N. Korea, on defense after sanctions, makes nuclear threat

[webfact]

N. Korea, on defense after sanctions, makes nuclear threat
By HYUNG-JIN KIM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered his country's nuclear weapons made ready for use at a moment's notice, the country's official state news agency reported Friday.

Kim also said his country will ready its military so it is prepared to carry out pre-emptive attacks, calling the current situation very precarious, according to the Korean Central News Agency.

The threats in the statement are part of the authoritarian nation's regular propaganda effort to show strength in the face of what it sees as an effort by its enemies South Korea and the United States to overthrow its leaders; it follows harsh U.N. sanctions over the North's recent nuclear test and long-range rocket launch and comes ahead of joint U.S.-South Korean war games this month that the North claims are invasion preparations.

North Korea has threatened nuclear war in the past, but it is unclear just how advanced the country's nuclear program really is. Pyongyang is thought to have a handful of crude atomic bombs, but there is considerable outside debate about whether it is technologically able to shrink a warhead and mount it on a missile.

"The only way for defending the sovereignty of our nation and its right to existence under the present extreme situation is to bolster up nuclear force both in quality and quantity," the North's dispatch Friday said, paraphrasing Kim Jong Un. It said that Kim stressed "the need to get the nuclear warheads deployed for national defense always on standby so as to be fired any moment."

On Thursday, North Korea fired six short-range projectiles into the sea off its east coast, South Korean officials said, just hours after the U.N. Security Council approved the toughest sanctions on the North in two decades.

The firings also came shortly after South Korea's National Assembly passed its first legislation on human rights in North Korea.

The North Korean projectiles, fired from the eastern coastal town of Wonsan, flew about 100 to 150 kilometers (60 to 90 miles) before landing in the sea, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.

North Korea routinely test-fires missiles and rockets, but often conducts weapons launches when angered at international condemnation.

Thursday's firings were seen as a "low-level" response to the U.N. sanctions, with North Korea unlikely to launch any major provocation until its landmark ruling Workers' Party convention in May, according to Yang Moo-jin, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul.

North Korean citizens in the capital, Pyongyang, interviewed by The Associated Press said Thursday they believe their country can fight off any sanctions.

"No kind of sanctions will ever work on us, because we've lived under U.S. sanctions for more than half a century," said Pyongyang resident Song Hyo Il. "And in the future, we're going to build a powerful and prosperous country here, relying on our own development."

North Korean state media earlier warned that the imposition of new sanctions would be a "grave provocation" that shows "extreme" U.S. hostility against the country. It said the sanctions would not result in the country's collapse or prevent it from launching more rockets.

The U.N. sanctions include mandatory inspections of cargo leaving and entering North Korea by land, sea or air; a ban on all sales or transfers of small arms and light weapons to the North; and the expulsion of North Korean diplomats who engage in "illicit activities."

In Beijing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said China, North Korea's closest ally, hoped the U.N. sanctions would be implemented "comprehensively and seriously," while harm to ordinary North Korean citizens would be avoided.

At the United Nations, Russia's ambassador, Vitaly Churkin, asked about the North's firing of short-range projectiles, said, "It means that they're not drawing the proper conclusions yet."

Japan's U.N. ambassador, Motohide Yoshikawa, said, "That's their way of reacting to what we have decided."

"They may do something more," Yoshikawa said. "So we will see."

In January, North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test, which it claimed was a hydrogen bomb. Last month, it put a satellite into orbit with a long-range rocket that the United Nations and others saw as a cover for a test of banned ballistic missile technology.

Just before the U.N. sanctions were unanimously adopted, South Korea's National Assembly passed a bill that would establish a center tasked with collecting, archiving and publishing information about human rights in North Korea. It is required to transfer that information to the Justice Ministry, a step parliamentary officials say would provide legal grounds to punish rights violators in North Korea when the two Koreas eventually reunify.


-- (c) Associated Press 2016-03-04

[webfact]

Kim Jong Un orders North Korea to ready nuclear weapons for use 'at any time'



SEOUL: -- North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his country’s military to be ready to use nuclear weapons at ‘any time’ according the the communist state’s news agency.

Kim is reported to have supervised an exercise involving newly developed multiple rocket launchers.

The KCNA news agency on its website reported that Kim has told his military leaders to update their posture to a readiness to launch pre-emptive strikes, claiming that “enemies are threatening the state’s survival.”

According to the South Korean government the North fired six short-range weapons into the sea on Thursday from Wonsan on the eastern coast. A spokesman said they were unsure if they were rockets or guided missiles

This latest development comes after the United Nations imposed tough new sanctions on North Korea over a recent nuclear test and missile launch.

