North Korea leader tells military to be ready to use nuclear weapons

reuters ^ | Mar 4, 2016 | Jack Kim

[pilgrim]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his country to be ready to use its nuclear weapons at any time and the military to be in "pre-emptive attack" mode in the face of growing threats from its enemies, state media said on Friday.

The comments, carried by the North's official KCNA news agency, marked a further escalation of tension on the Korean peninsula after the U.N. Security Council imposed harsh new sanctions on the isolated state for its nuclear programme.

North Korea, known for belligerent rhetoric, has previously threatened pre-emptive attacks on its enemies, including South Korea and the United States. Military experts doubt it has yet developed the capability to fire a long-range missile with a miniaturised warhead to deliver a nuclear weapon as far as the United States.

Kim made the comments as he supervised military exercises involving newly developed rocket launchers, KCNA reported. It did not mention the date of the drills but said the new weapons had South Korea within range.

South Korea's defence ministry said on Thursday the North launched several projectiles off its coast into the sea, up to 150 km (90 miles) away, an apparent response to the U.N. sanctions.

Kim said North Korea should "bolster up (its) nuclear force both in quality and quantity" and stressed "the need to get the nuclear warheads deployed for national defence always on standby so as to be fired any moment," KCNA quoted him as saying.

"Now is the time for us to convert our mode of military counteraction toward the enemies into a pre-emptive attack one in every aspect."

[pilgrim]

If you would keep it civil others would appreciate it! :)

No name calling, a dialogue is more enlightening!

Thanks!

[bigdaddy45]

Then why bring up that those cities are liberals? What’s the point?

[pilgrim]

Do not think he is all there!!!

‘Kinda unhinged!’

[rbg81]

I was responding to comment #10. Go back and read that.

[ALASKA]

I think about Kim Dumb Un finding out he has cancer and deciding to take everyone with him.

[HomerBohn]

Should have been taken out....completely by General Douglas McArthur.

Thanks to the Democrat, Harry S (for nothing) Truman!

[pilgrim]

LOL!! Personally, (it ain’t funny but have to laugh is lieu of crying!!!) do not like to think those thoughts.

Have thought them or something similar and have to ‘shoooo’ them away or they try to nest in my mind!!!!

See all the men, I think officers in his service, following him around taking notes or scribbling something and wonder what they are really thinking!

He is one dangerous, unpredictable individual!!! jmho

‘Gotta go’ find a song to sing to get those thoughts out of my mind!!! LOL!!

Later?

[pilgrim]

I agree with that!!! Think the General could and would have done it!!! Think he (Truman) let Chiang Kai-shek down!!! Forget what he attributed the containment doctrine to. Mistake!!

If we go to war, we need to go with the intention to WIN!!

Containment is not the answer!!

[HomerBohn]

Contrary to the liberal political belief, Harry was carrying water for the Soviets!

McArthur, for all his pompousness, was indeed a great general and Harry knew this. The General would have carried the war back to backward China and relegated the commissars to the rice paddies.

[Mark17]

I was also responding to Mark17’s comment, which was that Hillary and Obama wanted an American city to get nuked

Let me make that a little more clear. Even as evil as Clinton/Obungler are, I don't think that even they WANT a nuclear attack. All I am saying, is that if it happened, I don't think they would be all that disappointed.

[vette6387]

“It’s a fact that those cities ARE the most likely targets for NK missiles. It’s also a fact that they’re full of liberals.”

I stand by my statement!. To make ANY connection with the political affiliations of any Americans as the basis for thinking that a nuclear attack would “be alright,” is disgusting, and despite your more recent comments to the contrary, it’s clear to most folks what you meant to say. As far as being mad at you, I wouldn’t waste my time. I will say that you are correct with respect to a long line of pResidents who didn’t pay attention to North Korea or worse yet, kissed them on both cheeks, took their money and looked the other way. But then again those pResidents poor records, and the GOPe’s duplicity in all of it is why we’re having the election of the century right now.
As a general observation, to my mind, there’s far too much of this business of blaming this state or that for the country’s problems. There are millions of decent people living in blue states and they deserve our collective respect. I get real tired of people mostly Texans as I’ve come to understand) who love to make off-handed comments about California. They have short memories when trying to remember where Ronald Reagan came from, and the truth of the matter is, as California is, so will every state in the union become absent some serious changes. You may move away from the immediate problems where you live, but eventually it will catch up with you (or maybe your children). The way a lot of people approach the problem of creeping Socialism/Marxism, we’d have a hard time winning The Revolutionary War today.

[rbg81]

We'll, it's clear you're upset. But I still content you are mischaracterizing my remarks. I was responding to Mark17 who said:

He, Hildebeast and the Obungler, would probably welcome a nuclear attack. What better way to kill off millions of patriots, than with Nork nucs.

My response was meant to indicate that an attack on the West Coast cities would be an attack on the Democratic base, which would not be in either Obama's or Hillary's political interest. Nowhere did I say I wished that such an attack would take place.

As an aside, I spend 22 years in the Air Force, helping to defend the country against a nuclear attack. If you think for a nanosecond that I'm lobbying for a nuclear strike on a city just because its liberal, you couldn't be more wrong.

[vette6387]

“As an aside, I spend 22 years in the Air Force, helping to defend the country against a nuclear attack. If you think for a nanosecond that I’m lobbying for a nuclear strike on a city just because its liberal, you couldn’t be more wrong.”

Let’s “call the ball” on this. I accept your comments. Sorry for the misunderstanding. Our son’s best friend from HS just retired from the AF. Last post was the Pentagon, but he flew A-10’s, F-117’s in Iraq and Afghanistan and he’s married to a woman who out ranks him (She’s on the AF Secretary’s Staff). No better people that those who give their lives to the service of our country. Now we need to return the favor and elect a president who’s worthy of being called CiC!

[hattend]

Clap or die, my minions!