The North Korea Thread

TheWombat · 2019-10-03T09:54:43.417Z

ShivaX:

There were orders to return to port… if it still existed, but most boomers expected to be followed by attack subs that want to kill them, so getting to launch depth and firing is probably the last thing they do before the torpedoes hit them as they give themselves away to fire.

Sounds like quite the recruiting pitch!

scottagibson · 2019-10-03T10:06:18.166Z

ShivaX:

Because there was probably nothing to go back to anyway.

I meant that surviving the actual launch of a missile was the technical challenge. It’s tricky!

abrandt · 2019-10-03T13:06:06.499Z

TheWombat:

Sounds like quite the recruiting pitch!

If you’re going to die during the nuclear apocalypse you might as well blow something up on your way out!

Tman · 2019-10-03T14:55:34.007Z

Long thread with commentary and lots of pics. Appears to have been launched from towable underwater platform and kim. Wasn’t there.

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Ankit Panda (nktpnd)

There it is. Blunt up top. Solid fuel. Apparently ejected from underwater. https://t.co/oc5OdZBwe0

9:15 PM - 2 Oct 2019 450 210

Menzo · 2019-11-15T02:56:11.007Z

There goes another ally. Wonder what happens when/if all American forces are withdrawn.

CNN

Trump hikes price tag for US forces in Korea almost 500% as Seoul questions...

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper landed in South Korea on Thursday to navigate renewed threats from an "enraged" North Korea and newly heightened strain in the alliance with Seoul that congressional aides, lawmakers and Korea experts say has been...

YakAttack · 2019-11-15T03:21:00.987Z

I wonder if North Korea could outbid South Korea for a contract with Trump.

ShivaX · 2019-11-15T04:13:31.881Z

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JΞSŦΞR ✪ ΔCŦUΔL³³º¹ (th3j35t3r)

^^^ Pattern analysis - Loves dictators. Held Ukraine hostage. Now holding South Korea hostage.

3:37 AM - 15 Nov 2019 78 19

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JΞSŦΞR ✪ ΔCŦUΔL³³º¹ (th3j35t3r)

^^^ I'm sure it's just a coincidence that everything he does benefits our enemies. Fit's THEIR agendas like a glove.

3:40 AM - 15 Nov 2019 83 20

ShivaX · 2019-11-18T12:14:06.500Z

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Jim Sciutto (jimsciutto)

A day after Trump tweeted “see you soon!” and the US canceled another joint military exercise, North Korea says it is not “interested” in further meetings with US. “We will no longer give the US president something to boast about for nothing in return”, says NK For. Ministry

9:42 AM - 18 Nov 2019 2.6K 1.3K

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/kim-jong-un-supervises-another-n-korean-military-drill/2019/11/17/6536c5e0-09a5-11ea-8054-289aef6e38a3_story.html

MikeOberly · 2019-11-18T12:36:24.928Z

If only everyone else was as mature as fucking North Korea when it comes to DJT.

Menzo · 2019-11-19T22:49:26.328Z

Don’t worry, Donald, China will be more than happy to step in when we pull our troops out of South Korea. No downsides!

The Telegraph

China signs defence agreement with South Korea as US angers Seoul with demand...

The defence ministers of South Korea and China have agreed to develop their security ties to ensure stability in north-east Asia, the latest indication that Washington’s long-standing alliances in the region are fraying.

YakAttack · 2019-11-19T23:24:04.979Z

People should stop attributing all this to Trump being dumb. He is doing it on purpose.

I mean, he is dumb. But that’s beside the fact.

Calelari · 2019-11-20T13:20:37.527Z

He’s not doing it on purpose - as in there’s no actual goal, strategic or otherwise, other than feeding the yawning chasm that exists in him where a human would have a soul - but the people fluffing his ego definitely are. He is dumb.

ShivaX · 2019-11-29T21:33:17.984Z

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Ankit Panda (nktpnd)

Life comes at you fast. justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/m… https://t.co/fMpBxqbDib

8:38 PM - 29 Nov 2019 150 62

The lulz were, indeed, epic.

Strollen · 2019-11-29T22:14:37.694Z

He is facing serious jail time. I think what he did,helping North Korea evade sanctions by using cryptocurrency, is down right evil. I hope he goes to jail.

Forbes

U.S. Authorities Arrest Virgil Griffith For Teaching Cryptocurrency And...

With concerns over this latest incident resulting in an arrest, the Department of Justice appears to be signaling the level of concern law enforcement have with respect to the power of cryptocurrency and blockchain to disrupt the effectiveness of...

vyshka · 2019-12-05T16:01:26.974Z

lol

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Paul Tudor Owen (PaulTOwen)

Intro of the day from AP: North Korea threatened Thursday to resume insults of U.S. President Donald Trump and consider him a dotard if he keeps using provocative language, such as referring to its leader as rocket man.

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MikeOberly · 2019-12-05T16:03:29.211Z

So glad DJT has restored dignity and respect to the Oval Office.

ShivaX · 2019-12-05T21:46:15.414Z

That photo op sure was worth it.

sillhouette · 2019-12-23T16:00:20.237Z

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George Conway (gtconway3d)

“Trump’s once-promising diplomacy with Kim is rapidly unraveling. ... Since May, North Korea has tested more missiles than it has in any other year in its history, except possibly 2016 .... It never stopped producing fissile material for nuclear bombs.” twitter.com/bbclbicker/sta…

Laura Bicker @BBCLBicker

This is such an excellent piece. A comprehensive look at what went wrong. Inside the Collapse of Trump’s Korea Policy - Defense One https://t.co/a6qlxX3CGF

3:44 PM - 23 Dec 2019 940 370

Charlatan · 2019-12-23T16:10:40.625Z

It seems pretty optimistic for Laura Bicker to ascribe an actual policy to Trump’s dealings with Kim.

BennyProfane · 2019-12-23T16:20:22.441Z

Charlatan:

It seems pretty optimistic for Laura Bicker to ascribe an actual policy to Trump’s dealings with Kim.

Brother from a different mother!