So we're about to enter a global conflict.
Here's some questions to ponder.
Who would stand to benefit from this?
How did NK go from 'no missle far enough/no mini nukes' to 'they are about to blow up guam' so quickly?
Does anyone remember https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin_incident ?
>>136668899
Considering the war would last mere minutes, I don't see any major parties benefiting from the conflict itself. You might have a point as far as who takes over when Pyongyang is ash...
>>136669306
Ah great. I'm a fucking leaf now because I'm visiting. At least I won't die in a nuclear hellfire in the coming week.
>>136669306
You're not considering the interaction with other countries.
This could go south fast.
Also I wouldn't underestimate those freaks, this has the potential to carry on for months if not years.
>>136669514
Bah! Kim is all alone at present. China is too greedy to jeopardize trade with its biggest partner.
>>136669832
You seem to be forgetting all the anti-Russian conditioning propaganda that's been going on over the past year.
>>136669998
And? I guarantee Russia doesn't give a shit about NK. If anything it's a liability.
>>136670977
But what if, during the conflict, there is some kind of "Russian/US skirmish" and people die. It could even be accidental.
It could be used as an excuse to escalate aggression toward Russia.
>>136668899
They've always had decent missiles because it's basically the only thing they spend money on anymore. China is probably helping them with their nukes under the table.
> How did NK go from 'no missle far enough/no mini nukes' to 'they are about to blow up guam' so quickly?
They didn't. They've been working on making their own nukes since the fall of the USSR and the loss of the Soviet's protective nuke blanket. The Clinton Administration was working on preventing North Korea from developing nukes back in the nineties