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[smjjames]

A British secret agent surfed up to the NK beaches and planted an explosive in the midst of the valuable package...

Surfed? lol.

Though yeah, Kim Jong Un's ego did take a hit there. Unknown if they'll try another missile or do a nuke test.

[MarcAFK]

NK wouldn't fall for that.
"Oh mister bond is here from the english press to cover the peoples glorious missile launch?" "Yes your surfboard got through baggage handling, be careful though, most beaches are closed because the missile launch is happening near the shore"
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However Kim is a fan of Motorcross. [citation needed]
And would easily fall for Australian secret agent Mazza, and his sick tricks.

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[martinuzz]

The South Korean army reports that North Korea did another ballistic missile test this evening, despite Trump's warning not to.

[Strife26]

Seeing reports that it broke up in twenty minutes and didn't make it anywhere.

Also seeing mean comments about the Glorious Leader's ability to get things up.
https://twitter.com/LMartinezABC/status/858081052321079296

[smjjames]

I wonder what the trajectory of that was.

And, did anybody think Kim Jong Un would actually heed Trumps warnings?

Trump said yesterday that we might, might, go to war with NK but he doesn't want to, or would try not to. So, it's like he is unknowingly escalating the rhetoric (how do you think NK would view that?) while trying to say to Americans "I'm just warning you guys, we may end up in a renewed war with NK*. So.... just giving a heads up."

Also, I think Trump may have boxed himself in a bit, he'll have to respond somehow or otherwise look weak, and he's all about The Big Stick.

[Azzuro]

I wonder what the trajectory of that was.

And, did anybody think Kim Jong Un would actually heed Trumps warnings?

Trump said yesterday that we might, might, go to war with NK but he doesn't want to, or would try not to. So, it's like he is unknowingly escalating the rhetoric (how do you think NK would view that?) while trying to say to Americans "I'm just warning you guys, we may end up in a renewed war with NK*. So.... just giving a heads up."

Also, I think Trump may have boxed himself in a bit, he'll have to respond somehow or otherwise look weak, and he's all about The Big Stick.

As much as Obama was about The Red Line?

Don't get me wrong, Trump and Obama are fundamentally different in terms of personality, but Obama was never able to do things about Syria because the general public just didn't care, and to do it with executive power would invite public backlash over perceived overreach. Admittedly North Korea is a hundred times more openly antagonistic to the US than the Syrian government, but the calculus doesn't differ. Trump could order military strikes, but that would merely solidify domestic opposition against him further if not backed up by a substantial propaganda campaign. I would say it's more likely that the situation between NK and the US remains a war of words and the occasional missile test.

Although North Korea probably wouldn't dare to pull off things like the Cheonan sinking under Trump.

[smjjames]

Kim Jong-Un gets the stomach flu, accuses the US and South Korea of plotting to assassinate him. Okay, the stomach flu thing is completely speculative (or FAKE NEWS if you want to label it that ), but the accusation is real. It's also pretty detailed for your typical North Korean wild accusation.

What the heck is a 'nano poisonous substance' anyway? Something toxic in tiny amounts?

[TheDarkStar]

What the heck is a 'nano poisonous substance' anyway? Something toxic in tiny amounts?

Obviously the CIA employs homeopathy to poison people.

Edit: Also, I honestly can't tell how serious NK is. I mean yes, they're making an accusation, but is it for publicity or is it because Kim Jong Un actually believes that there was an assassination attempt?

[Ultimuh]

Because divine leaders does not simply get sick for no reason.

[inteuniso]

I assume he meant something that could poison you with a few hundred micrograms dosage.

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Thinking on it, I have no idea how to easily poison anyone besides mixing it into drink or food and then you have to get them to trust you enough to accept that from you. Even then I have no idea what sort of poisons would ensure a 50% success rate because I've been more focused on unified field theory. Biology's interesting but it very clearly follows patterns and the pattern of existence is definitely indicating that it coils back into itself so it's warm because it dislikes the cold.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

I see two issues with that. Dimethylmercury is, as far as I can tell, similar in appearance and behavior to the metallic liquid of elemental mercury. Pouring that in someone's food or drink is going to be very noticeable. Allegedly elemental mercury has no taste or smell, obviously nobody has tested dimethylmercury.

But perhaps more of an issue is that, going from the famous case study, it takes several months of degeneration to kill the target. A mentally deteriorating Kim-Jong Un who probably knows he's going to die is not a safe thing.

[Starver]

Even then I have no idea what sort of poisons would ensure a 50% success rate because I've been more focused on unified field theory.

Anything that has an LD50... 

If it were the CIA, I'd imagine they could try getting together some polonium (replicate the isotopic ratios that pointed to the Russians, if they want to really mess with people's heads, albeit whilst fuelling the counter-conspiricists around Litvinenko), although they could always use Americium. (Talk to David Hahn about getting the material. Then talk to Harold McCluskey about its effectiveness.  Or don't, as he died. Eleven years after he got exposed to the stuff. Of a common-or-garden coronary.)

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Honestly though, if you were really going to assassinate Kim-Jong Un, at this point you kind of have to spray him with VX.

[Descan]

it seems more in trump's nature to use a nuke, tbh

or a moab.

[Amperzand]

Assassination via W-54 backpack nuke?