Rare Photos of North Korea

[ednksu]

North Korea says a new nuclear test will be part of clash with U.S.
By K.J. Kwon, CNN

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- North Korea said Thursday that it plans to carry out a new nuclear test and further long-range rocket launches, all of which it said are a part of a new phase of confrontation with the United States.

The North's National Defense Commission said the moves would feed into an "upcoming all-out action" that would target the United States, "the sworn enemy of the Korean people."

Carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency, the defense commission statement followed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Tuesday that condemned North Korea's recent rocket launch and expanded existing sanctions.

North Korea, which often issues bellicose statements in its state media, said Thursday that it rejected all Security Council resolutions concerning it.

It described this week's resolution as "the most dangerous phase of the hostile policy toward the DPRK," using the abbreviated version of its official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/23/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear-test/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

[Rams]

it's really kind of tragic and humorous and fascinating at the same time.  I mean it's essentially the equivalent of me saying I'm going to build a long range rocket and nuclear warhead and take over the world...and then starving my family in an attempt to do it.  meanwhile I can barely get a model rocket off the ground in my backyard. 

I kind of feel like all we'd need to do was send in a small team of navy seals to take out KJU and hijack and take over their state news department and we'd instantly be able to save an entire country of people.  I mean everyone in that entire country except for a few pampered elites in pyongyang has to absolutely despise that guy, right?

[puniraptor]

What are the actual consequences of shooting down their next missile test? Do they storm SK with their starving 1960's army? Do they shell Seoul? Or do they deny it was shot down at all?

[Rage Against the McKee]

it's really kind of tragic and humorous and fascinating at the same time.  I mean it's essentially the equivalent of me saying I'm going to build a long range rocket and nuclear warhead and take over the world...and then starving my family in an attempt to do it.  meanwhile I can barely get a model rocket off the ground in my backyard. 

I kind of feel like all we'd need to do was send in a small team of navy seals to take out KJU and hijack and take over their state news department and we'd instantly be able to save an entire country of people.  I mean everyone in that entire country except for a few pampered elites in pyongyang has to absolutely despise that guy, right?

I think we should figure out where they are going to launch from and drone strike it.

[Rams]

so you guys want to spend millions of dollars and launch a government counter-offensive to thwart my backyard model-rocket launch?

[8manpick]

so you guys want to spend millions of dollars and launch a government counter-offensive to thwart my backyard model-rocket launch?

I really giggle at the thought of a youtube vid of a kid getting ready to shoot off his model rocket in his backyard with his dad there filming, when you hear the buzz of a drone flying overhead and the model rocket just explodes.

[ben ji]

What are the actual consequences of shooting down their next missile test? Do they storm SK with their starving 1960's army? Do they shell Seoul? Or do they deny it was shot down at all?

Well seoul, a city of 23 million people with twice the population density of NYC, is only 45 miles away from the NK border. It would be pretty easy for NK to bomb/shell the bejesus out of Seoul if they wanted to which would probably kill quite a few people.

[Rage Against the McKee]

What are the actual consequences of shooting down their next missile test? Do they storm SK with their starving 1960's army? Do they shell Seoul? Or do they deny it was shot down at all?

Well seoul, a city of 23 million people with twice the population density of NYC, is only 45 miles away from the NK border. It would be pretty easy for NK to bomb/shell the bejesus out of Seoul if they wanted to which would probably kill quite a few people.

Does NK even have missiles to shell Seoul with, though? Their last nuclear test was a huge failure, iirc.

[Fedor]

What are the actual consequences of shooting down their next missile test? Do they storm SK with their starving 1960's army? Do they shell Seoul? Or do they deny it was shot down at all?

Well seoul, a city of 23 million people with twice the population density of NYC, is only 45 miles away from the NK border. It would be pretty easy for NK to bomb/shell the bejesus out of Seoul if they wanted to which would probably kill quite a few people.

Does NK even have missiles to shell Seoul with, though? Their last nuclear test was a huge failure, iirc.

