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[smjjames]

North Korea has issued a statement that they want the US to stop provoking them, and repeating that they will continue nuclear tests whenever they feel that is in their country's best interest. They announced a new nuclear test coming saturday, to celebrate the birthday of Kim il-Sung, the nation's founder.

So I guess we'll find out how serious Trump was coming saturday.

Saturday US/Europe timezone(s) or Saturday NK timezone? Which could still mean Friday here in the US/Europe.

Using those MOABs is certainly a possibility, though attempting to bunker bomb a reinforced nuclear bunker is different from bunker bombing a cave system.

edit: This is interesting, VP Mike Pence is headed to South Korea this Saturday. I imagine that Trump might not want to do anything while Pence is there, unless they can be absolutely sure of getting him out of potential harms way quickly.

[Ultimuh]

edit: This is interesting, VP Mike Pence is headed to South Korea this Saturday. I imagine that Trump might not want to do anything while Pence is there, unless they can be absolutely sure of getting him out of potential harms way quickly.

Maybe this is all an overly elaborate way for Trump to get rid of Pence for some reason?

[IronyOwl]

stop provoking them

"We deny any responsibility for our own actions"

they will continue nuclear tests whenever they feel that is in their country's best interest

"Either it is in our country's best interest to incite and lose a war, or we don't know what a 'consequence' is"

Pretty standard saber-rattling. The US is saying pretty much the same thing, with the obvious exception that they'd "win" any ensuing conflict rather utterly. Whether there'd be a net benefit to the results is a more complicated question that usually leans towards no.

It's like a really stupid version of the Cuban Missile Crisis, really.

[Eric Blank]

To be fair, from my perspective the cuban missile crisis and the entirety of the cold war was really fucking stupid to begin with.

Here's hoping there's no further war, I guess...

[Hanslanda]

To be fair, from my perspective the cuban missile crisis and the entirety of the cold war was really fucking stupid to begin with.

Here's hoping there's no further war, I guess...

USSR: Rah! You have power and a differing ideological system for your nation! We HATE that!
USA: I agree wholeheartedly, pinko communist motherfucker! Your ideology is different and therefore PURE UNADULTERATED EVIL!
USSR: We should passive-aggressively stare at each other whilst fondling our weapons for the next few centuries!
Germany: Why don't you two just fuck already and get it over with?

[MetalSlimeHunt]

A point to consider: Tomorrow, April 15th, is the Day of the Sun in DPRK. This marks the birthday of Kim Il-Sung and is considered a time to show off, hence the concerns about nuclear testing. Guess we'll see.

[SquatchHammer]

Well, maybe they've got another one of those MOABs ready...

Dont forget America's motto "Freedom for All"....

Using those MOABs is certainly a possibility, though attempting to bunker bomb a reinforced nuclear bunker is different from bunker bombing a cave system.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Bunker Buster

MOAB

Note, they had only built the Bunker buster within a month from request to use...

[martinuzz]

South Korean military reports that North Korea tried launching a missile, but failed. US Forces report the missile detonated during launch.

http://www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/-raketlancering-noord-korea-mislukt~a4487664/

[Starver]

Don't you hate it when the birthday candle just refuses to light?

[IronyOwl]

Hm. Wonder if it was a genuine failure or intentional middle ground between submitting to tyrannical aggressor's illegal demands and poking the bear with a stick.

[martinuzz]

Probably a genuine failure, NK missile tests have a habit of doing that. Besides, I doubt Kim Young-One would accept losing face just for middle ground's sake.

[Azzuro]

Yeah I doubt that the upper hierarchy would order the missile to fail and look weak internally, or the lower officers would have the balls to sabotage it, or the motivation to. Probably just a routine failure. Here's hoping that they don't go to a nuclear test next.

[ChairmanPoo]

Could it be said that BK's rocket programme suffers from premature ejaculation?

[Sheb]

Could be US sabotage too: there was a number of missile test hacked.

[Starver]

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