The US Defense Department responded to Kim’s nuclear readiness order by saying that Pyongyang should refrain from provocative actions that aggravate tensions.

A Pentagon spokesman said the situation on the Korean peninsula is being closely monitored in coordination with regional allies. He added that North Korea should be focusing on fulfilling its international obligations and commitments.

-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2016-03-04

[ezzra]

The little toad was allowed for too long to grow to an ugly and menacing monster, partly because the world leaders believed in ' diplomacy ' process not realizing that a rabid dog best to be put down, this is a wake up call to what Iran one day will say and do... don't say you weren't warned.....

[canuckamuck]

Love that photo, such a classic super villain get up, especially the hair. But the dough boy face keeps you from taking it seriously. He would be a smash at Cosplay.

[NeverSure]

That's the only face I can recall ever wanting to just smash with my fist. While his people do without, that fat little bastard is wearing a $10,000 suit.

[trogers]

Fire ten missiles, and get ready for a few hundreds in response...Stupid!

[craigt3365]

And some people wonder why they west is imposing sanctions on this country. Wow...a bit unstable???

[Kaalle]

Highly unlikely he is willing to give up his life of luxury and sex with teenage girls by initiating a war. I hope...

[bangkokheat]

shoot his hair stylist

[Thongkorn]

shoot his hair stylist

That's a bit harsh mate

[ggt]

This N. Korean leader nut-case is a serious threat to world peace...

We can only hope that he loves himself more than wants to start a nuclear war...

[annabel]

Love that photo, such a classic super villain get up, especially the hair. But the dough boy face keeps you from taking it seriously. He would be a smash at Cosplay.

I really think his mirror is the same as the one in Snow White's story only it is frozen and can't show him anyone better looking ... or more despicable to challenge him

[Wilsonandson]

North Korea has stepped up army recruitment and called on former soldiers to re-enlist to bolster its ground forces ahead of the traditional joint military exercise between South Korea and the US, according to sources inside the country

http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/03/05/north-korea-steps-up-army-recruitment-ahead-of-military-exercise.html

Is he bluffing?

[baboon]

You posters who are raised on shock headlines and 3 minute news 'analysis' can relax. It isn't going to happen apart from in the fanciful imagination certain figures are trying to program into you.

Have no lessons been learned from recent history?

[craigt3365]

You posters who are raised on shock headlines and 3 minute news 'analysis' can relax. It isn't going to happen apart from in the fanciful imagination certain figures are trying to program into you.

Have no lessons been learned from recent history?

Hmmm....not sure all of these are shock headlines:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_border_incidents_involving_North_Korea

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardment_of_Yeonpyeong

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROKS_Cheonan_sinking

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Pueblo_%28AGER-2%29

[baboon]

^^

No they aren't, but there are always two sides to all these stories.

[neverdie]

That's the only face I can recall ever wanting to just smash with my fist. While his people do without, that fat little bastard is wearing a $10,000 suit.

In defence of the cost of the suit sir, you must realise there's enough material in it to stitch up a small circus tent.

[neverdie]

This N. Korean leader nut-case is a serious threat to world peace...

We can only hope that he loves himself more than wants to start a nuclear war...

Mate, the Americans have this great new little nuclear device, it's small and targeted. They could send this little baby in on the back of a fly and it would head straight for his smelly little freckle, at which point it could be detonated striking the area closest to his brain.

What an arseeeeehole.

[neverdie]

You posters who are raised on shock headlines and 3 minute news 'analysis' can relax. It isn't going to happen apart from in the fanciful imagination certain figures are trying to program into you.

Have no lessons been learned from recent history?

So true, but I still think you need to factor In the fat little mans 'madness' factor.

[craigt3365]

^^

No they aren't, but there are always two sides to all these stories.

Sadly, the other side of the story is coming from a country 100% controlled by a maniacal dictator. LOL

[baboon]

You posters who are raised on shock headlines and 3 minute news 'analysis' can relax. It isn't going to happen apart from in the fanciful imagination certain figures are trying to program into you.

Have no lessons been learned from recent history?

So true, but I still think you need to factor In the fat little mans 'madness' factor.

'This message has been brought to you by the people who gave us the WMDS and yellowcake.' I can't believe how many otherwise intelligent and sensible posters are falling for it yet again.

DPRK - Mad dictatorship.

USSR - Mad dictatorship.

China - Mad dictatorship.

Iran - Mad dictatorship.

Iraq - Mad dictatorship.

Syria - Mad dictatorship.

Cuba - Mad dictatorship.

