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SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- The Donald Trump administration may push for naval blockades or the imposition of a "no-fly" zone against North Korea should it succeed in developing an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), an expert here said Tuesday.
originally posted by: auroraaus
a reply to: carewemust
I saw that, I thought, how queer! We have this image of a brutal inhumane dictator yet here he is talking about a beautiful world!
originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: Xcathdra
North Korea must be a serious force, if President Trump is reluctant to attack their launch sites. Still, don't blockades and sanctions hurt the people of a country far more than the leaders of said country?
SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- A day after firing dozens of rounds at a flying object crossing the border from North Korea, South Korea's military said Wednesday it was apparently a balloon carrying propaganda leaflets.
George Friedman, a U.S. geopolitical analyst, has claimed that Washington is preparing to attack North Korea. Speaking at the 2017 Strategic Investment Conference in Orlando, Monday, he said the Kim Jong-un regime's actions have "offered the U.S. no alternative" to a clash, according to Business Insider, a U.S. business news website.
originally posted by: auroraaus
North Korea reckons that SK fired their shots at a group of birds, not balloons. They say SK are being hysterical.
NK says SK shot birds
Meanwhile the Trump administration has approved a 4 point diplomatic plan which appears to rule out military action against NK.
Trump Administration Approves 4 point plan
By all means, every option other than military action is much more welcome IMHO. However I don't see it's going to work too well.
originally posted by: auroraaus
George Friedman, a U.S. geopolitical analyst, has claimed that Washington is preparing to attack North Korea. Speaking at the 2017 Strategic Investment Conference in Orlando, Monday, he said the Kim Jong-un regime's actions have "offered the U.S. no alternative" to a clash, according to Business Insider, a U.S. business news website.
US Analyst says Washington's Attack on NK imminent
George Friedman stated that any attack wouldn't happen until when Trump gets back to US.
Just thought I would pop this here. See if he's right on the money.
Pyongyang, May 26 (KCNA) -- Radio Sputnik of Russia and other foreign media are having a field day, commenting that America is surely going downhill.
Claiming the U.S. refrains from a foolhardy provocation out of its calculation that it might face an indescribably terrible disaster although it is bluffing after bringing its nuclear strategic assets to the waters off the Korean peninsula, they termed it a clear proof of the final phase of America's decline.
As commented by foreign media, the U.S. military threat to DPRK and sanctions against it, the most outrageous and malignant of their kinds, are no more than a last-ditch effort of the one whose doom is imminent, Rodong Sinmun today says in a commentary.
originally posted by: Sagacity
Note, just after I posted the above a minute ago and was poking around on that website a bit clicking some articles, I received several browser warnings and Windows Defender went off and blocked some malware.
Just a word of caution.
originally posted by: auroraaus
a reply to: dianajune
Thanks for that! Unfortunately yeah I can't read it at this point. Even if it's skewed in one direction, it's nice to be able to see all different sides of a conflict. Whatever the party is publishing etc. Gives insight to their propaganda techniques... and their "official" side of the story. I guess I am like this with most media, because relying solely on one or two publications for information doesn't make up a whole picture because of bias and whatnot.
Here's a bit of an article from the KCNA recently:
Pyongyang, May 26 (KCNA) -- Radio Sputnik of Russia and other foreign media are having a field day, commenting that America is surely going downhill.
Claiming the U.S. refrains from a foolhardy provocation out of its calculation that it might face an indescribably terrible disaster although it is bluffing after bringing its nuclear strategic assets to the waters off the Korean peninsula, they termed it a clear proof of the final phase of America's decline.
As commented by foreign media, the U.S. military threat to DPRK and sanctions against it, the most outrageous and malignant of their kinds, are no more than a last-ditch effort of the one whose doom is imminent, Rodong Sinmun today says in a commentary.
Final Victory in Store for DPRK: Rodong Sinmun
The Rodong Sinmun is the offical newspaper of the NK communist party - they were the ones quoted in the newspaper article you posted above (from the first few sentences we could read) so I think it could be related to that. This article goes on to say how the US has already "sealed it's fate" and the destruction of the US is a "matter of time."
I agree with you too. Not everyone there is going to be brainwashed. You only have to look back to the days of the USSR with many doing what they had out of fear for their own and their loved ones safety. For some it's probably all they've ever known. A regime change will never happen unless there's reunification. And I don't think in my opinion there will be reunification without war and revolution. What will help is if the NK citizens rise up, putting their own lives at risk, and their army. But thousands, hundreds of thousands and perhaps millions will die.
A lot of people reckon there's no way NK could win a war of cause serious damage because of lack of nukes or soviet era military hardware, but they couldn't be more wrong.
At this point we could say it's up to Russia and China to step in - Russia won't unless their borders are threatened and I would say it's the same for China too.