US Officials confirm that North Korea now has nuclear warheads that can fit in their missles (1 Viewer)

[Brad Mojo]

<cite class="el-editorial-source">Washington (CNN)</cite>North Korea has taken a major step forward in realizing its goal of becoming a nuclear power, according to a Washington Post report on a confidential US intelligence assessment that concludes Pyongyang has developed a nuclear warhead capable of fitting inside its missiles.

North Korea - CNNPolitics

 

[BobE]

 

[Saint_Ward]

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[Det. Brees]

behold, A Pale Horse!

 

[superchuck500]

It was always going to happen, it was just a matter of time. If we truly were going to keep them from doing it, we would have gone in already . . . if you truly intend to keep someone from getting a capability, you don't wait and try after they have it. But we're not going to because the costs are too great, as they always have been. And that's precisely why they're doing it - it guarantees their sovereignty by making the costs even greater.

Until the DPRK starts trying to influence things beyond securing their sovereignty, the US has little interest in engaging this militarily. Sure, stability presumes DPRK has rational leadership but they have acted rationally throughout their existence. This ends up being something you just have to live with.

There has never been a good option for the US and there isn't one now.

 

[efil4stnias]

It was always going to happen, it was just a matter of time. If we truly were going to keep them from doing it, we would have gone in already . . . if you truly intend to keep someone from getting a capability, you don't wait and try after they have it. But we're not going to because the costs are too great, as they always have been. And that's precisely why they're doing it - it guarantees their sovereignty by making the costs even greater.

Until the DPRK starts trying to influence things beyond securing their sovereignty, the US has little interest in engaging this militarily. Sure, stability presumes DPRK has rational leadership but they have acted rationally throughout their existence. This ends up being something you just have to live with.

There has never been a good option for the US and there isn't one now.

go check out the Trump response.

He has stated his option. lol

 

[superchuck500]

go check out the Trump response.

He has stated his option. lol

I saw that.

He's trying to one-up Pyongyang on ridiculous saber rattling. Probably not a good choice.

 

[BobE]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: North Korea says it is seriously considering plan to strike Guam - DJ &amp; Reuters citing state media <a href="https://t.co/ZN5wDnGUKY">https://t.co/ZN5wDnGUKY</a></p>&mdash; CNBC (@CNBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/895042282965151744">August 8, 2017</a></blockquote>
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