North Korea Put On Notice

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   Sharlee01posted 2 years ago

   
   
   North Korea warned of an 'unparalleled' response from US, Japan, South Korea if it launches a 7th nuclear test
   
   Washington and regional allies believe North Korea preparing to conduct nuclear bomb tests
   
   North Korea was warned on Wednesday that there would be an "unparalleled" response from the U.S., Japan and South Korea if it conducted a seventh nuclear test this year.
   
   The warning comes not only after Pyongyang conducted a series of unannounced missile tests earlier this month, including a ballistic missile launched over Japan, but as the U.S. and its Asian allies fear it could be planning nuclear bomb testing for the first time since 2017, according to Reuters.
   
   "We agreed that an unparalleled scale of response would be necessary if North Korea pushes ahead with a seventh nuclear test," South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong reportedly told a news conference in Tokyo Wednesday.
   
   Cho's comments were issued while standing next to Japan’s Vice Foreign Minister Takeo Mori and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman.
   
   The government officials did not go into detail as to what measures they would take to respond to North Korea if it did conduct another nuclear test.
   
   However, Washington and its allies' responses are likely limited given China and Russia’s veto earlier this year that blocked additional U.N. Security Council sanctions on Pyongyang for the first time since 2006.
   
   Increased joint military drills in the region have also not deterred North Korea from continuing with its military ambitions despite its repeated violations to U.N. charter.
   
   "We urge [North Korea] to refrain from further provocations," Sherman told reporters Wednesday, adding that they are "reckless and deeply destabilizing for the region."
   
   "Anything that happens here, such as a North Korean nuclear test…has implications for the security of the entire world," she added. "We hope indeed that everyone on the Security Council would understand that any use of a nuclear weapon will change the world in incredible ways."
   
   Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Webin responded to the comments by reportedly calling on the West and its regional allies to acknowledge "the root causes of the long-standing impasse" and to address the concerns of all parties involved – comments that echo China’s controversial stance when it comes to Russia’s war in Ukraine. "
   https://www.foxnews.com/world/north-kor … clear-test
   https://www.reuters.com/world/us-japan- … 022-10-26/
   
   Should we be on board with poking another world leader with a big stick?
   
   Thoughts

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   Ken Burgessposted 2 years ago

   You ever get the feeling we are just doing everything possible to bring about WWIII?
   
   It was February 2021 when Biden declared war on Russia:
   
   "The United States does not, and will never, recognize Russia’s purported annexation of the peninsula, and we will stand with Ukraine against Russia’s aggressive acts. We will continue to work to hold Russia accountable for its abuses and aggression in Ukraine," Biden said.
   
   Russia in 2014 supported Crimea's secession and backed separatists in two provinces in eastern Ukraine after protesters in Kyiv overthrew pro-Kremlin President Viktor Yanukovych.
   
   Russia later accepted Crimea as part of the Russian Federation, it has now been part of Russia for over 8 years.
   
   This is what we are supporting, when Zelensky stated in 2021 that they would take Crimea back by force (which he again reiterated just over a week ago), this was declaring war on Russia.
   
   It needs to be recognized that Crimea is not occupied territory, it is part of Russia, and has been for over 8 years whether the West agrees with it or not.
   
   What we really need though, is a stronger test, so hopefully we can begin a war with North Korea as well.  Then, for good measure, preemptively attack China before they can invade Taiwan.  This is clearly the wise choice.

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   emgeposted 2 years ago

   The "unparalleled response" just talked about by America is simply a bluff. General MacArthur tried this in the 50s in Korea when he recommended the nuclear bombing of China and he had to be dismissed.  America just does not have the guts to face a nuclear war and the destruction of civilization built over 250 years. Instead of issuing threats that have no relevance and no juice, it is better to sit and talk to Kim; that is what Donald Trump did and he caged  Kim. So let's hope Donald Trump comes back and these so-called threats which are meaningless stop.

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      Fayetteville Fayeposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      "So let's hope Donald Trump comes back and these so-called threats which are meaningless stop."
      
      Really? You think he'd make things better with Little rocket Man??  Mr Trump seemed to simply  be a big fan of Kim's dictatorial style.
      
      "North Korea on Friday said it was abandoning attempts to pursue a diplomatic relationship with the White House because two years after a historic handshake between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un "even a slim ray of optimism" for peace and prosperity on the Korean peninsula had "faded away into a dark nightmare."
      The statement by North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Son Gwon, published on state media, represented the clearest indication yet that Pyongyang appears to have all but given up on improving ties with the Trump administration and working toward "complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."
      
      North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho called Trump “a mentally deranged person full of megalomania” who is holding “the nuclear button.”
      
      You see, dictators do what they want.  And no, in my view,  we certainly do not need Mr Trump back.
      
      https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/wor … 174457001/

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