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US considering Preemptive Strike against North Korea.

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    #872
    Cheerful Spring
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,893 ✭✭✭Cheerful Spring


    ScumLord wrote: »
    I can't tell if that Russian reality website is supposed to be commentating on Russian propaganda or brazenly stating it's Russian propaganda?

    I think it's trying to promote Russian propaganda but it's so poorly written it's kind of hard to tell.

    https://www.rt.com/politics/387256-declaration-of-war-senator-blasts/

    RT reported on this too. Yes, it's Russian version of events. Same could be said for CNN and Fox news ( American version of events) )


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    #873
    Cheerful Spring
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,893 ✭✭✭Cheerful Spring


    North Korea missile test was 'new type of ballistic rocket'

    North Korea has claimed that the missile it tested on Sunday was a new type of rocket capable of carrying a large nuclear warhead.
    The missile, launched at a steep angle, reached an altitude of 2,000km (1,242 miles) and travelled about 700km, landing in the sea west of Japan.
    North Korea said on Monday it was a test of the abilities of a "newly developed ballistic rocket".

    Missile can now strike Japan and bases in the Pacific Ocean. It's like watching the Cuban Missile Crisis in slow motion.

    http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39918497


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    #874
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 29,384 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    some world leaders need to read this boards thread:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057741006

    get some hobbies folks!


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    #875
    Cheerful Spring
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,893 ✭✭✭Cheerful Spring


    ohnonotgmail wrote: »
    well you could certainly try to use sources that actually read what they are reporting on. Firstly it was May 4 not April 4th. Not sure how a responsible journalist gets something like that wrong. and secondly it has nothing to do with controlling foreign ports. It says



    Nothing there about controlling foreign ports.

    Wrong can you not read?

    Cracks down on North Korean shipping and use of international ports!!!!
    https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/press-release/house-passes-chairman-royces-north-korea-sanctions-bill/

    "transferring cargo in any port under U.S. jurisdiction if such vessel is owned by North Korea"

    This is the murky part
    or owned or operated on behalf of any country not complying with Security Council resolution"


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    #876
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users Posts: 40,427 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    Cheerful Spring wrote: »
    Wrong can you not read?

    Cracks down on North Korean shipping and use of international ports!!!!
    https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/press-release/house-passes-chairman-royces-north-korea-sanctions-bill/

    "transferring cargo in any port under U.S. jurisdiction if such vessel is owned by North Korea"

    This is the murky part
    or owned or operated on behalf of any country not complying with Security Council resolution"

    How can any port under US jurisdiction be a foreign port? They are denying access to their own ports. they are not controlling foreign ports.


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    #877
    Cheerful Spring
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    North Korean has tested a new anti air system and has launched a new missile towards Japan.

    The missile was fired at 5:39 a.m. local time (4:39 p.m. Sunday ET) from an area near Wonsan, Kangwon province, toward the eastern part of the Korean Peninsula, the statement said. The missile was "assumed" to be one of the SCUD series, the statement said.

    "It flew about 450 kilometers," the statement said. "South Korea and the United States are currently closely analyzing for additional information. Our military is closely monitoring North Korean military and maintaining readiness posture."
    The South Korean statement did not say where the missile landed.
    US officials are aware of the launch and "the President has been briefed," a spokesman for the National Security Council said.

    Trump will react soon, weeks maybe months at most i bet. North Korea is firing missiles every week and they not failing.

    New Interview about North Korea ( General Mattis)


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    #878
    aloyisious
    Registered Users Posts: 11,662 ✭✭✭✭aloyisious


    Japan's official response statement is worrying, that action needed to be taken against N/K. Comment was made from other nations about the danger the missile put air and maritime shipping in.


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    #879
    silverharp
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    there was reports don't know how reliable that the Nimitz battle group is heading their way, that would make 3 carrier groups broadly in the same area.

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    #880
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users Posts: 40,427 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    silverharp wrote: »
    there was reports don't know how reliable that the Nimitz battle group is heading their way, that would make 3 carrier groups broadly in the same area.


    i hope this battle group knows which direction to sail in.


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    #881
    Cheerful Spring
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,893 ✭✭✭Cheerful Spring


    https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/869166145894535169

    It leaked this week, there is 2 US nuclear subs near Korea right now.

    Trump tells Duterte of two U.S. nuclear subs in Korean waters: NYT

    U.S. President Donald Trump told his Philippine counterpart that Washington has sent two nuclear submarines to waters off the Korean peninsula, the New York Times said, comments likely to raise questions about his handling of sensitive information.


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    #882
    Cheerful Spring
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    silverharp wrote: »
    there was reports don't know how reliable that the Nimitz battle group is heading their way, that would make 3 carrier groups broadly in the same area.

    You move assets into place first before you can attack. I don't think it's going to be long before we see a war. NK will have to back off for Trump to stop and China would have to do something unseen to stop Kim. NK is continuing the journey to develop missiles that can strike outside NK


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    #883
    Bobeagleburger
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    Can't see a war breaking out. It'd be an incredibly messy one with huge casualties.

    It's all posturing.


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    #884
    silverharp
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    Cheerful Spring wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/869166145894535169

    It leaked this week, there is 2 US nuclear subs near Korea right now.

    Trump tells Duterte of two U.S. nuclear subs in Korean waters: NYT

    U.S. President Donald Trump told his Philippine counterpart that Washington has sent two nuclear submarines to waters off the Korean peninsula, the New York Times said, comments likely to raise questions about his handling of sensitive information.

    that's a brilliant tweet though, he is putting it up to the Chinese to do something to control NK, ie NK firing missiles is Chinese failure.

