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2017-08-29 China-Japan-Koreas

North Korea test fires missile over Japan, in major escalation

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Posted by trailing wife 2017-08-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
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#1 And we just sit and watch.

Posted by gorb 2017-08-29 02:38|| 2017-08-29 02:38|| Front Page Top

#2 It looks like Kim has made the fundamental policy decision to dismiss all Western threats and warnings as empty blustering.

Unfortunately this is a perfectly rational assessment.

Western leaders have been actively eroding Western deterrence since 9/11/2001.

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2017-08-29 05:45|| 2017-08-29 05:45|| Front Page Top

#3 From: FoxNews

Japanese officials made the usual strongly worded condemnations of the launch.

What's next, a sternly worded letter from the UN and a couple tweets from USA.

Apparently nobody going to do anything about this, not even China. We will get more launches as a result.

Posted by Seeking cure for ignorance 2017-08-29 08:23|| 2017-08-29 08:23|| Front Page Top

#4 Unless some of Kim's shit starts blowing up, he ain't gonna stop. He has learned from Western bluster that mostly, it is only bluster.

Posted by DarthVader 2017-08-29 08:51|| 2017-08-29 08:51|| Front Page Top

#5 This comes after rewarding such behavior in the past with food and energy.

Posted by CrazyFool 2017-08-29 10:02|| 2017-08-29 10:02|| Front Page Top

#6 Every time this ahole does this the stockmarket takes a hit. So,,, how about ... to favor our investors... we just nuke the shit out of NKor?

Posted by 3dc 2017-08-29 10:41|| 2017-08-29 10:41|| Front Page Top

#7 @#^: Long General Dynamics!

Posted by Anomalous Sources 2017-08-29 20:01|| 2017-08-29 20:01|| Front Page Top

#8 Let me know when they stop talking and start taking actions

Posted by Seeking cure for ignorance 2017-08-29 20:17|| 2017-08-29 20:17|| Front Page Top

#9 It is odd that after firing a capable intermediate and a capable intercontinental, he is back to firing short range stuff.

Posted by lord garth 2017-08-29 20:53|| 2017-08-29 20:53|| Front Page Top

#10 a transfer of "Defensive Nuke warheads and capable missiles" to Japan and SK (if they'd accept them) would spin China's head

Posted by Frank G 2017-08-29 20:57|| 2017-08-29 20:57|| Front Page Top

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