North Korea vow to nuke US

[Sicklyboy]

I kinda want this to happen. Not because I want America to suffer but because America needs that push to get off their arses on that cozy military base and finally do something about North Korea. Then again a lot of this is because of said military base and the numerous sanctions by the U.N. That do more to bully them into that kid who shoots up the school than make them submit to the pressure and give in.

And like Gahars said if said missile were to be a reality then it would be detected by NORAD and America would take care of it. Unless of course they do it on christmas eve when they are too busy tracking santa to be of any help...
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... They wouldn't on Christmas would they? *cue fear mongering

You know, USA is pretty darn close to Canada. Some inside sources tell me that they might even be on the same continent. If North Korea can get a missile to fly here after so many failed attempts, what makes you think that their targeting is going to be pinpoint accurate?

No. I have better idea. If they are going to be act like troll, then I will give them for troll shit. This!

That'll teach em, champ.

 

[bradzx]

That'll teach em, champ.

yeah! Never mess up with USA people.

 

[J-Machine]

You know, USA is pretty darn close to Canada. Some inside sources tell me that they might even be on the same continent. If North Korea can get a missile to fly here after so many failed attempts, what makes you think that their targeting is going to be pinpoint accurate.

NORAD is a partnership between Canada and the U.S. In fact Missile tracking is done in Canada. I have no doubts we will be safe (both countries) You fail to realize how intricate the system is and the only real issue would be human error but a missile going that far would be easily intercepted on time it would take to make it to it's target alone. NK would literally need to send a volley of these suckers to hope one would even think of landing anywhere near it's target.

 

[Sicklyboy]

NORAD is a partnership between Canada and the U.S. In fact Missile tracking is done in Canada. I have no doubts we will be safe (both countries) You fail to realize how intricate the system is and the only real issue would be human error but a missile going that far would be easily intercepted on time it would take to make it to it's target alone. NK would literally need to send a volley of these suckers to hope one would even think of landing anywhere near it's target.

WELL BOY. THAT'S ONE AMERICAN WHO JUST GOT TAUGHT A LESSON TODAY.

 

[bradzx]

If the missile hit wrong place on island or watever, then good luck, North Korea because they will sue your ass.

 

[Sicklyboy]

If the missile hit wrong place on island or watever, then good luck, North Korea because they will sue your ass.

They're deathly afraid of lawsuits. They might give up if you serve them a summons.

 

[Gahars]

If the missile hit wrong place on island or watever, then good luck, North Korea because they will sue your ass.

Yes, that is exactly how you retaliate to a nuclear bomb.

 

[KingVamp]

This is EOF gold here.

Anyway, not gonna happen, at least successfully.

 

[Fear Zoa]

If the missile hit wrong place on island or watever, then good luck, North Korea because they will sue your ass.

You're not thinking violent enough.

As for the actual situation, it seems as though everyone, even China, is getting fed up with North Korea at this point. I really doubt they'll do anything major and if they do I doubt they'll make it very far.

EDIT: Its also worth noting that if they did try to fire a missile into the united states it would have a cross an ocean, during which it would likely be intercepted.

 

[bradzx]

Why China getting fed up with NK?

 

[RedCoreZero]

Take away all the mcdonalds and they will then start a war.

 

[AmmyT]

Everyone's just reading it wrong. When they said ''We're going to Nuke US'' they really meant ''We're going to nuke ourselves(US)''.

 

[Foxi4]

Not going to happen, not in a "Post-Soviet rockets upgraded with some sticks and stones versus PATRIOT Anti-Missle system, among others". Provided the rocket would even fly that far (Which it would not - AFAIK North Korean rockets lack range) it would be shot down before it reaches the target, so there's no reason to worry.

North Korea knows this. They also know that the average citizen doesn't. These kinds of threats are meant to cause unease among the citizens, so the best countermeasure is "Keep Calm and Continue Drinking Beer" because you're all safe and sound.

 

[tatripp]

North Korea is all bluff every time.

 

[Smuff]

"Oh my God!!! Run for your lives!"

Sorry for chuckling Chicken Little, but I grew up under the shadow of the mushroom cloud - proper cold war, US v USSR, Mutually Assured Destruction, total Armageddon, proper end of the world shit all through the late 60's to the early 90's. This is nothing. Oh, except maybe for the fact that little man is a fucking crazy motherfucker like his daddy before him.........

Anyway, ere's a copy of the reassuring and helpful advice our British Government handed out at the time - Read this, it should make you feel safer

http://www.atomica.co.uk/main.htm

 

[Sicklyboy]

[...]so the best countermeasure is "Keep Calm and Continue Drinking Beer" because you're all safe and sound.

I can get behind that one.

 

[Rizsparky]

Time to buy a submarine..

 

[Litagano Motscoud]

If they do intercept the missile, how are they going to do that? Blow it up?

...probably not, though. I dunno why I thought of the U.S. doing that to intercept the missile.

But then again, are there other ways to intercept a nuclear missile that I don't know about?

 

[TLSS_N]

Speculation really can only go so far, but I have to put this in here for the conversation.

First of all, the language was introduced a few years ago to re-instate the draft by way of executable order.

PART VI - LABOR REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 601. Secretary of Labor. (a) The Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of other agencies, as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Labor, shall:

(1) collect and maintain data necessary to make a continuing appraisal of the Nation's workforce needs for purposes of national defense;

(2) upon request by the Director of Selective Service, and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, assist the Director of Selective Service in development of policies regulating the induction and deferment of persons for duty in the armed services;

(3) upon request from the head of an agency with authority under this order, consult with that agency with respect to: (i) the effect of contemplated actions on labor demand and utilization; (ii) the relation of labor demand to materials and facilities requirements; and (iii) such other matters as will assist in making the exercise of priority and allocations functions consistent with effective utilization and distribution of labor;

(4) upon request from the head of an agency with authority under this order: (i) formulate plans, programs, and policies for meeting the labor requirements of actions to be taken for national defense purposes; and (ii) estimate training needs to help address national defense requirements and promote necessary and appropriate training programs; and

(5) develop and implement an effective labor management relations policy to support the activities and programs under this order, with the cooperation of other agencies as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Labor, including the National Labor Relations Board, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the National Mediation Board, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

(b) All agencies shall cooperate with the Secretary of Labor, upon request, for the purposes of this section, to the extent permitted by law.

Source

Secondly, I can only ask this.. Why do we need 2,700 mine sweeping tanks and 1.6 Billion bullets?

More here.

Mostly, people need to get ready for the shit to hit the fan, how exactly everything goes down is pure speculation, but I really worry about this. We can only wait this thing out and see how it goes.

 

[injected11]

If they do intercept the missile, how are they going to do that? Blow it up?

...probably not, though. I dunno why I thought of the U.S. doing that to intercept the missile.

But then again, are there other ways to intercept a nuclear missile that I don't know about?

AFAIK the nuke would actually need to be triggered, an explosion would not cause it to detonate, so shooting it down may be a viable option.