The North Korean Situation II

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Nothing short of demanding N. Korea dismantle their weapons should be said during the talks. There should be no giving in to N. Korea. AT ALL. No compromise.

Hmmm... I think I'll leave the diplomacy to the diplomats. I'm sure they know what they're doing. It's not some all-or-nothing game. Anyway I'm in Seoul right now and no one here seems to give a crap about North Korea right now.

 

[craigdbfan]

North Korea launches 3 short range missiles

North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as saying. The ministry said it had detected two launches in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon, Yonhap reported.


It said the country has beefed up monitoring on North Korea and is maintaining a high-level of readiness to deal with any risky developments.
According to the Arms Control Association, a U.S.-based organization, short-range guided missiles are generally classified as those traveling less than 1,000 kilometers (about 620 miles.)

 

[Nathan]

What? I thought NK's nonsense was already over with, because it's been so quiet lately.

 

[craigdbfan]

That's when they act up. When it's quiet.

 

[Lord]

Yeah, i haven't heard anything for a while, then again that's the best time for them to act, instead of advertising their invasion like they've been doing previously.

 

[Marx]

UPDATE: HIGH LEVEL TALKS BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA HAVE BEEN CANCELLED
http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/11/world/asia/koreas-tensions/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

 

[Destructus86]

I can hear South Korea now...

"Well crap, guess we should have offered Jong that extra twinkie after all..."

 

[Tao43]

I can hear South Korea now...

"Well crap, guess we should have offered Jong that extra twinkie after all..."

That tried that, but Hostess went belly up and Jong will accept no alternative or generic version. He saw through the deception.

 

[Webfoot Hero]

That tried that, but Hostess went belly up and Jong will accept no alternative or generic version. He saw through the deception.

Hostess got bought out and their new management said they will try to get them back out on shelves by July.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/04/29/hostess-bakeries-indiana-illinois/2121559/

 

[Tao43]

Hostess got bought out and their new management said they will try to get them back out on shelves by July.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/04/29/hostess-bakeries-indiana-illinois/2121559/

Sweet...crisis averted.

 

[Donut]

Odd mix of news in this thread

 

[Kane52630]

North Korea threatens war on US over Kim Jong-un movie

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28014069

 

[Donut]

I guess he got mad at the Dolphins joke

 

[KevanG]

War on the US, right. Methinks someone has been watching Red Dawn too many times. Maybe they can make fat jokes at each other instead.

 

[Destructus86]

Oh man...this is bad. Really bad. Does the US even HAVE counter-measures against flying Unicorns????

 

[terry78]

Yeah, Rumsfeld put that in play way back.

 

[Dr. Evil]

They need to have a plan against fire breathing dragons too.

 

[Pink Ranger]

They need to have a plan against fire breathing dragons too.

A giant dwarf made up of honey.

 

[KevanG]

Has anyone watched those Kim jong un videos on YT recently? The more they pull this crap they funnier they get.

[YT]f37K0hIv3zk[/YT]

 

[DaddlerTheDalek]

Has anyone watched those Kim jong un videos on YT recently? The more they pull this crap they funnier they get.

[YT]f37K0hIv3zk[/YT]

 

[Slushy]

Kim Jong Un has gone missing from the public eye. (Rumored to have health problems despite being 31.) With The Interview movie set to come out in a few months, this timing of events is too funny.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/kim-jong-un-apparent-no-show-major-north-korea-event-n222691

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Kim Jong Unavailable.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

I feel bad for him.

He was obviously born for a life of video games and junk food, not the leader of a Communist, military dictatorship.

 

[Thundercrack85]

Yeah, it's not like he could have just refused the job.

Or destroyed the military dictatorship his father set up.

By all accounts he's as bad as his father. If not worse. I still suspect he's a clone.

 

[Webfoot Hero]

I say him possibly being gone is worse than him still being in power because if the military generals are the ones who took over, they may not be all that reasonable when dealing with the outside world and just itching to see what they can do militarily.