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[MetalSlimeHunt]

Oh shit.

[MonkeyHead]

So, they threaten something they dont have the ability to carry out? NK really wants to be the comedy bad guy everyone loves to hate. Seriously, at this rate the world will get around to curbstomping them for thier own good.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

They do have the ability to launch, the US just has a missile shield. If they do launch it'll be shot down, but there will be war for sure.

[MonkeyHead]

Military experts say North Korea is years away from developing a long-range missile and a nuclear warhead to attack mainland US.

Clearly stated in the article.

This is simply dumb sabre rattling to mark the Annual US/RoK drill, like they do every year but turned up to 11 thanks to Kim Jong Un.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Hawaii, Seoul, Tokyo. They're threatening the US, but that doesn't mean that's who they'll attack.

They've never actually said "we're going to nuke you for this". Nobody has ever said that.

[MonkeyHead]

"Since the United States is about to ignite a nuclear war, we will be exercising our right to a preemptive nuclear attack against the headquarters of the aggressor in order to protect our supreme interest," said the statement carried by the official KCNA news agency.

Washington?

[Sheb]

Well, they can launch, but hitting the US is harder, even without the shield. Their launchers have a tendency to explode.

[Frumple]

Wait, who has the states been considering nuking lately? I vaguely recall some stuff about tac nukes vs. Iran, but if there's be anything more lately it's news t'me.

... or at least who is N.Korea saying the states are considering nuking, I guess.

'Cause I mean, damn, if we're about to ignite a nuclear war some forewarning would be nice. They ain't been sayin' much 'bout it.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Well, they can launch, but hitting the US is harder, even without the shield. Their launchers have a tendency to explode.

That was the old launchers. The new ones work, as we've seen over the past months.

My news sense is just tingling about this one. I think something is going to come of it.

[Felius]

Saber Rattling. They do something like that every now and then. The NK is unlikely to actually act on them. I don't totally dismiss the possibility though, because their leadership seems to be extra insane some days.

[Xantalos]

Well, this has been coming for a while.

[10ebbor10]

They do have the ability to launch, the US just has a missile shield. If they do launch it'll be shot down, but there will be war for sure.

The missile shield doesn't extend that far actually. It mostly covers again Russia and China, so the NK koreans might slip a warhead or two through.

Though there's also the naval part of the missile interception system can easily hit it.

Also, even the best missile system only intercepts 50-75% of the missiles.

[Scelly9]

Still, if they launch anything about half of the US is going to freak out. I wonder how many extra of those anti radiation pills got purchased today.

[chaoticag]

I dunno if it's worth getting worked up over this. Even if NK can actually get a missile across the Pacific, their military capabilities are inadequate for modern warfare. It'd be classified as less a war and more a suicide. Then again, I do think they worked themselves into this corner. They've blamed all their ills on others, and said they're the best government in the world. It's a bit hard to tell everyone from that point on "Yeah, sorry, my bad".

[MetalSlimeHunt]

They do have the ability to launch, the US just has a missile shield. If they do launch it'll be shot down, but there will be war for sure.

The missile shield doesn't extend that far actually. It mostly covers again Russia and China, so the NK koreans might slip a warhead or two through.

Though there's also the naval part of the missile interception system can easily hit it.

Also, even the best missile system only intercepts 50-75% of the missiles.

Ebbor. They have 10. Total. This ain't the Soviet Union we're talking about here.