or South Korea try to destroy an ICBM and fail, it'd tell Lil Kim that they can strike any of those countries right away. Which he probably won't, because he's not a suicidal maniac, but it would only embolden him from then on.