Originally posted by Jmanghan
Obama needs to stop pussy-footing around and make a move.A move that won't kill us.
Covert operation?
We send the same team that took out Bin Laden. Only this time we use Un as a hostage. Then, we FORCE North Korea to give us their nukes.
Yeah, lets just send in Solid Snake. Thats how it works, right?
Originally posted by Jmanghan
The scariest part is, I think Kim Jong Un doesn't care if he and all his people die just to make a point.All it would take is one nuke and we lose most of our country.
Sure, by launching our nuke, we wipe out NK completely, but thats the thing. He doesn't seem to care that destroying half our country will wipe his out completely.
Its ****ing scary to think about.
You do realise north korea's nuclear capability is in the low kiloton range (less than 10) which as about 2/3 of the yield of Littleboy that was dropped on hiroshima.
This is its blast wave compared to manhattan
So where do you get this "one nuke and we lose most of our country" nonsense?
Originally posted by Flyattractor
[b]They could set it off high in the atmosphere and the EMP could cripple the entire north east. The only part of the U.S that matters...other then the Left Coast that is.. [/B]
Except that would require a delivery system that could reach the east coast. They don't even have one to reach the mainland West coast. In fact they can't even hit hawaii and can only just hit alaska and no one gives a **** about alaska.
Originally posted by jaden101It depends on the size of ths nuke, and where it lands.
You do realise north korea's nuclear capability is in the low kiloton range (less than 10) which as about 2/3 of the yield of Littleboy that was dropped on hiroshima.This is its blast wave compared to manhattan
So where do you get this "one nuke and we lose most of our country" nonsense?
Originally posted by Jmanghan
Worked with Bin Laden, have no idea why it wouldn't work with Kim Jong Un.
Bin Laden was on the run and in hiding in a semi-friendly country.
Kim Jong Un is the head of a country...and is within the country....and while the country rattles sabres, he hasn't really done anything to the US that has enraged the population so much that killing him would be a political win.
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Originally posted by jaden101
Except that would require a delivery system that could reach the east coast. They don't even have one to reach the mainland West coast. In fact they can't even hit hawaii and can only just hit alaska and no one gives a **** about alaska.
Baloney. Alaska is one of our most beautiful states. Don't want anything bad to happen to it.
Originally posted by Bardock42I didn't say "Kill".
Bin Laden was on the run and in hiding in a semi-friendly country.Kim Jong Un is the head of a country...and is within the country....and while the country rattles sabres, he hasn't really done anything to the US that has enraged the population so much that killing him would be a political win.
However, capturing him and using him as a bargaining chip is a good idea.
Originally posted by Omega VisionWe can't just let them nuke our country.
You capture Kim Jong Un, they likely just get a new leader who then declares war on the United States. We're not in the Middle Ages, ransoming leaders isn't how you manage statecraft.
For some reason I think he's mad enough to do it just because. I mean, considering what he does to his own people, I doubt he cares what happens to them.
Originally posted by Jmanghan
We can't just let them nuke our country.For some reason I think he's mad enough to do it just because. I mean, considering what he does to his own people, I doubt he cares what happens to them.
Here's a rule of thumb: if a solution sounds really simple but no one's tried it, it's probably because it's a terrible idea.