Dictators . North Korea . Religion (Translators of God)

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Post by Royal » Tue Oct 04, 2016 12:40 am

North Korea may be planning October Surprise, study says
Mon October 3, 2016


If history is any guide, provocative actions from North Korea can be expected around the time of US elections, a new study says.

Over the past 60 years, North Korea's leaders have attempted to incite tensions around the time of American elections -- especially in recent years, the study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies says.

For example, North Korea conducted a missile test and then a nuclear test shortly after President Barack Obama was elected.

"Doing a major test would be a way of trying to intimidate the incoming president," said Victor Cha, one of the study's authors. "North Korea chooses particular windows that they know will gain maxmum attention from the world, and the US in particular."

"It could be a sixth nuclear test, it could be launching of their rocket which put a satellite in orbit," Cha added.

The study is scheduled to be published this week on the CSIS website Beyond Parallel.

But some analysts see a shift in North Korea's provocations, from symbolic actions to concrete military tests, since Kim Jong Un took power after his father's death in 2011. These analysts see a decrease in deadly provocations that are primarily symbolic, such as the 2010 shelling of the disputed South Korean island Yeonpyeong, or the 2010 sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan with a torpedo.

Only one has occurred recently -- the placing of land mines in the demilitarized zone, which injured two South Korean soldiers last year.

"Nothing as aggressive as we saw under his father," said Ken Gause, who analyzes North Korea's leaders for CNA Corp. "Kim Jong Un, with the exception of the August crisis of last year, he has pretty much restricted his provocations to missile tests, nuclear tests, and cyber attacks."

http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/03/politics/ ... index.html


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Post by Pigeon » Tue Oct 04, 2016 12:46 am

Saw word of this. Little kim is bonkers.

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Post by Pigeon » Tue Oct 11, 2016 3:21 pm

Trump will allow us to not worry about NK, we'll be worrying about him.

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Post by Royal » Sun Feb 12, 2017 10:00 am

Is it that time of the year already? Art of the Arms deal by the Peach Panther himself.
Both Russian and US arms dealers hit the phones.

Hong Kong (CNN)Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was thousands of miles away from home, but Kim Jong Un's message was loud and clear -- think twice before getting too cozy with the new US President. Abe, who is visiting the United States, and Japan were likely the main audience for North Korea's Sunday missile launch. "Considering the launch was immediately after the Japan-US summit meeting was held, this is a clear provocation to Japan and the region," Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said.

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"This is clearly directed at Japan," said Carl Schuster, a professor at Hawaii Pacific University and former director of operations at the US Pacific Command's Joint Intelligence Center.
Though South Korea worries about any developments in Pyongyang's missile and nuclear capabilities, experts note that the rhetoric from the North has been much quieter and less hostile since the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.



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Post by Pigeon » Sun Feb 12, 2017 10:47 am

The arms dealers will inherit the Earth as everyone else is fighting each other.

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Post by Royal » Thu Apr 13, 2017 3:23 am

Trump to China: Help us rein in North Korea and we'll back off on trade issues
President Trump is willing to make concessions on his signature issue of trade in return for Chinese help reining in North Korea, he told reporters on Wednesday.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-fg-nor ... story.html

China says reports of troop build-up on North Korea border are 'pure fabrication'
China's Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that foreign media reports about a build-up of Chinese troops on its border with North Korea were "pure fabrication".
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-north ... SKBN17E19T

Trump says China has turned back N. Korean coal ships, lauds it as 'big step'.
US President Donald Trump says China has turned a fleet of coal-carrying cargo ships back to North Korea this week, describing it as a "big step" towards cracking down on the rogue state.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/12/politics/ ... orea-coal/

Kim Jong-un orders 600,000 out of Pyongyang
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently ordered the deportation of nearly 600,000 Pyongyang residents to the suburbs, a local source told the JoongAng Ilbo Monday.
http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/new ... id=3032113



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Post by Royal » Wed Apr 19, 2017 7:45 pm

Expert Claims North Korea May Use Submarines For Attacks


As North Korea marks the 105th anniversary of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung on Saturday, fears of an impending military attack from Kim Jong Un’s regime during the “Day of the Sun” have begun to emerge.

One particular cause for concern, a security expert has revealed, are the North Korean submarines which went off radar two years ago.

It is feared that Kim Jong Un may be ramping up his military’s underwater force, with plans of modifying the “missing” vessels to be able to launch nuclear missiles from underwater.


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Post by Pigeon » Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:45 pm

Death Wish NK

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Post by Royal » Thu Aug 10, 2017 3:01 am

The Riff Raff is back!






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