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China-Japan-Koreas
Don't Be Fooled: North Korea Is Getting Ready To Provoke
2014-02-15
..gamesmanship of the highest order..
Posted by:Uncle Phester

#7  If we did an EMP, who would know?
Posted by: Frank G   2014-02-15 21:31  

#6  It'd be interesting to the see results if NK did provoke.

DefenseNews: SEOUL — Two days after North Korea’s nuclear test, South Korea signaled Thursday the deployment of a new cruise missile capable of a precision strike on members of Pyongyang’s high command.

“With this missile, we could hit any facility, equipment or individual target in the North anywhere, at any time of our choosing,” army Maj. Gen. Ryu Young-Jeo said of the cruise missile.
Posted by: mossomo   2014-02-15 16:38  

#5  I think we should stir 'em up a bit, exercise the little commie cretins. Maybe a maritime zone penetration or such. This provoke shit works both ways.
Posted by: Shipman   2014-02-15 16:35  

#4  Meh.... go ahead. Have a quiet stealth drone missile blow up some important building afterwards and go, "Oh gee. They must have worse engineering skills than we though. Poor little kids. Have a lollipop."
Posted by: DarthVader   2014-02-15 11:50  

#3  Make them try and provoke for as long as possible.
The troops will starve in their immobile fuel-less tanks, while crops go un-harvested.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2014-02-15 07:36  

#2  NK is always preparing a provocation.
It's essentially the only card they have.
Posted by: ed in texas   2014-02-15 07:07  

#1  NOKOR is seemingly getting ready to provoke because China is getting ready to provoke, i.e. prepping for the day very soon when it will force its desired "strategic access for the PLA vee the "First Island Chain".

FYI, in response to the US deploying a fourth Submarine for homeport here on Guam, Chinese Perts calling on the CCP to preemptively expand any MilOps agz the intervening USN to the GUAM-CNMI-WESTPAC Region, as opposed to waiting for the USDOD-Navy to arrive in-theater.

ANY SINO-US WAR FOR THE ECS + SCS WILL BE FOUGHT FAR OUT HERE IN WESTPAC, NOT IN THE ECS ANDOR SCS.

Pudgy would be stupid not to take advantage of what may in reality be NOKOR's final or only opportunity to ever reunify wid SOKOR + preclude formal NT Chinese takeover.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2014-02-15 00:57  

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