rooster59 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 North Korea says seeking military 'equilibrium' with U.S. By Christine Kim and Michelle Nichols Passersby walk past a TV screen reporting news about North Korea's missile launch in Tokyo, Japan September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday it aims to reach an "equilibrium" of military force with the United States, which earlier signalled its patience for diplomacy is wearing thin after Pyongyang fired a missile over Japan for the second time in under a month. "Our final goal is to establish the equilibrium of real force with the U.S. and make the U.S. rulers dare not talk about military option," North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was quoted as saying by the state news agency, KCNA. Kim was shown beaming as he watched the missile fly from a moving launcher in photos released by the agency, surrounded by several officials. "The combat efficiency and reliability of Hwasong-12 were thoroughly verified," said Kim as quoted by KCNA. Kim added the North's goal of completing its nuclear force had "nearly reached the terminal". North Korea has launched dozens of missiles under Kim's leadership as it accelerates a weapons program designed to give it the ability to target the United States with a powerful, nuclear-tipped missile. After the latest missile launch on Friday, White House National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said the United States was fast running out of patience with North Korea's missile and nuclear programs. "We've been kicking the can down the road, and we're out of road," McMaster told reporters, referring to Pyongyang's repeated missile tests in defiance of international pressure. "For those ... who have been commenting on a lack of a military option, there is a military option," he said, adding that it would not be the Trump administration's preferred choice. Also on Friday, the U.N. Security Council condemned the "highly provocative" missile launch by North Korea. It had already stepped up sanctions against North Korea in response to a nuclear bomb test on Sept. 3, imposing a ban on North Korea's textile exports and capping its imports of crude oil. The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, echoed McMaster's strong rhetoric, even as she said Washington's preferred resolution to the crisis is through diplomacy and sanctions. "What we are seeing is, they are continuing to be provocative, they are continuing to be reckless and at that point there's not a whole lot the Security Council is going to be able to do from here, when you've cut 90 percent of the trade and 30 percent of the oil," Haley said. U.S. President Donald Trump said that he is "more confident than ever that our options in addressing this threat are both effective and overwhelming." He said at Joint Base Andrews near Washington that North Korea "has once again shown its utter contempt for its neighbours and for the entire world community." MISSILE North Korea's latest test missile flew over Hokkaido in northern Japan on Friday and landed in the Pacific about 2,000 km (1,240 miles) to the east, the Japanese government said. It travelled about 3,700 km (2,300 miles) in total, according to South Korea's military, far enough to reach the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, which the North has threatened before. "The range of this test was significant since North Korea demonstrated that it could reach Guam with this missile," the Union of Concerned Scientists advocacy group said in a statement. However, the accuracy of the missile, still at an early stage of development, was low, it said. On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson called on China, Pyongyang's only ally, and Russia to apply more pressure on North Korea by "taking direct actions of their own." Beijing has pushed back, urging Washington to do more to rein in North Korea. "Honestly, I think the United States should be doing .. much more than now, so that there's real effective international cooperation on this issue," China's ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai, said on Friday. "They should refrain from issuing more threats. They should do more to find effective ways to resume dialogue and negotiation," he said, while adding that China would never accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons state. North Korea staged its sixth and most powerful nuclear bomb test earlier this month and in July tested long-range intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching at least parts of the U.S. mainland. Last month, North Korea fired an intermediate range missile that also flew over Hokkaido into the ocean. Warning announcements about the latest missile blared in parts of northern Japan, while many residents received alerts on their mobile phones or saw warnings on TV telling them to seek refuge. The U.S. military said it had detected a single intermediate range ballistic missile but it did not pose a threat to North America or Guam. Global equities investors largely shrugged off the latest missile test by North Korea as shares on Wall Street set new highs on Friday. DIFFERENCES OVER DIRECT TALKS Trump has promised not to allow North Korea to threaten the United States with a nuclear-tipped missile. Russia's U.N. ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, said the United States needed to begin talks with North Korea, something that Washington has so far ruled out. "We called on our U.S. partners and others to implement political and diplomatic solutions that are provided for in the resolution," Nebenzia told reporters after the Security Council meeting. "Without implementing this, we also will consider it as a non-compliance with the resolution." Asked about the prospect for direct talks, a White House spokesman said, "As the president and his national security team have repeatedly said, now is not the time to talk to North Korea." South Korean President Moon Jae-in also said dialogue with the North was impossible at this point. He ordered officials to analyse and prepare for possible new North Korean threats, including electromagnetic pulse and biochemical attacks. The United States and South Korea are technically still at war with North Korea because the 1950-53 Korean conflict ended with a truce and not a peace treaty. The North accuses the United States, which has 28,500 troops in South Korea, of planning to invade and regularly threatens to destroy it and its Asian allies. -- © Copyright Reuters 2017-09-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 (edited) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-37 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth-generation_jet_fighter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_B-2_Spirit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided_missile_destroyer#United_States_Navy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles-class_submarine#Weapons Edited September 16, 2017 by NCC1701A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksidedog Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 17 minutes ago, rooster59 said: North Korea said on Saturday it aims to reach an "equilibrium" of military force with the United States, Laughable comment and absolutely never going to happen. Less funny is that the situation is becoming ever more unstable and the chances of conflict and casualties is growing ever higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllThaiedUp Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 