Breaking: Another Missile Fired From Pyongyang

[ChillDoubt]

No link yet, just flashing up on Sky News ticker, Japan puts out alert.

This has gone too far now, there must surely be some response, KJU listens nor answers to no one, least of all the Chinese.

[ChillDoubt]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-

[ChillDoubt]

Better link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41275614

Apologies for the first link not working, Android phone is cack!

[sunny-dave]

Jesus - I hope someone is keeping Trump's little hands off the Nuclear Football :(

[gness]

Thanks, Chill.....doesn't it make your blood run cold.....but what always goes through my head now is what our children and grandchildren are living with....
When I was their age I had a hope for the world....naive I now know but it was a good feeling.....
They can't have that feeling....so sad.....xxx

[jim360]

Any conflict inevitably consigns many thousands, possibly tens of thousands, to an early grave. In particular the local countries won't come out of it well. It's surely not possible to strike North Korea in a way that knocks out everything they can use to damage their neighbours or assailants, so that's a great deal to ask of South Korea in particular to lay their country on the line.

That's not to say I don't agree with you about the principle. But what's to be done? A direct conflict with North Korea will be costly to both sides in terms of human life, and even while victory is certain the price will be high. As long as that can be avoided, it should be.

A missile that threatens to cause damage but ultimately splashes harmlessly into the sea is just about on the edge of tolerable. I still feel that Kim Jong-Un knows that starting an actual conflict is suicidal, so has no intentions of doing so, but wishes to continue showing his strength both to his people and to his enemies. It's a large-scale equivalent of "warning shots", and I think he's likely to stick to that. And as long as he's only "warning", then has he gone far enough to justify starting that deadly conflict? Possibly, but perhaps it is after all better to continue squeezing the country economically, or pursuing diplomatic approaches.

I'm no friend of Kim Jong-Un, but I'm no fan of starting World War Three either.

[ferlew]

Purely selfish response from me - I thank goodness I am nearer the end of my life than the beginning.

[ChillDoubt]

Any conflict inevitably consigns many thousands, possibly tens of thousands, to an early grave.
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Indeed. But is it right that he holds hundreds of thousands, millions even, in fear?
This madman can't be tamed and who knows what's next on his agenda?

[douglas9401]

As usual the political cases play their games at the expense of ordinary citizens and soldiers, refusing to deal with mad dogs the only way one can until much misery and death has been visited on them.

Just get on and deal with the lunatic, cleanly and quickly and never mind the long game.

[douglas9401]

cases = classes

[vetuste_ennemi]

Frightening yes, but not as scary as the bomb (and missiles) which the Islamic Republic of Iran is likely to have in a few years. The latter project, of course, having been helped by Obama, and, apparently, no longer resisted by Trump.

There are very subtle reasons (beyond me) why a nuclear Iran is not a threat, but a nuclear North Korea is.

[Davemano]

CNBC news shows S Korea launched missile to coincide with N Korea test.

[237SJ]

I was in Japan last weekend and we half expected something on Saturday because it was the Korean foundation anniversary. I think cloud cover delayed it until now. Another anniversary - another missile.

[cassa333]

I have said for ages it can't be beyond the wit of the rest of the world to coordinate a propaganda campaign in and on NK.

We have technologies now that could send messages to every citizen that the world is a (relatively) safe place if they join it openly.

Hack to broadcasts, what little internet they have and get printed information out in all forms.