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| Norks will use nukes if invaded |
| 2010-04-25 |
| I know, I know, this isn't new news, but they once again banged their spoon on the high chair tray, and we aim to be complete in our reporting ... North Korea on Saturday warned it was prepared to use nuclear weapons if it was invaded by the United States and South Korea. The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) carried the remarks by the North's Joint Chief, General Ri Yong-Ho, during a national meeting on the eve of the birthday of the communist country's armed forces. 'The revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK (North Korea) are fully ready to frustrate any provocation of the aggressors at a single blow,' Ri said. 'They will mobilise all means including the nuclear deterrent... should the US imperialists and the south Korean puppet warmongers dare intrude into the inviolable sky, land and seas of the DPRK even 0.001mm,' he said. He added that 'a grave situation is now prevailing on the Korean Peninsula' because of the neighbouring South and its ally the United States, who he said wanted to start a war. The harsh rhetoric comes as tensions between the two Koreas are high over the sinking of a South Korean warship last month near the disputed sea border in the Yellow Sea with a loss of 46 lives. The tensions prompted US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to say she hoped there would be 'no miscalculation' that could spark a new war between the Koreas. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #5 Ya know, we really ought to tell the Chinese that if they were to invade, we'd help them logistically after they crushed the Kim regime, and they would be welcome to any natural resources there for a few decades in payment for their troubles. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2010-04-25 21:54 |
| #4 That's hard to read after a Margeurita AP. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2010-04-25 17:46 |
| #3 How many nukes would the NORKS need nuke if the South took the Nuke NORK north? |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2010-04-25 16:00 |
| #2 Actually, the Norks have to worry about the Chinese doing an invasion if their situation falls apart. For years, the Chinese press has had stories about the Chinese kingdom a few hundred years ago that existed in what is now North Korea. That is relevant because that is the typical Chinese propaganda lead up to an invasion - see India and Vietnam. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2010-04-25 15:55 |
| #1 Has anyone told the North Koreans that nobody cares to invade them? |
| Posted by: john frum 2010-04-25 10:38 |