Saudi Arabia - Mad dic- sorry, Great bunch of lads. Scrub that one.

Do you not see a bit of a pattern here?

[craigt3365]

You posters who are raised on shock headlines and 3 minute news 'analysis' can relax. It isn't going to happen apart from in the fanciful imagination certain figures are trying to program into you.

Have no lessons been learned from recent history?

So true, but I still think you need to factor In the fat little mans 'madness' factor.

'This message has been brought to you by the people who gave us the WMDS and yellowcake.' I can't believe how many otherwise intelligent and sensible posters are falling for it yet again.

DPRK - Mad dictatorship.

USSR - Mad dictatorship.

China - Mad dictatorship.

Iran - Mad dictatorship.

Iraq - Mad dictatorship.

Syria - Mad dictatorship.

Cuba - Mad dictatorship.

Saudi Arabia - Mad dic- sorry, Great bunch of lads. Scrub that one.

Do you not see a bit of a pattern here?

A perfect pattern. Pariah states run by maniacal dictators. You left out a few. Venezuela for one.

[baboon]

Some countries I omitted because they are not on the West's shitlist. Yet.

[craigt3365]

Some countries I omitted because they are not on the West's shitlist. Yet.

They are on this list for a good reason. Total nut jobs.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/900752-north-korea-again-threatens-nuke-strikes-on-us-south-korea/

North Korea is yet again threatening nuclear strikes on the United States and South Korea, this time in reaction to the start of huge U.S.-South Korean military drills.

[neverdie]

You posters who are raised on shock headlines and 3 minute news 'analysis' can relax. It isn't going to happen apart from in the fanciful imagination certain figures are trying to program into you.

Have no lessons been learned from recent history?

So true, but I still think you need to factor In the fat little mans 'madness' factor.

'This message has been brought to you by the people who gave us the WMDS and yellowcake.' I can't believe how many otherwise intelligent and sensible posters are falling for it yet again.

DPRK - Mad dictatorship.

USSR - Mad dictatorship.

China - Mad dictatorship.

Iran - Mad dictatorship.

Iraq - Mad dictatorship.

Syria - Mad dictatorship.

Cuba - Mad dictatorship.

Saudi Arabia - Mad dic- sorry, Great bunch of lads. Scrub that one.

Do you not see a bit of a pattern here?

Maybe TVF should send over a team of members to interview the phat little man to ascertain if he is in fact what he claims to be, ie: worlds greatest <insert whatever> and all round Mr nice guy.

All these claims from folks that escaped his country after years in gaols and torture camps are nothing but Propergander ?

[craigt3365]

You posters who are raised on shock headlines and 3 minute news 'analysis' can relax. It isn't going to happen apart from in the fanciful imagination certain figures are trying to program into you.

Have no lessons been learned from recent history?

So true, but I still think you need to factor In the fat little mans 'madness' factor.

'This message has been brought to you by the people who gave us the WMDS and yellowcake.' I can't believe how many otherwise intelligent and sensible posters are falling for it yet again.

DPRK - Mad dictatorship.

USSR - Mad dictatorship.

China - Mad dictatorship.

Iran - Mad dictatorship.

Iraq - Mad dictatorship.

Syria - Mad dictatorship.

Cuba - Mad dictatorship.

Saudi Arabia - Mad dic- sorry, Great bunch of lads. Scrub that one.

Do you not see a bit of a pattern here?

Maybe TVF should send over a team of members to interview the phat little man to ascertain if he is in fact what he claims to be, ie: worlds greatest <insert whatever> and all round Mr nice guy.

All these claims from folks that escaped his country after years in gaols and torture camps are nothing but Propergander ?

Perhaps Baboon would like to relocate to one of these countries and let us know first hand how it goes?

[baboon]

Residence permits are a bit of a bugger, unfortunately. I can recommend the North Korean beer however. Just don't ask them if they have got any Motörhead at the music room in the Grand People's Study House - I think that was what blew it for me...

[baboon]

You posters who are raised on shock headlines and 3 minute news 'analysis' can relax. It isn't going to happen apart from in the fanciful imagination certain figures are trying to program into you.

Have no lessons been learned from recent history?

So true, but I still think you need to factor In the fat little mans 'madness' factor.

'This message has been brought to you by the people who gave us the WMDS and yellowcake.' I can't believe how many otherwise intelligent and sensible posters are falling for it yet again.

DPRK - Mad dictatorship.

USSR - Mad dictatorship.

China - Mad dictatorship.

Iran - Mad dictatorship.

Iraq - Mad dictatorship.

Syria - Mad dictatorship.

Cuba - Mad dictatorship.