His days are numbered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatalot Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Should never be allowed to happen. Time is running out has run out. Most wars happened because of stupid, greedy, or evil leaders. And the innocent public had to bleed. Looks it will happen again unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 His days are numberedHard to predict but more likely he'll rule for decades while his opponent trump will rule for a few years that will feel like decades ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdenner Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Hope he gets a better deal on Submarines than Thailand has. I look forward to seeing his fleet of aircraft carriers and support vessels as well --- or even just his versions of the Humvee and on and on and on ....... This fool has just awoken from a wet dream and IMHO his days are numbered with his demise orchestrated from within his own administration --- can't assassinate many more of em before someone says enough is enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 3 hours ago, rooster59 said: North Korea says seeking military 'equilibrium' with U.S. But they have that already. North Korea's super weapon is the Dear Leader himself, in his alter ego "Fat Boy" the super hero. He can be anywhere at the same time. Any bomb, rocket, missile, throwing axe aimed at N.K. will be intercepted and eaten by him, with no more ill-effect than a gentle flatulence soothing the North Korean people swaying in the breeze. phhht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli42 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 There is no military option that does not see a huge slice of the South Korean population being wiped out. With zero support from South Korea and China there is no military option for the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 4 hours ago, NCC1701A said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-37 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth-generation_jet_fighter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_B-2_Spirit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided_missile_destroyer#United_States_Navy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles-class_submarine#Weapons Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijb Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 A big missile won't cure short man/small penis disease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuaBS Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 He's going to need a couple of thousands nukes for reaching an equilibrium , so start building them Kim ! ( I'm sure he reads ThaiVisa ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 1 hour ago, chilli42 said: There is no military option that does not see a huge slice of the South Korean population being wiped out. With zero support from South Korea and China there is no military option for the US. There is if NK makes a first strike that crosses a line that can't be crossed. Will they be so stupid to do that? It's hard to say the odds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 1 hour ago, chilli42 said: There is no military option that does not see a huge slice of the South Korean population being wiped out. With zero support from South Korea and China there is no military option for the US. Kim has gone way beyond his predecessors. None of which were removed by external forces. He's a nut and bears responsibility for the consequences of his actions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 (edited) I don't think he's a nut but I do think it's harder for NK to know what the U.S. president really means with the current potus. So the chances of a tragic misunderstanding leading to an accidental horrific war are definitely greater than before. Edited September 16, 2017 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 28 minutes ago, Jingthing said: I don't think he's a nut but I do think it's harder for NK to know what the U.S. president really means with the current potus. So the chances of a tragic misunderstanding leading to an accidental horrific war are definitely greater than before. His aggressive missile tests began well before Trump. He's a nut if he lets his people starve and kills an uncle with an anti-aircraft gun for falling asleep in a meeting. Plus, he killed his half brother. No sane person does that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 9 hours ago, rooster59 said: "Honestly, I think the United States should be doing .. much more than now ... China's ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai, said ... "They should refrain from issuing more threats. They should do more to find effective ways to resume dialogue and negotiation," he said, while adding that China would never accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons state. That's BS! China is in a better position than any country to rein in NK, a rogue state that is currently determined to be what China will never accept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 His aggressive missile tests began well before Trump. He's a nut if he lets his people starve and kills an uncle with an anti-aircraft gun for falling asleep in a meeting. Plus, he killed his half brother. No sane person does that.Evil is not the same thing as insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboon Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 5 hours ago, Jingthing said: I don't think he's a nut but I do think it's harder for NK to know what the U.S. president really means with the current potus. So the chances of a tragic misunderstanding leading to an accidental horrific war are definitely greater than before. Nothing he has done so far points him out to be insane. Icily rational, yes, but what would you do if you were in his position? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 16 hours ago, NCC1701A said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-37 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth-generation_jet_fighter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_B-2_Spirit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided_missile_destroyer#United_States_Navy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles-class_submarine#Weapons Not forgetting the B1 aka " Bone " or bad to the Bone as George Thorogood did sing .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 10 hours ago, BuaBS said: He's going to need a couple of thousands nukes for reaching an equilibrium , so start building them Kim ! ( I'm sure he reads ThaiVisa ) Kim loved to check out T V F posts for tips on how to wind up the U S whilst sat in a field having a fag with his big hat buddies .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 8 hours ago, Jingthing said: Evil is not the same thing as insane. I posted a diagnosis some time ago from a doctor saying it was. Perhaps not insane, but mentally unbalanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 10 hours ago, Jonmarleesco said: That's BS! China is in a better position than any country to rein in NK, a rogue state that is currently determined to be what China will never accept. A recent article shows how China has hardly any leverage over NK now. One reason they've done little to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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