Thursday, November 30, 2017

North Korea: A little more info on that latest missile launch.

(Pyongyang) Last night  North Korea (NK)  launched a ICBM deep into space revealing that it has the capability to strike anywhere in the continental United State of America.

Whilst the left bemoan the US for not overlooking these launches, they omit the fact that North Korea has made it very clear that they intend to use them against the US.  Funny enough exactly how they bitch at how Israel reacts when its Islamic neighbours launch missiles into the Jewish state. So what exactly is all the fuss about:
  • The North said Wednesday's test was of a new ICBM -- called a Hwasong 15 -- that was capable of carrying a "super-large heavy warhead" to any target in the continental United States.
  • Its range is certainly capable of doing just that, however, I’d add a pinch of salt to the super-large warhead claim for now.

So what can the US do? Well it can enforce more sanctions onto the NK regime, however that depends on countries such as China and Russia getting involved. Seeing as China doesn't want the THAAD anti missile system anywhere near North Korea,


A little part of me suspects that Beijing is more than happy for NK to continue pissing off the US, in which to keep Washington off its back over its imperial designs on the neighbourhood. Likewise for Russia, but instead of imperial designs they are simply shit stirring, which may explain how NK got its hands on a Russian ICBM missile engine.

It can bolster the Anti-missile defences of the US and its allies however that will come at a cost and could be yet another reason why Russia could be involved. (The USSR became bankrupt during the Cold war trying to keep up with the US and NATO)

However, there is a third option, the US will back down. That would be loved by all the liberals across the world as a sign that the US is a coward, not willing to stand by its friends and that it can be bullied into submission. The thing is, the ethical latte crowd have been demanding the US do just that for years and until 2003 that is exactly what the US did with the Agreed Framework, until NK admitted it had been working on a bomb in secret for years and pulled out. In otherwords you can't trust NK and all they understand is strength. The question NK has to ask is, if they did launch an attack on the US, how long would North Korea glow for?