Posted on 06/12/2017 10:40:32 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Donald Trump famously boasted that “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters.” I wonder if that offer is good for a North Korean long-range missile hitting the same spot?
I ask, because North Korea’s state media is now hinting that it will test a long-range missile capable of hitting New York — and trolling Donald Trump in the process.
You may recall that back in January, some media outlets got the idea that North Korea might test an intercontinental-range ballistic missile (ICBM), prompting Trump to unleash a two-part Twitter tirade.....
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I never heard him say that.
They can’t even get a rocket off the launch pad let alone across an ocean.
He did. But it didn’t affect him.
Let’s be more concerned with what NK is doing and what we’re NOT doing about them.
Foreign Policy magazine has become a haven for leftist, delusional lunatics. This guy proves it beyond any doubt.
He did.
https://www.google.com/#q=north+korea+new+york&tbm=nws
We are going to have to kill him one way or another.
He was just repeating someone's insult, but if he did, we'd figure he had a darn fine reason for doing so.
Fat boi’s thong must be itching. He’ll Self-destruct first ...
Have no fear. Dennis Rodman has arrived in N. Korea! All is well! /s
The neither the Norks nor the Islamo-terrorists need an ICBM!
I used to worry that they could bring one into a US harbor in a yacht, or across the border in a truck. After reading this, they could probably use a bass boat, an old VW Beetle or strap it to the back of the seat on a Harley trike.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W80_(nuclear_warhead)
The W80 is physically quite small: the “physics package” itself is about the size of a conventional Mk.81 250-pound (110 kg) bomb, 11.8 inches (30 cm) in diameter and 31.4 inches (80 cm) long, and only slightly heavier at about 290 pounds (130 kg).
Armorers have the ability to select the yield of the resulting explosion in-flight, a capability referred to as variable yield. The minimum yield, perhaps using just the boosted fission primary, is around 5 kilotons of TNT; the highest yield is equivalent to around 150 kt.
You do know that they have 2 satellites in orbit right now.
Only if launched from a sub or brought in through our open and porous borders.
There IS a bright side - Half the screaming liberal dems would be wiped out in one fell swoop!
This old lie being resurrected...
I remember what really happened:
It was a lib reporter who first said this about Trump, implying that his supporters were so cultish and robotic, he could do no wrong in their eyes. It was NOT meant as compliment to Trump or to his followers.
Then, in a few rallies Trump jokingly repeated the line as an example of how loyal his supporters were.
When he used it, the line was always preceded by a few references to the size of his crowds, and prefixed by “Did you hear what they said about my supporters? They said they are so loyal I could.....”
Then he would say “unbelievable” a couple times and shake his head.
Attributing this quote to Trump as if it was his boast or him supporting violence was just just another in a long string of disingenuous media fabrications still being foisted by the fake news to this day.
Understood, but even if the DPKR had a 10 Kt package that is ten time the weight & size, it would still fit in an Econoline van.
The point I wanted to make is that the press & politicians focus on ICMBs when that type of delivery is neither technically nor financially efficient for third tier players.
And such sophisticated delivery systems are unnecessary. The liberals try to lull us into a false sense of security saying, “Oh, Iran (or N. Korea or ISIS) do not have missles capable of reaching the US”.
I am so impressed. Their technology appears to be going backwards, rapidly.
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