They have regular artillery, but lots and lots of it.  I think I read somewhere that the NK could hit Seoul with 10's of thousands of shells per hour if it came to armed conflict again.

[Emo EMAW]

Indianapolis Motor Speedway has capacity for 400,000.

[Rams]

some of you haven't thought the whole "shelling of seoul" thing through as much as the powers that be in north korea have.  they can talk crap and act like a super-power all they want but the second they start attacking other countries, that crap's gonna end pretty quickly and poorly for them.  I'm guessing they're not willing to effectively commit suicide just because somebody shot down their shitty rocket.   

[Rage Against the McKee]

I might be wrong here, but isn't their test site over the ocean? I mean, that sounds like an environmental disaster, and I think we should probably deal with them for that alone.

[CNS]

some of you haven't thought the whole "shelling of seoul" thing through as much as the powers that be in north korea have.  they can talk crap and act like a super-power all they want but the second they start attacking other countries, that crap's gonna end pretty quickly and poorly for them.  I'm guessing they're not willing to effectively commit suicide just because somebody shot down their shitty rocket.   

Yeah, it hasn't just been the seoul thing either, it has been a china thing.  China was their bro forever.  However, lately China has been displeased with them publicly for pursuing the long range missile/nuke stuff.  Best thing to do would be for us to figure out a way for the missile to "accidentally" hit something it wasn't supposed to and cause some damage.  They would lose pretty much all support if something stupid like that happened after the whole world(including big china bro) had basically told them they were stupid for proceeding how they have been.

[Rage Against the McKee]

some of you haven't thought the whole "shelling of seoul" thing through as much as the powers that be in north korea have.  they can talk crap and act like a super-power all they want but the second they start attacking other countries, that crap's gonna end pretty quickly and poorly for them.  I'm guessing they're not willing to effectively commit suicide just because somebody shot down their shitty rocket.   

Yeah, it hasn't just been the seoul thing either, it has been a china thing.  China was their bro forever.  However, lately China has been displeased with them publicly for pursuing the long range missile/nuke stuff.  Best thing to do would be for us to figure out a way for the missile to "accidentally" hit something it wasn't supposed to and cause some damage.  They would lose pretty much all support if something stupid like that happened after the whole world(including big china bro) had basically told them they were stupid for proceeding how they have been.

We have lasers that can give South American dictators cancer. Surely we have a way of guiding this missile to "accidentally" land right on top of the great wall of China or something.

[chum1]

it's really kind of tragic and humorous and fascinating at the same time.  I mean it's essentially the equivalent of me saying I'm going to build a long range rocket and nuclear warhead and take over the world...and then starving my family in an attempt to do it.  meanwhile I can barely get a model rocket off the ground in my backyard. 

I kind of feel like all we'd need to do was send in a small team of navy seals to take out KJU and hijack and take over their state news department and we'd instantly be able to save an entire country of people.  I mean everyone in that entire country except for a few pampered elites in pyongyang has to absolutely despise that guy, right?

No, they love him.  It's even more tragic and fascinating than you think.
 

[Rams]

it's really kind of tragic and humorous and fascinating at the same time.  I mean it's essentially the equivalent of me saying I'm going to build a long range rocket and nuclear warhead and take over the world...and then starving my family in an attempt to do it.  meanwhile I can barely get a model rocket off the ground in my backyard. 

I kind of feel like all we'd need to do was send in a small team of navy seals to take out KJU and hijack and take over their state news department and we'd instantly be able to save an entire country of people.  I mean everyone in that entire country except for a few pampered elites in pyongyang has to absolutely despise that guy, right?

No, they love him.  It's even more tragic and fascinating than you think.
 

yeah but do they love him because they really believe he's their "dear leader" or do they "love" him because they don't want him to murder their family?

[chum1]

it's really kind of tragic and humorous and fascinating at the same time.  I mean it's essentially the equivalent of me saying I'm going to build a long range rocket and nuclear warhead and take over the world...and then starving my family in an attempt to do it.  meanwhile I can barely get a model rocket off the ground in my backyard. 