    A belief in gender identity involves a level of faith as there is nothing tangible to prove its existence which, as something divorced from the physical body, is similar to the idea of a soul. - Colette Colfer



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    #885
    ScumLord
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    Cheerful Spring wrote: »
    North Korean has tested a new anti air system and has launched a new missile towards Japan.
    If the missile was fired east from Wonsan then it was traveling away from Japan.

    You could say they fired it towards China but it was only in the general direction. As I read it they fired the Missile in land so it would land somewhere inside N.Korea, no where near Japan, S.Korea or China.


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    #886
    silverharp
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    Cheerful Spring wrote: »
    You move assets into place first before you can attack. I don't think it's going to be long before we see a war. NK will have to back off for Trump to stop and China would have to do something unseen to stop Kim. NK is continuing the journey to develop missiles that can strike outside NK

    hope it doesn't go hot but its a possibility. It doesn't cost you anything to move some ships around, just sending a message. The US cant do a first strike at this stage as NK tech isn't there yet.

    A belief in gender identity involves a level of faith as there is nothing tangible to prove its existence which, as something divorced from the physical body, is similar to the idea of a soul. - Colette Colfer



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    #887
    ohnonotgmail
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    ScumLord wrote: »
    If the missile was fired east from Wonsan then it was traveling away from Japan.

    You could say they fired it towards China but it was only in the general direction. As I read it they fired the Missile in land so it would land somewhere inside N.Korea, no where near Japan, S.Korea or China.


    Wonsan is on the east coast of korea. firing east from there is towards japan. the missile landed in the sea off japan.


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    #888
    Maximus Alexander
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    ScumLord wrote: »
    If the missile was fired east from Wonsan then it was traveling away from Japan.

    Huh?

    418598.PNG


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    #889
    ScumLord
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    Opp's brain fart. :o


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    #890
    The_Valeyard
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    Maximus Alexander wrote: »
    Huh?

    418598.PNG

    Just see Kim shouting 'mothaf*ckers' as he fires it towards Japan. Dont know what, just do.


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    #891
    mariaalice
    Registered Users Posts: 12,493 ✭✭✭✭mariaalice


    So north Korea will be freed and become a democracy and in 40 years there emerges a new north Korean terrorist group terrorising Japan China Korea and the US. They will have an ideology of anti imperialism and extreme nationalism.


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    #892
    cnocbui
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    Well, so long as they don't have nukes....


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    #893
    aloyisious
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    mariaalice wrote: »
    So north Korea will be freed and become a democracy and in 40 years there emerges a new north Korean terrorist group terrorising Japan China Korea and the US. They will have an ideology of anti imperialism and extreme nationalism.

    So they will be like and unlike No 2 and 4, joining the gang of...... Will there be a merger between N & S Korea? Japan is still an unknown quantity.


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    #894
    Jim Bob Scratcher
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    Looks like Dennis Rodman is flying out to see his best buddy again.


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    #895
    aloyisious
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    It's being almost a week now since the last reported land missile launch by N/K, apparently a shore to sea anti-ship missile.


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    #896
    tiger55
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSmXnNnE9Wc

    America and its defence secretary sold them the nukes to begin with.  They are working together to keep the money flowing.


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    #897
    TeaBagMania
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    Jim Bob Scratcher wrote: »
    Looks like Dennis Rodman is flying out to see his best buddy again.
    Perfect time for the preemptive strike, get rid of two idiots for the price of one


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    #898
    4068ac1elhodqr
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    Jim Bob Scratcher wrote: »
    Looks like Dennis Rodman is flying out to see his best buddy again.

    He's also a mate of Donald, will he become the 'peacemaker' and a noble peace prize to follow?

    Suspect all that will happen is that he'll set off various metal detectors with all that metal around his face and watch the odd basketball game.

    From memory, he was worse than useless on any appearance of Celebrity Apprentice USA. The communication, intelligence and diplomacy of a manikin.

    Anyways lets see what he gets up to. Ah wait... This just in:

    Mr Rodman said his latest trip was being 'sponsored by a company that provides digital currency for the marijuana industry'. He wore fully branded clothes to the airport. A previous trip to the country was sponsored by a betting company.

    2/5, He'll upset Kimmy at some stage, maybe blow some smoke in his face, during his holiday.


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    #899
    seiphil
    Registered Users Posts: 423 ✭✭seiphil


    This is looking pretty likely now.

    China have basically stepped back and gave the US their best wishes.

    Now lets watch the US make an absolute balls of this.

    http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/819748/North-Korea-news-updates-live-Kim-Jong-Un-Donald-Trump-war-China-latest-news


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    #900
    Cheerful Spring
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    seiphil wrote: »
    This is looking pretty likely now.

    China have basically stepped back and gave the US their best wishes.

    Now lets watch the US make an absolute balls of this.

    http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/819748/North-Korea-news-updates-live-Kim-Jong-Un-Donald-Trump-war-China-latest-news

    We have to ask i guess what does this mean? Has Trump given up on diplomatic avenues to solve the crisis?


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    #901
    seiphil
    Registered Users Posts: 423 ✭✭seiphil


    Cheerful Spring wrote: »
    We have to ask i guess what does this mean? Has Trump given up on diplomatic avenues to solve the crisis?

    I say military intervention.

    Mattis is itching for a war. Very disturbed individual.


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