Saudi Arabia - Mad dic- sorry, Great bunch of lads. Scrub that one.

Do you not see a bit of a pattern here?

Maybe TVF should send over a team of members to interview the phat little man to ascertain if he is in fact what he claims to be, ie: worlds greatest <insert whatever> and all round Mr nice guy.

All these claims from folks that escaped his country after years in gaols and torture camps are nothing but Propergander ?

Not nothing but propaganda, but served with a hefty dose.

As for the TVF trip, count me in if the management are paying...

[Publicus]

Kim is blowing hard again.

Monday the US-ROK Joint Armed Forces Command begins its annual military exercises that go into April. Kim hates these huge exercises as all the Kims have gone bonkers over 'em. Each Kim has always raised a huge stink when the exercises happen. Plus the newest sanctions hit hard against the bucks income the regime gets from all kinds of illicit activities....

South Korea’s military said this year’s war games will be the largest yet staged, involving 300,000 South Korean military personnel and 17,000 from the US.

Analysts say one element of North Korea’s traditional anger over the drills is that they force the impoverished nation to respond with its own costly war games.

Responding to North Korea’s threat, South Korean defence ministry spokesman Moon Sang Gyun said it must refrain from a “rash act that brings destruction upon itself”.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/07/north-korea-threatens-to-reduce-us-and-south-korea-to-flames-and-ash

One also needs to take notice of the rifles in the photo.......

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They appear to be something held over from World War I.

The stock of the rifles appear to be made of wood, which no modern regular military rifle has. Much too long a rifle for any rifle post-WW I -- waaay too long and laughably so. Longer than almost all WW2 rifles besides. Typical WW2 rifle was 44 inches in length and the rifles in the photo are much longer than 44 inches.

I can't get a close enough look in the photo but the rifles appear almost unmistakably like bolt action rifles which is another feature of 100 year old individual soldier weaponry. Snipers use bolt action rifles today, not regular infantry which these troops appear to be.

These observations are mine based on some military service but surely there are American rifle fanatics that might want to comment further on this.

The N Koran Infantry are marching the Goose-step which the Nazis did and the Russians like to do (among a few other military forces).

Either way the New Jersey rightwinge militia could probably dispose of these guyz in a short order.

[Wilsonandson]

Kim is blowing hard again.

Monday the US-ROK Joint Armed Forces Command begins its annual military exercises that go into April. Kim hates these huge exercises as all the Kims have gone bonkers over 'em. Each Kim has always raised a huge stink when the exercises happen. Plus the newest sanctions hit hard against the bucks income the regime gets from all kinds of illicit activities....

South Korea’s military said this year’s war games will be the largest yet staged, involving 300,000 South Korean military personnel and 17,000 from the US.

Analysts say one element of North Korea’s traditional anger over the drills is that they force the impoverished nation to respond with its own costly war games.

Responding to North Korea’s threat, South Korean defence ministry spokesman Moon Sang Gyun said it must refrain from a “rash act that brings destruction upon itself”.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/07/north-korea-threatens-to-reduce-us-and-south-korea-to-flames-and-ash

One also needs to take notice of the rifles in the photo.......

• 

They appear to be something held over from World War I.

The stock of the rifles appear to be made of wood, which no modern regular military rifle has. Much too long a rifle for any rifle post-WW I -- waaay too long and laughably so. Longer than almost all WW2 rifles besides. Typical WW2 rifle was 44 inches in length and the rifles in the photo are much longer than 44 inches.

I can't get a close enough look in the photo but the rifles appear almost unmistakably like bolt action rifles which is another feature of 100 year old individual soldier weaponry. Snipers use bolt action rifles today, not regular infantry which these troops appear to be.

These observations are mine based on some military service but surely there are American rifle fanatics that might want to comment further on this.

The N Koran Infantry are marching the Goose-step which the Nazis did and the Russians like to do (among a few other military forces).

Either way the New Jersey rightwinge militia could probably dispose of these guyz in a short order.

Now used for ceremonial purposes only. The Mosin–Nagant (Russian: Винтовка Мосина, ISO 9: Vintovka Mosina) is a five-shot, bolt-action, internal magazine-fed, military rifle, developed by the Imperial Russian Army in 1882–91, and used by the armed forces of the Russian Empire, theSoviet Union and various other nations. It is one of the most mass-produced military bolt-action rifles in history with over 37 million units produced since its conception in 1891, and in spite of its age it has shown up in various conflicts around the world even up to the modern day, being plentiful, cheap, rugged, simple to use, and effective, much like the AK-47 and its variants.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosin%E2%80%93Nagant

Here's what they use in times of war.