drinkTHEkoolaid Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 what do you guys think of N.Korea planning to test long range missles? any opinions or thoughts?
DC Tom Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 what do you guys think of N.Korea planning to test long range missles? any opinions or thoughts? To make sure they work. Also...sabre rattling to test the new Administration's reaction. Typical North Korean misbehavior.
VABills Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 what do you guys think of N.Korea planning to test long range missles? any opinions or thoughts? Define "long range"? Hell to South Korea 20 miles or so is long range.
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted February 24, 2009 Author Posted February 24, 2009 Define "long range"? Hell to South Korea 20 miles or so is long range. capable of hitting CONUS
dib Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 One trident sub would reduce NK to rocks sitting atop rocks. I think Russia and China would back us this time around.
VABills Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 capable of hitting CONUS really, how far is that? Last I checked they haven't got the thaipandong (sp?) II missle working that barely could reach Alaska. Not sure they'd be working on something with greater range until they perfected that. On top of that shooting a missle isn't much harder than launching something into space. But getting a delivery system integrated is a lot harder. they are decades away from being a threat to the US and Lil Kim will be long gone to the great golf course in hell.
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted February 24, 2009 Author Posted February 24, 2009 One trident sub would reduce NK to rocks sitting atop rocks. I think Russia and China would back us this time around. very true, a single b-2 could wipe out N korea as well. the problem is, what if korea launches a nuke or 2 first? intelligence estimates they have a "small" nuke aresonal. say they decide to vaporize honnolulu, LA, san fran, portland and seattle. would it really help that we turn them into a parking lot after the fact?
Fezmid Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 say they decide to vaporize ... LA... would it really help that we turn them into a parking lot after the fact? Well, we wouldn't be talking about the Bills moving to LA anymore, so there's a plus!
The Senator Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 Well, we wouldn't be talking about the Bills moving to LA anymore, so there's a plus!
The Senator Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 very true, a single b-2 could wipe out N korea as well. the problem is, what if korea launches a nuke or 2 first? intelligence estimates they have a "small" nuke aresonal. say they decide to vaporize honnolulu, LA, san fran, portland and seattle. would it really help that we turn them into a parking lot after the fact? You suggesting a preemptive strike?
Wacka Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 I predict that Hillary will give the Chia Pet a basketball signed by Kobe. Just like what Bubba did.
tennesseeboy Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 really, how far is that? Last I checked they haven't got the thaipandong (sp?) II missle working that barely could reach Alaska. Not sure they'd be working on something with greater range until they perfected that. On top of that shooting a missle isn't much harder than launching something into space. But getting a delivery system integrated is a lot harder. they are decades away from being a threat to the US and Lil Kim will be long gone to the great golf course in hell. Blow up Alaska? Like anybody would give a shyt.
tennesseeboy Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 very true, a single b-2 could wipe out N korea as well. the problem is, what if korea launches a nuke or 2 first? intelligence estimates they have a "small" nuke aresonal. say they decide to vaporize honnolulu, LA, san fran, portland and seattle. would it really help that we turn them into a parking lot after the fact? Actually, I don't think we'd have any choice but to turn them into a parking lot. A cop I knew once put a bullet into the back of the head of motorcycle gang member (many years ago). He said it was a "warning shot". I asked him what he meant by that...he said "it wasn't THAT guy I was warning!"
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted February 24, 2009 Author Posted February 24, 2009 You suggesting a preemptive strike? no, where did you get that idea from? i was responding to the post about a trident sub wiping out korea, just to make the point that it might not matter if we can wipe NK out because they have the ability to vaporize millions if they continue to develop their nuke delivery system
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted February 24, 2009 Author Posted February 24, 2009 Well, we wouldn't be talking about the Bills moving to LA anymore, so there's a plus! thats the curse of being a bills fan, eternally optimistic about a silver lining...
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted February 24, 2009 Author Posted February 24, 2009 really, how far is that? Last I checked they haven't got the thaipandong (sp?) II missle working that barely could reach Alaska. Not sure they'd be working on something with greater range until they perfected that. On top of that shooting a missle isn't much harder than launching something into space. But getting a delivery system integrated is a lot harder. they are decades away from being a threat to the US and Lil Kim will be long gone to the great golf course in hell. the "satellite delivery missle" :cough:ICBM they plan to test is alleged to have the range to hit the west coast if used for military purposes sooo that leads me to believe their technology is progressing at a fairly rapid pace since they only things in previous range of taepodongs (that sounds funny) before was guam, hawaii and alaska... NK looks like they want to move up to the big boy league
PastaJoe Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 capable of hitting CONUS Conan O'brien's NU Set? I thought Bush and Cheney took care of this. Wasn't Iraq supposed to show the world what would happen if someone just talked about having WMD? This is like moving into an apartment, and every closet door you open reveals another mess the old tenants left.
DC Tom Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 the "satellite delivery missle" :cough:ICBM they plan to test is alleged to have the range to hit the west coast if used for military purposes sooo that leads me to believe their technology is progressing at a fairly rapid pace since they only things in previous range of taepodongs (that sounds funny) before was guam, hawaii and alaska... NK looks like they want to move up to the big boy league And if the damn thing ever stops exploding on them, they'd still have to figure out how to mount a warhead on it (and remember when their warhead tests all failed), and then good luck hitting something smaller than the Mojave desert. There's also a reason the Bush administration put ABMs in Alaska...
Beerball Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 and then good luck hitting something smaller than the Mojave desert. So they wouldn't be able to target Sage's backyard?
BuffaloBill Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 really, how far is that? Last I checked they haven't got the thaipandong (sp?) II missle working that barely could reach Alaska. Not sure they'd be working on something with greater range until they perfected that. On top of that shooting a missle isn't much harder than launching something into space. But getting a delivery system integrated is a lot harder. they are decades away from being a threat to the US and Lil Kim will be long gone to the great golf course in hell. Real threat for now is Japan where by treaty we must respond if they are attacked. Would also cause havoc with the #2 economy in the world.
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