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N. Korea still open to talks with US as Trump threatens Kim Jong-un after scrapping summit
The Telegraph UK ^ | May 24, 2018

Posted on 05/24/2018 4:09:02 PM PDT by Hadean

North Korea said on Friday it was still open to talks with the US despite Donald Trump's threat of military action after cancelling their June 12 summit in Singapore.

Pyongyang described the US president's decision to pull the plug on the much anticipated meeting as "extremely regrettable".

"The abrupt announcement of the cancellation of the meeting is unexpected for us and we cannot but find it extremely regrettable," Kim Kye Gwan, North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister, said in a statement carried by the state-run KCNA news agency.

"We again state to the US our willingness to sit face-to-face at any time in any form to resolve the problem," Kim added.

The US president said on Thursday the American military was “ready if necessary” to react with its allies should North Korea take any “foolish or reckless acts”.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: china; communism; expansionism; kimjongun; nkorea; northkorea; russia; summit; trump
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To: DesertRhino
”That’s just retarded. A bomb armed F-35 has roughly a 600 mile strike radius. The F-35 is NOT some new nuclear warfare game changer. Astonishing claim.”

But F-35s are not B-2s that have to fly halfway around the world from Missouri. They can be based in all kinds of places long-term, and in a pinch during a crisis the F-35B can take off from a short field or road and land vertically, giving it tremendous flexibility.

Granted, even given those strengths the range is still a potential issue, but that is also why there are autonomous tanker aircraft in development. They will be able to loiter for extended periods, and if designed with stealth in mind (which is still being considered) could be difficult for the enemy to detect.

41 posted on 05/24/2018 5:22:47 PM PDT by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.`)
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To: lee martell
Petula
42 posted on 05/24/2018 5:39:43 PM PDT by ASA Vet (Make American Intelligence Great Again.)
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To: Hadean

I think I said here that UN will never give up his Nukes or his missiles. This was about bribes. Trump played it PERFECT. NoKo is now an existential treat to millions of Americans and must be preempted with nukes NOW!! We have no time to waste!!


43 posted on 05/24/2018 5:53:51 PM PDT by raiderboy (" weÂ’ll close down the country because we need border" DJT NOW !!)
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To: noiseman
It is 572 miles from the Balic Sea near Riga, Latvia to Moscow.
It is 508 miles from the Balic Sea near Narva, Estonia to Moscow.
A carrier launched F-35 from either place or both is within that 600 mile strike radius.
44 posted on 05/24/2018 6:00:19 PM PDT by ASA Vet (Make American Intelligence Great Again.)
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To: ASA Vet

Petula sang a good version.
I was actually thinking of the one done by Chris Montez from ‘66. It was sort of jazzy, as was common in popular music from those days. Lots of hand clapping, percussion and even some whistling. Chris sang in a high tenor voice, almost a falsetto.


45 posted on 05/24/2018 6:11:26 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: noiseman

Yes. F-35s are based in many countries, and thousands of them will be built. Great project.


46 posted on 05/24/2018 6:15:52 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: Hadean

I think President Trump needs to send North Korea a strong message that he is not messing around. Thinking a tactical nuke in Hollywood should do the trick! That will show Kim and the world he is serious./s


47 posted on 05/24/2018 6:19:31 PM PDT by Shark24
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To: lee martell
How about the version done by 18 year old Donna Loren in 1965 on Hollywood a-go-go.

The first appearance I remember here was 1957 (10 years old,) on the Mickey Mouse Club.

48 posted on 05/24/2018 6:24:07 PM PDT by ASA Vet (Make American Intelligence Great Again.)
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To: Hadean

Bolton - 1, Pompeo 0


49 posted on 05/24/2018 6:24:12 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Only a North Korea without Jong Un or anyone in the Kim Family in power will willingly give up nukes)
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To: Hadean

They’re ‘open’ to squat.


50 posted on 05/24/2018 6:25:33 PM PDT by Lent
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To: ASA Vet

her not hear.. Darn fat fingers.


51 posted on 05/24/2018 6:25:33 PM PDT by ASA Vet (Make American Intelligence Great Again.)
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To: ASA Vet

I’d never heard that one before. Very nice.


52 posted on 05/24/2018 6:29:57 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: BenLurkin

Not so much Team Kim as Team Deep State.


53 posted on 05/24/2018 6:32:21 PM PDT by generally ( Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
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To: DesertRhino; All

Rocket Boy got played.

Like one Mate dumps the other Mate. The other comes crawling back for a reconsidering.

All’s fair in Love & WAR! ;-)


54 posted on 05/24/2018 6:43:39 PM PDT by LiveFreeOrDie2001 ( Thank GOD Hillary didn't get elected!)
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To: rightwingcrazy

rightwingcrazy wrote:

“You talk about your nuclear capabilities, but ours are so massive and powerful that I pray to God they will never have to be used.”

Awesome !

President Trump doesn’t mince words !


55 posted on 05/24/2018 6:49:12 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: familyop

F-35s are garbage.

They don’t have anything except a little stealth. Negate that and they’re a sitting duck that can’t turn and burn or climb like a lot of better platforms.

Waste of money.


56 posted on 05/24/2018 7:01:53 PM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: noiseman

The publicized plan is for 2,456 of them for our U.S. military forces.


57 posted on 05/24/2018 7:53:53 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: Bulwyf

I’ve recently become more amenable to both positive and negative opinions about NATO military hardware. The enemy is a bully looking to take more real estate again (expansionism, invasions). If he sees more negative opinions, we’ll get it over with sooner. If he sees more positive opinions, we’ll get a little more time to prepare individually.

The awful F-35 is a done deal at least to the end of its production plans, though. We’re all stuck with it. ;-)

And as for World War 3, let’s get it on.


58 posted on 05/24/2018 8:04:48 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: ClearCase_guy

59 posted on 05/24/2018 8:10:00 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: familyop

Ya know, that thingy thar, can fly in space too.


60 posted on 05/24/2018 8:17:54 PM PDT by CJ Wolf (Tag, you're it.)
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