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The latest warning came after Rodong Sinmun, a state newspaper, carried an essay on Saturday saying that a nuclear test was "the demand of the people". "
It is the people's demand that we should do something, not just a nuclear test, but something even greater. The UN Security Council has left us no room for choice."
Originally posted by deadpool84
Although its just speculation, i think you maybe have something here. I always thought it was funny how schools portrayed America coming in and saving the day/ its always darkest before the dawn. China can fill this role easily but why would they what is in it for them?
Originally posted by XalienagendaX
reply to post by stuntmanbob
So giving NK the ICBMs, you think we wouldn't find out they were Chinese?
Originally posted by teslahowitzer
It is so easy to figure your location, even the blank ones... america bashing and smashing at it's best. Personally, I find this theory way out there, no gain for anyone, a chinese ICBM would be easily detected, no matter where it is launched from, Nk is just looking for more "free stuff" and sabre rattling to motivate. The mini nutcase is trying to impress the masses, and the morons will play the same game his daddy started. typical BS
Originally posted by Hefficide
Mutually assured self-destruction prevents this scenario from being feasible. The reality is that once nukes launch the POTUS and Joint Chiefs only have a couple of minutes to react. That doesn't allow for a whole lot of rational thought. IE if nukes were coming from Asia we wouldn't respond with a surgical retaliation, tailored to the specific event - we'd rely upon predetermined and planned responses.
That would almost certainly mean that we'd launch a barrage in the general direction of China and NK - literally shooting with both barrels. China is aware of this concept, as it's the same way they'd respond if any missiles happened to head in their general direction from our general direction.
That, in a nutshell, is why China has a vested interest in controlling their upstart neighbor.
~Heff
Originally posted by stevenbond
How will China step in and be the hero if NK destroys NY and LA? If the North Koreans fired anything at the US, they would be nuked to extinction before you finish reading this sentence.
no bashing here, nope, Dude, America is not afraid of Iran , NK or China, you think, along with the other superiors that we are weak and helpless, just prime BS. Now I am not going to sit here and debate something that is known fact, but broke or not, we are the first responders to the world and that is out of sheer power. Play it as you wish, tell yourself anything you desire, but when TSHTF, who do you expect to arrive first with support? England? Australia, NK? Iran? Canada? Dribble on please.......America is still here, deal with it.
Originally posted by stuntmanbob
Originally posted by XalienagendaX
reply to post by stuntmanbob
So giving NK the ICBMs, you think we wouldn't find out they were Chinese?
Everything is made in China these days. They probably manufacture parts for the American military in China. Im pretty sure they do actually.
Im not sure the International Community would believe America. America can only cry wolf so many times.
Originally posted by teslahowitzer
no bashing here, nope, Dude, America is not afraid of Iran , NK or China, you think, along with the other superiors that we are weak and helpless, just prime BS. Now I am not going to sit here and debate something that is known fact, but broke or not, we are the first responders to the world and that is out of sheer power. Play it as you wish, tell yourself anything you desire, but when TSHTF, who do you expect to arrive first with support? England? Australia, NK? Iran? Canada? Dribble on please.......America is still here, deal with it.
Originally posted by stuntmanbob
Originally posted by XalienagendaX
reply to post by stuntmanbob
So giving NK the ICBMs, you think we wouldn't find out they were Chinese?
Everything is made in China these days. They probably manufacture parts for the American military in China. Im pretty sure they do actually.
Im not sure the International Community would believe America. America can only cry wolf so many times.
Originally posted by Jakes51
They can make their demands! Been done before, and all it equated to was empty threats wrapped in rhetoric. Kim Jong IL played the same game. Test their nukes, and while they are at? Make some more empty threats and give the world a middle finger salute while they are at. There junk couldn't hit the broadside of a barn! Plain and simple. As for their generous big brother China?
They know better than to align themselves too closely with the kid king and his magic kingdom, North Korea. It would be bad for business. Furthermore, if China directly or indirectly involves themselves in hostilities with the US or any nation? There debt holding days are over! This is just more saber rattling from North Korea, and the MSM feels compelled to give them some ink and attention anytime the clowns open their mouths. It gets ratings! Dear Leader, Kim Jr., this is not a game of Call of Duty but real life. Just saying . . .edit on 27-1-2013 by Jakes51 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by stuntmanbob
Originally posted by Jakes51
They can make their demands! Been done before, and all it equated to was empty threats wrapped in rhetoric. Kim Jong IL played the same game. Test their nukes, and while they are at? Make some more empty threats and give the world a middle finger salute while they are at. There junk couldn't hit the broadside of a barn! Plain and simple. As for their generous big brother China?
They know better than to align themselves too closely with the kid king and his magic kingdom, North Korea. It would be bad for business. Furthermore, if China directly or indirectly involves themselves in hostilities with the US or any nation? There debt holding days are over! This is just more saber rattling from North Korea, and the MSM feels compelled to give them some ink and attention anytime the clowns open their mouths. It gets ratings! Dear Leader, Kim Jr., this is not a game of Call of Duty but real life. Just saying . . .edit on 27-1-2013 by Jakes51 because: (no reason given)
Debt holding days are over stands out there.
Thats only if America can defeat China. Imagine how history will remember a nation that went to war with a nation it owed huge amounts of money to and lost. America would be the stand out joke of all of history.