N. Korea warns U.S. is within range of strategic rockets, nukes
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N. Korea warns U.S. is within range of strategic rockets, nukes
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news...10200315F.HTML
Lets Say NK does launch a missile at us.
1) We obviously have measure to shoot it down so it would never impact us
2) Would we launch a counter strike immediately and bomb the sh*t out of them for trying to hit us?
3) Would would be the consequences of us launching an all out war with NK and how would it affect us as Americans?
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea warned Wednesday that the United States is now within the range of its strategic rockets and atomic weapons, and stressed it is now a country that can protect itself from foreign aggression.
An article carried by Uriminzokkiri, North Korea's propaganda Web site, said that the U.S. should not think it is safe because it is on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.
The report, monitored in Seoul, said that if Washington persists in trying to suffocate North Korea with hostile policies, the North Korean military and its people will erase the country from the face of the earth.
The online media outlet did not elaborate on what constituted hostile measures, but Pyongyang has been claiming that any move to tighten sanctions will be viewed as an act of war. The United States along with South Korea and Japan are moving to get the U.N. Security Council to condemn the communist country's Feb. 12 nuclear test and penalize it for defying the wishes of the international community. The country already received flak for launching the Unha-3 rocket in December, which many experts speculated had the capability to send a warhead to the United States.
Before the latest nuclear test, which Seoul thinks resulted in a 6-7 kiloton yield, the isolationist country detonated two smaller yield fission devices in 2006 and 2009. A kiloton is equivalent to 1,000 tons of conventional explosives.
Uriminzokkiri also said that the United States, instead of learning from its defeat in the Korean War (1950-53), has stepped up efforts to invade the North. It said that Washington and its followers should realize the capability of the North to deal a decisive blow to its enemies and refrain from further provocations.
The latest report comes as Pyongyang has been claiming for some time that it has the means to strike back at the United States. The country changed its constitution last year to announce it was a nuclear power, although the international community has yet to acknowledge the status officially. North Korea has been consistently asked to abide by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and rules set by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
An article carried by Uriminzokkiri, North Korea's propaganda Web site, said that the U.S. should not think it is safe because it is on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.
The report, monitored in Seoul, said that if Washington persists in trying to suffocate North Korea with hostile policies, the North Korean military and its people will erase the country from the face of the earth.
The online media outlet did not elaborate on what constituted hostile measures, but Pyongyang has been claiming that any move to tighten sanctions will be viewed as an act of war. The United States along with South Korea and Japan are moving to get the U.N. Security Council to condemn the communist country's Feb. 12 nuclear test and penalize it for defying the wishes of the international community. The country already received flak for launching the Unha-3 rocket in December, which many experts speculated had the capability to send a warhead to the United States.
Before the latest nuclear test, which Seoul thinks resulted in a 6-7 kiloton yield, the isolationist country detonated two smaller yield fission devices in 2006 and 2009. A kiloton is equivalent to 1,000 tons of conventional explosives.
Uriminzokkiri also said that the United States, instead of learning from its defeat in the Korean War (1950-53), has stepped up efforts to invade the North. It said that Washington and its followers should realize the capability of the North to deal a decisive blow to its enemies and refrain from further provocations.
The latest report comes as Pyongyang has been claiming for some time that it has the means to strike back at the United States. The country changed its constitution last year to announce it was a nuclear power, although the international community has yet to acknowledge the status officially. North Korea has been consistently asked to abide by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and rules set by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Lets Say NK does launch a missile at us.
1) We obviously have measure to shoot it down so it would never impact us
2) Would we launch a counter strike immediately and bomb the sh*t out of them for trying to hit us?
3) Would would be the consequences of us launching an all out war with NK and how would it affect us as Americans?
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The United Nations would flip out on them and sh*t would get nasty. If NK continued this bullshit, then war would be imminent. Both countries have strong allies, but we're better and our allies are stronger. It would be a suicide mission for NK if we went to war on them and they know this. However, they're not the smartest and the war wouldnt last long before a white flag was raised on their end.
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It's more likely that they will nuke someone in their local area. I also am sure that anything they fire at us will be shot down before it becomes a real threat.
I'm still convinced that we are responsible for many of their rocket failures shortly after launch.
I wouldn't be surprised if we did strategic strikes against nuclear installations if a launch was aimed at us, but a full scale war, not unless they invade SK or keep firing stuff at us.
I'm still convinced that we are responsible for many of their rocket failures shortly after launch.
I wouldn't be surprised if we did strategic strikes against nuclear installations if a launch was aimed at us, but a full scale war, not unless they invade SK or keep firing stuff at us.
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bah... we'll stuxnet that sh*t before it ever deploys. U.S. Cyber attack defense ftw
http://arstechnica.com/security/2013...g-cyberweapon/
http://arstechnica.com/security/2013...g-cyberweapon/
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If you guys think it's easy to get a full-fledged rocket program going, do some youtube searching for failed rocket launches. It's not even a guaranteed proposition in the West, NOW. They're starting from pretty far behind the power curve.
They've also violated the armistice that ended the korean war, and we're already technically at war again anyway, but good luck getting the current crop of limp wrists running the show to do anything besides swat down a korean missile, if they manage to get one off at at us.
They've also violated the armistice that ended the korean war, and we're already technically at war again anyway, but good luck getting the current crop of limp wrists running the show to do anything besides swat down a korean missile, if they manage to get one off at at us.
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That stuxnet seems pretty loose. It can never be a good idea to piss off a rich government. (Well, 'rich'...)
I also sleep easily considering that the north korean program is janky as hell. However, I don't think it would be impossible for them to lob some nukes across the peninsula to, well, any of the hugely populated asian cities that surround them. They're very buttmad but thankfully their attack capability is on par with a drunk DYEL kid in a backwards snapback.
I also sleep easily considering that the north korean program is janky as hell. However, I don't think it would be impossible for them to lob some nukes across the peninsula to, well, any of the hugely populated asian cities that surround them. They're very buttmad but thankfully their attack capability is on par with a drunk DYEL kid in a backwards snapback.
