Looks like more sanctions coming.
China proxy bump.
It’s a strategic strategy, just like Russia-Iran. Use a proxy to attack the early warning and C&C complexes of your enemy. Then after your proxy is destroyed in the retaliatory strike exercise the mutual defense treaty to launch a full scale strike on your enemy.
NK is China’s proxy force against the US.
Iran is Russia’s proxy force against Europe.
Okay, we surrender! Oh wait a minute, Obama is no longer the president. Never mind...
PDJT knows how to handle this dust up.
Probably an anti-tank weapon IMHO.
May be a small drone... that’d be kind of interesting.
Little Tactical Guided Weapon Man
It’s not an icbm. They can make all of the shitty cruise missiles they want. Who are they to waste them on? Any of the powers in the area would make short work of them.
Kim mounted an observation post to learn about the test-fire of the new-type tactical guided weapon and guide the test-fire.
Insert photo of Kim building weapon,
guiding test, etc.here.
I doubt it will be a major deal breaker if it is tactical in nature instead of strategic.
What do people generally feel it will be?
1) He could chose to ignore.
This is in and of itself a tactic. He would have to suppress his propensity and need to tweet out his reaction and thus set in stone US policy on the development. Silence is an option.
2) He could continue to cajole, flatter and appease.
This is proving to have its limits but again, it is an option and we will soon know.
3) He could drop the carrots and return to sticks.
By that, it could be an impulsive tweet really angry at Rocket Boy (for sure he is going to feel some level of embarrassment), or announce some ramping up of sanctions. From there on, it will develop invariably into the usual 'tit for tat' and we will be back where we were in spring of 2018.
Who knows how this will shake out? If one truly grasped the nature of Kim Jong Un, and his family dynasty, this was probably only a matter of time. Or it might be an incremental testing, another in a long series of temper tantrums when they don't get their way, to pre-position additional diplomatic talks in their favor.
Need more information. Tactical is the operative word. What is the range of this weapon and what does it do? The Pentagon claims it could not detect its launch.
Preempt Kim or put American citizens at risk. KNOCK HIM OUT NOW!!
Well NK is a nation. It does have the right to have some weapons. As long as they are not WMD’s then no one has the right to stop them unless they use them for the wrong purpose.
So the norks have invented the tow missile?
Japan needs to test a nuclear warhead. We already know they are 30 minutes from being nuclear capable. They need to up the pressure with a 5 megaton test. Normally I would say 0.8-1.2 megaton test but China and NK keep pushing. I would be ok with 10 megs. It’s academic at that level.
What North Korea really needs is a missile-guided pot roast with a side of potatoes and coleslaw and a slice of pie.
If they could invent that, they might turn that demented hell-hole around.
Think the Iran sanctions are hard, the Syrian-Iranian-N.Korean proxies of Russia are going to find it rough going shortly.