North Korea warns of nuclear 'sacred war'

**DJ Ms. White** · 07-24-10, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by CanadianPersian

do you really think north korea is suicidal? they obviously know they'll be wiped off the map if they launch a nuclear strike. they might be eccentric, but they aren't INSANE.

They already sank a SK warship without anything other than strong words directed at them.

**CanadianPersian** · 07-24-10, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. White

They already sank a SK warship without anything other than strong words directed at them.

that's like comparing a poke to an uppercut.

**reject_wolf** · 07-24-10, 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by CanadianPersian

do you really think north korea is suicidal? they obviously know they'll be wiped off the map if they launch a nuclear strike. they might be eccentric, but they aren't INSANE.

This.

I am not paranoid enough to believe they would even try a war. They don't have the power of former superpowers like Germany and Russia. What would it accomplish? North Korea is not a super villain from a James Bond movie where all they care about is other countries and people suffering, they still care about their country's well being, and starting a war with the United States would just be plain fucking retarded.

**deputyfestus** · 07-24-10, 01:47 PM

I very highly doubt that it would clear their mainland.

**DJ Ms. White** · 07-24-10, 01:53 PM

It won't need to clear the mainland, just hit Seoul.

**deputyfestus** · 07-24-10, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. White

It won't need to clear the mainland, just hit Seoul.

Let me rephrase it then I doubt a nuke capable missile will reach beyond the DMZ.

**Arreo** · 07-24-10, 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. White

They already sank a SK warship without anything other than strong words directed at them.

Not according to some people in SK... I'm not one for crazy conspiracy theories but apparently this is turning into the Korean version of the JFK assassination...

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul...rpedo-20100724

**Arreo** · 07-24-10, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by deputyfestus

Let me rephrase it then I doubt a nuke capable missile will reach beyond the DMZ.

Yeah.... the SM-3 is better then nothing, but I wouldn't want to trust the lives of millions of people to it.

http://www.popsci.com/technology/art...0-percent-time
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/18/wo...agewanted=1&hp
http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2010_05/Lewis-Postol

Note that I don't believe Lewis/Postol entirely, and I think their claim of only a 20% success rate is very pessimistic. But I also belive that the Pentagon's stated accuracy of 84% is overstated, and the truth is somewhere in the middle.

**PizzaSHARK!** · 07-24-10, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. White

You know, if he nukes near South Korea, there will be fallout hitting both China and N. Korea depending on the weather. I really hope we have one of those 747s with the mounted anti-missile laser in it stationed that ways.

If he nukes South Korea, the Starcraft competitive scene will never recover.

**deputyfestus** · 07-24-10, 02:27 PM

I just used that video as an example, do you truly believe that a ballistic missile would have a snowballs chance in hell of reaching it's target with so many means of defense of which an anti-missile rocket is just one. Their nuke would have to armed at launch to have any chance and that would be a risky proposition on their part.