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| Furious Over Sanctions, NKorea Vows To Nuke US |
| 2013-03-07 |
| North Korea is vowing a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States. The harsh rhetoric Thursday comes hours ahead of a vote by U.N. diplomats on whether to level new sanctions against Pyongyang for its recent nuclear test. An unidentified spokesman for Pyongyang's Foreign Ministry said the North will exercise its right for "pre-emptive nuclear strikes on the headquarters of the aggressors" because Washington is pushing to start a nuclear war against the North. Such inflammatory rhetoric is common from North Korea. But it has been coming regularly in recent days. North Korea is angry over the possible sanctions and over upcoming U.S.-South Korean military drills. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #23 See also STARS-N-STRIPES, WORLD NEWS > NORTH KOREA: KOREAN WAR BACK ON, iff US-ROK proceed wid scheduled MilEx come March 11th. * RELATED WORLD NEWS > NORTH KOREA CANCELS HOTLINE, NON-AGGRESSION PACT WID SOUTH. * RELATED SAME > NORTH KOREA CANCELS ALL PEACE PACTS WID SOUTH. versus * PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > USAF CHIEF SAYS 70% OF A-L-L US COMBAT AIRCRAFT [to be]"NON-COMBAT CAPABLE BY JULY" [2013], as due mainly to SEQUESTER/SEQUESTRATION cutbacks. * WORLD NEWS > [Zee News] US GENERALS CONCERNED ON GROWING CHINESE PRESENCE IN PACIFIC. versus * IIRC STARS-N-STRIPES > [GOP-controlled] US HOUSE PASSES SPENDING BILL TO PREVENT MARCH MELTDOWN, come March 27th. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-03-08 00:01 |
| #22 North Korea says it ends peace pacts with South North Korea says it is scrapping all non-aggression pacts with South Korea, closing its hotline with Seoul and shutting their shared border point. The announcement follows a fresh round of UN sanctions punishing Pyongyang for its nuclear test last month. Earlier, Pyongyang said it reserved the right to a pre-emptive nuclear strike against its "aggressors". The US said it took the threats seriously, but that "extreme rhetoric" was not unusual for Pyongyang. |
| Posted by: tipper 2013-03-07 23:24 |
| #21 USS GEORGE WASHINGTON [ + BatGru] I'm a'lookin at you. On a separate note, a fellow restaurant patron claims he was told by his third-party friend from Chuuk [Truk] state that Chuuk + other Member-States of the FSM are ready to stop or end their Compact Agrement wid the USA + vote to become a CHINESE TERRITORY. Iff true, it reminds me of the 1930's when Guam was surrounded by Japanese bases throughout Micronesia, save now in the 21st Century the bases may be CHINESE. Besides avoiding a Limited or Full-scale Conventional-Nuclear Conflict wid China oer the Diaoyus/Senkakus [SSSHHHHH ... CCCCCC, read "TAIWAN" in China-speak], IMO the only other way by which the Bammer can avoid a mil conflict agz China is to expand US borrowing from China in order to service or resolve the US Debt as per "Sequester/Sequestration", WHERE CHINA IS STILL LIKELY TO DEMAND CERTAIN CONDITIONS BE MET BY THE BAMMER ADMIN = USA E.G. THE UNILATERAL REDUCTION, CLOSURE, OR PULLOUT OF USDOD ASSETS FROM SELECT EAST ASIA + PACIFIC OCEAN AREAS. Lest we fergit, Perts are saying that at current rates the Bammer Admin = USA is likely to achieve a excessive level of debt by EOY 2016 which was not anticipated to be achieved by the USA until year 2020-2022 or 2025. SUCH A CRUSHING LEVEL OF NATIONAL DEBT HAS TO BE PAID OFF SOMEHOW, + RIGHT NOW THAT MEANS BORROWING FROM CHINA. The US "pivot" to Asia may turn out to be a debt-focused, geopol "bow" to the Chinese Emperor = now Beijing + CPC??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-03-07 22:35 |
| #20 Why don't they nuke China? It's closer... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2013-03-07 22:04 |
| #19 Perhaps it is time for China to show they are a great power and throttle the little leader and work to get the Koreas united in a way China can somewhat control. That's like asking a dog handler to throttle his Doberman. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2013-03-07 18:07 |
| #18 I'd also remind China that (a) nuclear blasts in North Korea would probably create a mess for the whole region (b) if Korea eventually unites they will be nuclear armed. Perhaps it is time for China to show they are a great power and throttle the little leader and work to get the Koreas united in a way China can somewhat control. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2013-03-07 14:48 |
| #17 Executive order recinding the assassination ban combined with a bounty on Dear Leader's head might make him think twice about these occasional wild threats. Combine that with an end to all discussions with China until China deals with their little monster. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2013-03-07 14:46 |
| #16 They need to destroy their country to save it. |
| Posted by: Perfesser 2013-03-07 13:39 |
| #15 Japanese are getting a little worried. N. Korea shows some signs of preparing for war |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2013-03-07 13:06 |
| #14 Nuke the little bastard. He's gone too far. Let his Chinese puppet masters know there is a line and this time they've crossed it. It's no good hoping for peace when clearly they do not intend to stop unless we make them stop. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2013-03-07 12:32 |
| #13 CF, you may have just removed Seattle from the target list. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-03-07 12:19 |
| #12 Hey - not all of us here in the Peoples Republic of Washington State are blue. In fact I think if they take out Seattle - Washington will instantly become Red. Rambler - Third option - Obama Surrenders. This is what happens when we elect a limp- |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-03-07 12:03 |
| #11 Sounds like it, doesn't it Almost? Either that or they ain't very bright. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2013-03-07 11:10 |
| #10 Almost sounds like "suicide by police." |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2013-03-07 10:20 |
| #9 A strategic time now that Panetta is gone. Is this a test for Hagel? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2013-03-07 10:03 |
| #8 IIRC, the one thing that will trigger a nuclear response from the US is a nuclear attack on us or certain allies. (Israel not included, of course.) As Lone Panda said, a single Ohio class boomer could turn much of North Korea into radioactive grit in a few minutes. We have 18 of them. Of course, this assumes that O would issue the order instead of going to Pyongyang and begging their forgiveness. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2013-03-07 09:57 |
| #7 ..I thought it was recalled by the FDA for excessively high lead content? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-03-07 09:39 |
| #6 so where did I put my SPF 1000 sunblock? i know it's somewhere here in my house in California ... just buried under the Hollywood gossip magazines :-) |
| Posted by: Raider 2013-03-07 09:35 |
| #5 ..yeah, sort of fitting that the lucrative targets are large 'blue' concentrations on the Left coast. Who needs a missile defense system when you can spend money on |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-03-07 09:32 |
| #4 As if anyone needed another reason to leave California. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-03-07 09:23 |
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| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-03-07 08:51 |
| #2 Dear North Korea, Please could you remind us which is your 193rd largest city so we know where to send our demands for your unconditional surrender in 20 minutes time. Love, Just one Ohio class submarine. |
| Posted by: Lionel Panda6719 2013-03-07 07:34 |
| #1 North Korea vows nuclear attack on US, as UN prepares to vote on sanctions |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2013-03-07 06:36 |