I kind of feel like all we'd need to do was send in a small team of navy seals to take out KJU and hijack and take over their state news department and we'd instantly be able to save an entire country of people.  I mean everyone in that entire country except for a few pampered elites in pyongyang has to absolutely despise that guy, right?

No, they love him.  It's even more tragic and fascinating than you think.
 

yeah but do they love him because they really believe he's their "dear leader" or do they "love" him because they don't want him to murder their family?

Dear leader.

[Emo EMAW]

it's really kind of tragic and humorous and fascinating at the same time.  I mean it's essentially the equivalent of me saying I'm going to build a long range rocket and nuclear warhead and take over the world...and then starving my family in an attempt to do it.  meanwhile I can barely get a model rocket off the ground in my backyard. 

I kind of feel like all we'd need to do was send in a small team of navy seals to take out KJU and hijack and take over their state news department and we'd instantly be able to save an entire country of people.  I mean everyone in that entire country except for a few pampered elites in pyongyang has to absolutely despise that guy, right?

No, they love him.  It's even more tragic and fascinating than you think.
 

yeah but do they love him because they really believe he's their "dear leader" or do they "love" him because they don't want him to murder their family?

Dear leader.

It's not 100% but it surely is the majority belief.

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

it's really kind of tragic and humorous and fascinating at the same time.  I mean it's essentially the equivalent of me saying I'm going to build a long range rocket and nuclear warhead and take over the world...and then starving my family in an attempt to do it.  meanwhile I can barely get a model rocket off the ground in my backyard. 

I kind of feel like all we'd need to do was send in a small team of navy seals to take out KJU and hijack and take over their state news department and we'd instantly be able to save an entire country of people.  I mean everyone in that entire country except for a few pampered elites in pyongyang has to absolutely despise that guy, right?

No, they love him.  It's even more tragic and fascinating than you think.
 

yeah but do they love him because they really believe he's their "dear leader" or do they "love" him because they don't want him to murder their family?

Dear leader.

They do love him. Everything they have is given to them by the leader, even if it is nearly nothing. They just don't know any better.

[CNS]

What does NK think a long range nuke will get them?  More ipods?  Electricity at night?  Cows for the hungry? 

I mean, do they think they can just pop off a successful test then write a Dr. Evil style note demanding money and lavish stuff from the world?  I understand that they don't participate in the rest of the world, but they understand that this isn't how it works, right?

[Rage Against the McKee]

What does NK think a long range nuke will get them?  More ipods?  Electricity at night?  Cows for the hungry? 

I mean, do they think they can just pop off a successful test then write a Dr. Evil style note demanding money and lavish stuff from the world?  I understand that they don't participate in the rest of the world, but they understand that this isn't how it works, right?

I don't think they are aware that the rest of the world, other than maybe the United States, has electricity.

[CNS]

What does NK think a long range nuke will get them?  More ipods?  Electricity at night?  Cows for the hungry? 

I mean, do they think they can just pop off a successful test then write a Dr. Evil style note demanding money and lavish stuff from the world?  I understand that they don't participate in the rest of the world, but they understand that this isn't how it works, right?

I don't think they are aware that the rest of the world, other than maybe the United States, has electricity.

so, they want cows then?

[OK_Cat]

does anyone actually believe that they have what they say they have?

i can't imagine such a piss poor country has anything exciting.

[CNS]

does anyone actually believe that they have what they say they have?

i can't imagine such a piss poor country has anything exciting.

There have been ships caught off of Japan going to and from NK, to and from Iran and other countries carrying nuke plant parts.   

[OK_Cat]

does anyone actually believe that they have what they say they have?

i can't imagine such a piss poor country has anything exciting.

There have been ships caught off of Japan going to and from NK, to and from Iran and other countries carrying nuke plant parts.   

i just feel like maybe NK is like a 9 year old kid who has a big ass box of lego parts but doesn't know how to make it into a sweet castle with a moat.