North Korea (Superthread)
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Maybe not according to international law but North Korea can always state that they no longer recognize the armistice. In effect, they are saying that the conditions that put the war into a cease fire are no longer in effect as far as they are concerned. To me, that sounds like they are de facto declaring that a state of war once again exists. It's important to note that this was not the government but a newspaper. It is possible that the governmental position on this is that the armistice is no longer valid due to actions of the international community/ ROK. That would be a very different stand then saying that the armistice no longer works for them and they are looking to resume conflict as if it's 1953.
I suspect that this is just rhetoric and this will not lead anywhere. The DPRK for all its talk would not benefit from a conflict right now. A conspiracy theorist would say that this scare is the US military's attempt to shore up funding in the light of sequestration. :Tin-Foil-Hat:
I suspect that this is just rhetoric and this will not lead anywhere. The DPRK for all its talk would not benefit from a conflict right now. A conspiracy theorist would say that this scare is the US military's attempt to shore up funding in the light of sequestration. :Tin-Foil-Hat:
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Photo from the visit.
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http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2164874/pg1
hope its not true
hope its not true
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http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2013/03/13/0200000000AEN20130313000100315.HTML
and this...
and this...
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I wouldn't lose a ton of sleep over someone posting second-info from someone who may be 1/3 of the world away, posting in forums where this topic is one of the more popular ones.mattbewblind said:
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I myself am more worried about them moving there ballistic missiles
"http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2013/03/13/0200000000AEN20130313000100315.HTML"
"http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2013/03/13/0200000000AEN20130313000100315.HTML"
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New York Times
Excerpt from the article link above:
While another column on the same NY Times page states that this is a bad idea for South Korea because:
The role of the US as "South Korea's nuclear deterrent" instead of the Seoul getting their own nukes is alluded to as well.
Excerpt from the article link above:
While another column on the same NY Times page states that this is a bad idea for South Korea because:
The role of the US as "South Korea's nuclear deterrent" instead of the Seoul getting their own nukes is alluded to as well.
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Very interesting read holy crap lol
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Time to send in Slim Pickens a.k.a. Major T.J. "King" Kong
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ain't that the truth @recceguy lol
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Hyeonseo Lee: My escape from North Korea Filmed Feb 2013
As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee thought her country was “the best on the planet.” It wasn't until the famine of the 90s that she began to wonder. She escaped the country at 14, to begin a life in hiding, as a refugee in China. Hers is a harrowing, personal tale of survival and hope -- and a powerful reminder of those who face constant danger, even when the border is far behind.
Born in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee left for China in 1997. Now living in South Korea, she has become an activist for fellow refugees
http://www.ted.com/talks/hyeonseo_lee_my_escape_from_north_korea.html
As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee thought her country was “the best on the planet.” It wasn't until the famine of the 90s that she began to wonder. She escaped the country at 14, to begin a life in hiding, as a refugee in China. Hers is a harrowing, personal tale of survival and hope -- and a powerful reminder of those who face constant danger, even when the border is far behind.
Born in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee left for China in 1997. Now living in South Korea, she has become an activist for fellow refugees
http://www.ted.com/talks/hyeonseo_lee_my_escape_from_north_korea.html
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North Korea Rockets 'Ready To Hit US Bases'
Kim Jong-Un reportedly tells generals to prepare for an attack on US bases after a show of force by American bombers.
North Korea's leader has told rocket units to be on standby for an attack on US bases, according to state media.
The country's KCNA news agency said Kim Jong-Un had signed off on the order to train sights on American bases in South Korea and the Pacific after a midnight meeting with top generals.
It comes after two American stealth bombers flew over South Korea in a show of force to Pyongyang, following an escalation of rhetoric from the North's young leader.
The two nuclear-capable B-2 planes flew a 13,000-mile round trip from an air base in Missouri, dropping a dummy bomb on a target range in the South.
The planes were taking part in a joint South Korea-US military exercise that has inflamed tensions with Pyongyang, which earlier this month threatened to unleash an "all-out war" backed by nuclear weapons.
"This .... demonstrates the United States' ability to conduct long range, precision strikes quickly and at will," the US military said in a statement.
"The B-2 bomber is an important element of America's enduring and robust extended deterrence capability in the Asia-Pacific region."
KCNA reported that Mr Kim had "judged the time has come to settle accounts with the US imperialists in view of the prevailing situation".
The agency said: "He finally signed the plan on technical preparations of strategic rockets of the KPA, ordering them to be standby for fire so that they may strike any time the US mainland, its military bases in the operational theatres in the Pacific, including Hawaii and Guam, and those in South Korea."
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The US uses B-2 bombers as a 'deterrence' measure in the region
North Korea Rockets 'Ready To Hit US Bases'
Kim Jong-Un reportedly tells generals to prepare for an attack on US bases after a show of force by American bombers.
North Korea's leader has told rocket units to be on standby for an attack on US bases, according to state media.
The country's KCNA news agency said Kim Jong-Un had signed off on the order to train sights on American bases in South Korea and the Pacific after a midnight meeting with top generals.
It comes after two American stealth bombers flew over South Korea in a show of force to Pyongyang, following an escalation of rhetoric from the North's young leader.
The two nuclear-capable B-2 planes flew a 13,000-mile round trip from an air base in Missouri, dropping a dummy bomb on a target range in the South.
The planes were taking part in a joint South Korea-US military exercise that has inflamed tensions with Pyongyang, which earlier this month threatened to unleash an "all-out war" backed by nuclear weapons.
"This .... demonstrates the United States' ability to conduct long range, precision strikes quickly and at will," the US military said in a statement.
"The B-2 bomber is an important element of America's enduring and robust extended deterrence capability in the Asia-Pacific region."
KCNA reported that Mr Kim had "judged the time has come to settle accounts with the US imperialists in view of the prevailing situation".
The agency said: "He finally signed the plan on technical preparations of strategic rockets of the KPA, ordering them to be standby for fire so that they may strike any time the US mainland, its military bases in the operational theatres in the Pacific, including Hawaii and Guam, and those in South Korea."
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The US uses B-2 bombers as a 'deterrence' measure in the region
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