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Thread: North Korea threatens South Korea with nuclear war
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12-17-10, 10:03 PM #23
Re: North Korea threatens South Korea with nuclear war
"SEOUL, South Korea (Dec. 17) -- North Korea warned South Korea not to hold live artillery drills on a front-line island the North shelled last month, saying it would hit back even harder than in the previous attack that killed four South Koreans"
NKorea Warns SKorea to Stop Live Drills on Island
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12-22-10, 01:59 PM #24
Re: North Korea threatens South Korea with nuclear war
"North Korea's Grinch-like military reportedly is threatening to shell a floodlit metal tower -- decked with 100,000 light bulbs and topped with an illuminated cross -- that the South has erected on its side of the heavily militarized border, according to the South's Yonhap News Agency. The Christmas tree-shaped beacon was switched on Tuesday night at a ceremony that saw a Santa-hatted choir -- surrounded by gun-toting marines -- sing "Joy to the World" and other carols.
Pyongyang has dismissed claims that the tower is a religious symbol, saying it's nothing more than Southern propaganda. The brightly lit steel tree sits on a peak high enough for it to be seen by North Koreans living in impoverished border towns, which frequently suffer electricity cuts and food shortages. The officially atheist North warned that lighting the tree would constitute a "dangerous, rash act" that could trigger a war, according to the AP.
Kim Kwan-jin, the South's defense minister, promised a tough response to any anti-tree activity. "We will hand a daring punishment so as to remove the source of artillery fire" if the North attacks the tower, "
North Korea Threatens War Over South's Christmas Lights
Didnt want to start a new thread but LOL i couldn't leave this one out. We are now going to war over christmas lights. How can you not find that funny?
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12-22-10, 04:03 PM #25
Re: North Korea threatens South Korea with nuclear war
I know a big worry about North Korea and what would happen if war broke out is that Seoul is very close to the border and NK has the ability to burn it down in minutes if the orders are given, that probably the same about of time though the US would need to take over North Korea at this point. On a side note here is a chilling video of what its like to live in NK described by Christopher Hitchens. Axis of Evil is a good seminar if you watch the whole things its really good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8-Vr_r36Fg
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