Ll Kim apparently has some new toys to play with...
I find this more worrying than the nuclear threat to be honest.
Because of the lack of action when Assad first used chemical weapons Kim may feel that he can get away with using this stuff.
At least with nuclear weapons he knows he'll get absolutely pasted if he comes close to using one in anger. Not even China would back him up.
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Fri 24 Feb 2017, 8:33,
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The North Korean nuclear threat is comparable to someone threatening to beat someone else up online.
Lots of posturing, with no real substance. Even if they've successfully enriched enough uranium to construct a payload, they still have to figure out the delivery system. It's actual rocket science.
Nerve gas on the other hand is comparably simple to make in a relatively well equipped laboratory, and much, much easier to conceal. That being said, my money is on South Korea being the first nation to suffer any large-scale attack - after which, the shit will drop on NK like a ton of potatoes. Especially since recently they seem to be pretty intent on pissing off China, their only ally.
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Since Seoul is within artillery range on the north they probably feel quite worried about both threats.
The greatest hope is that someone in the military betrays him and offs the little nutter.
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Fri 24 Feb 2017, 8:49,
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The only good thing to come out of South Korea was my portable telephone.
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I'm liking the Samsung S7 edge.
With the bonus of not being too 'sploady.
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Fri 24 Feb 2017, 9:37,
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Me too!
In particular, I like that it's supplied with a battery, unlike the S6.
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I think you have unforgivably overlooked Psy of Gangnam Style fame.
And what about Ban-Ki Moon? Truly a global statesman who did so much to make the world a better place. All those UN condemnations, issued under his auspices, of naughty countries around the world that have such a profound effect on achieving world peace.
But my favourite South Korean ever is the former Manchester United striker Park Ji-Sung. Altogether now:
Park, Park, wherever you may be
You eat dogs in your home country
Could be worse, you could be Scouse
Eating rats in your council house.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Fri 24 Feb 2017, 9:48,
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The delivery system doesn't have to be actual rocket science. You could put it in a shipping container and courier it to the target.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Fri 24 Feb 2017, 10:07,
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While you were out...
Your item is waiting for you at your local delivery office.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Fri 24 Feb 2017, 10:17,
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Does NK do much in the way of commerce with their adversaries?
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So route it via China. Come on, this isn't rocket science.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Fri 24 Feb 2017, 10:51,
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They could just float it into any port in the world on a medium-sized boat.
If you're using your nukes as a first-strike weapon then missiles are a shite way to do that, as you know where it came from.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Fri 24 Feb 2017, 11:06,
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According to a quick google they export most to China but do export some goods to the south, EU and India.
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Fri 24 Feb 2017, 11:07,
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I don't agree with you the Syrian government used chemical weapons
That entire conflict has been engineered by the Sunni gulf states top topple the regime, undoubtedly with western help. I have read valid arguments the attack was by one of the rebel groups, most of whom are wahhabist nutters
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Jahled Three shades of black, Fri 24 Feb 2017, 10:42,
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Noted you don't agree and think the year long UN investigation into 2 of the chemical weapons attacks is wrong.
We'll just have to disagree on that but I do believe the wahhabist nutters have used mustard gas.
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Fri 24 Feb 2017, 11:04,
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That was one of saint Barrack of Obama's greatest foreign policy successes.
He explicitly stated that if Assad used chemical weapons a "red line" would have been crossed and the US would intervene to effect regime change. Assad proceeded to then use chemical weapons according to the UN, Red Cross et al. What did Obama do? Fuck all. Seeing that Obama was a cowardly limp dick who talked a good game but didn't deliver (cf Guantanamo) Putin realised he had free reign to do what he wants in the region.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Fri 24 Feb 2017, 11:49,
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Well, yeah, but, um, I mean, er, a dog turd would be better than the present incumbent.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Fri 24 Feb 2017, 12:08,
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Actually true...
The USA would probably function more or less fine for 4 years without anyone being president.
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They did ok for eight years while Obama achieved little other than improve his golf handicap.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Fri 24 Feb 2017, 12:31,
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Bargain!
I'll take 2.
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VicJameson : fucking internet virgins since, Fri 24 Feb 2017, 14:03,
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