Kim Jong Threatens possibly over the Seth Rogan film "The Interview"

[SgtDaemon]

Don't they have nukes?

Sure US has them too, but I would rather stay out of a nuclear war pls

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[Doughboy]

Where was this joke going?

you're mocking the asian way of speaking so i'm taking the mick out of how americans speak

[Harm94]

Don't they have nukes?

Sure US has them too, but I would rather stay out of a nuclear war pls

North Korea is of little threat as both as conventional fighter and a nuclear power.

[SgtDaemon]

North Korea is of little threat as both as conventional fighter and a nuclear power.

I don't see how nukes are little threat

well, even if us and nk gets in war, they will hopefully leave europe alone or hungary can get it's ass kicked again

[Juicy Drop Pop]

When I first heard about North Korea after Il died, and how crazy they were, i was worried. Then i did a simple google and soon realised the most they can do is throw a pine cone. I don't think anything'll come of Dennis Rodman's Pal. This is the country that claimed to have landed on the Sun by flying at night, they're not that great at science, so I doubt there weapons are very practical.

[Doughboy]

This is the country that claimed to have landed on the Sun by flying at night, they're not that great at science, so I doubt there weapons are very practical.

uh?
no they didnt?

[xxxxkill]

This is the country that claimed to have landed on the Sun by flying at night, they're not that great at science, so I doubt there weapons are very practical.

That was a satirical article. It was not an actual report and should not be taken seriously. The point of the article was to mock/demonstrate how indoctrinated the people of North Korea were.

I don't see how nukes are little threat

Nuclear weapons are really more of a political tool than anything else. Yes, they are devastating and horrific weapons. No, people don't really use them. If North Korea was stupid enough to initiate nuclear war they probably wouldn't get too far because missiles are fairly easy to intercept and nuclear weapons aren't really capable of destroying entire cities unless you hit them multiple times. Which I doubt North Korea is capable of.

North Korea is of little threat as both as conventional fighter and a nuclear power.

Don't they have the fourth-largest military in the world or something?

[Theepicman]

Don't they have the fourth-largest military in the world or something?

Good luck transporting them across the world.

[Nonnel]

Plus they have extremely outdated equipment.

[ResonKinetic]

Good luck transporting them across the world.
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Hey come on, it's not impossible.

I found some leaked blueprints of their latest WIP aircraft.

[xxxxkill]

Good luck transporting them across the world.

According to information I pulled from Wikipedia (because I am lazy and cannot be assed to look for other sources) the KPA has, of 2010 (so heavily outdated information) 1,106,000 active personnel and 8,200,000 reserve personnel. The KPA does not use aircraft carriers but possesses Il-76MD strategic airlifters with a strategic carry capacity of 6,000 troops, and a naval carry capacity of 15,000. Also according to Wikipedia, "The Korean People's Army operates a very large amount of equipment, including 4,100 tanks, 2,100 APCs, 8,500 field artillery pieces, 5,100 multiple rocket launchers,[38] 11,000 air defense guns and some 10,000 MANPADS and anti-tank guided missiles[50] in the Ground force; about 500 vessels in the Navy[38] and 730 combat aircraft in the Air Force,[38] of which 478 are fighters and 180 are bombers.[51] North Korea also has the largest special forces in the world, as well as the largest submarine fleet.[52] The equipment is a mixture of World War II vintage vehicles and small arms, widely proliferated Cold War technology, and more modern Soviet or locally produced weapons."

So really, the KPA is a moderate threat. Most of their equipment is outdated though, so I couldn't really quite see them getting too far.

Plus they have extremely outdated equipment.

Their total vehicular numbers seem around the level of the total number of vehicles and artillery pieces deployed during Operation Barbarossa where applicable which. Which isn't that impressive.

[Col. Burton]

Can't wait for WW3 because of a comedy movie.

[Frostbyte]

Can't wait for WW3 because of a comedy movie.

"Tell Germany he'll be happy he didn't start it this time"

[Harm94]

I don't see how nukes are little threat

well, even if us and nk gets in war, they will hopefully leave europe alone or hungary can get it's ass kicked again

There nukes have a explosion smaller than that of the Hiroshima bomb. Most missiles can be intercepted.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_High_Altitude_Area_Defense
There ground forces are pretty laughable which consist of technology given to them in the 1950s-80s by the USSR and China. They also lack the fuel to mobilize most of their ground forces.

[Tayasaurus]

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