tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post7900856079507919235..comments2024-03-29T21:56:20.645+11:00Comments on Submarine Matters & Australian Nuclear Weapons: NK Nuclear Test Results and Implications - Don't Hold Your Breath.Pete2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06134037393078707072noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post-10577954233620017312016-01-09T11:20:58.212+11:002016-01-09T11:20:58.212+11:00Hi Anonymous [Jan 9, 10:49AM]
Yes the particulars...Hi Anonymous [Jan 9, 10:49AM]<br /><br />Yes the particulars of the North Korea nuclear terror challenge defy any human solution. But the 5 Permanent Members of the UN Security Council (legal nuclear weapon powers) need to earn their privileged positions and find ways to persuade North Korea. <br /><br />The world survived the Cold War in the early 90s in a way that no higly paid intelligence experts (Los Alamos or Langley) predicted. <br /><br />Maybe its up to a whole Conference of Top Secret cleared psychologists to reach consensus on whether this latest Kim will actually press the button in reponse to Great Power Pressure? <br /><br />Does Kim III think he is a God Given Pharoah https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_religion who has the right to extinguish N and S Korea and a chunk of Japan?<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />PetePetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624742078679760819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post-44867506115217400482016-01-09T10:49:11.927+11:002016-01-09T10:49:11.927+11:00Truth is options are very limited, if non existent...Truth is options are very limited, if non existent outside of economic sanctions with North Korea given they already have 20 nuclear devices according to a former director of Los Alamos lab. Sanctions so far do not work because China is not gong along. Any conflict on the Korean peninsula will lead to massive civilian casualties, likely in the millions. Some 26M South Koreans live in the greater Seoul metropolitan area. They are all within range of the several thousands North Korean heavy artillery guns, and there are thousands of SRBM to boost. The last conflict there when it spreads north of the 38th parallel brought in the PLA. I doubt if China will not intervene again.<br />President Obama was awarded very early on this Nobel Peace prize, so he is protecting that legacy, and that hurts his own credibility. I disagree with you on Mrs. Clinton. She is known to be rather hawkish. The problem for the Republicans is neither Trump, Cruz or Rubio can win in a general election, and the party's platform does not help by alienating a lot of voters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post-7767904312969060972016-01-09T09:12:28.891+11:002016-01-09T09:12:28.891+11:00Hi Anonymous
Unfortunately Obama seems to be igno...Hi Anonymous<br /><br />Unfortunately Obama seems to be ignoring North Korea (and many other terrorist acts) while pursuing the lost cause of gun control in the US as a distraction.<br /><br />Oh well. We'll need to wait for the Inauguration on January 20 2017 (yes 2017 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_inauguration ) for some leadership from the US. <br /><br />US leadership includes pressuring China (NK's only master) to start to make NK behave.<br /><br />Most likely Hilary Clinton would be a do-nothing President (riding on First Woman after First Negro). Trump or some other Republican would be a better deal.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Pete Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624742078679760819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post-20700656206043443712016-01-08T15:05:10.943+11:002016-01-08T15:05:10.943+11:00It's mad to ignore the problem posed by an nuc...It's mad to ignore the problem posed by an nuclear North Korea. We should give Kim a simple choice: renounce nukes or die. One does not allow a toddler to handle a loaded gun. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com