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White House says North Korea supplying Russia with artillery shells
Reuters ^ | November 2, 2022 | David Brunnstrom, Idrees Ali, and Susan Heavey

Posted on 11/02/2022 10:30:43 AM PDT by Timber Rattler

The United States has information that indicates North Korea is covertly supplying Russia with a "significant" number of artillery shells for its war in Ukraine, White House National Security spokesperson John Kirby said on Wednesday.

Kirby told a virtual briefing that North Korea was attempting to obscure the shipments by funneling them through countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

"Our indications are that the DPRK is covertly supplying and we are going to monitor to see whether the shipments are received," Kirby said, adding that Washington would consult with the United Nations on accountability issues over the shipments.

"We do have a sense on where they are going to transfer these shells," Kirby said, but declined to give any more details as the U.S. weighs its possible options.

Kirby said the amount of shells was not insignificant, but was unlikely to change the momentum or outcome of the war. However, they could still be deadly for Ukrainians, he said.

"And it's certainly not going to change our calculus ... or with so many of our allies and partners about the kinds of capabilities we're going to continue to provide the Ukrainians," he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: 000spamspamspam; bidenbacker; davidbrunnstrom; europe; idreesali; nato; putinlovertrollsonfr; putinsbuttboys; putinworshippers; susanheavey; ukraine; war; zottherussiantrolls
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First Russia gets help from the mullahs and Revolutionary Guard Corps, and now from the Norks. The Axis of Evil is finally coming together.
1 posted on 11/02/2022 10:30:44 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
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Kimmy - You help Vlad? You aren’t as “lonery” as your dad.


2 posted on 11/02/2022 10:32:27 AM PDT by BigEdLB (Let’s go Brandon!)
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Well, it’s probably small change. When the Norks supply Russia with $80Billion+, please do let us know.


3 posted on 11/02/2022 10:33:41 AM PDT by C210N (Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.)
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To: Timber Rattler

Kimmy wouldn’t do a thing when Orange Man Great was running the show.
Stolen elections have catastrophic consequences.


4 posted on 11/02/2022 10:34:03 AM PDT by bobcat62
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“First Russia gets help from the mullahs and Revolutionary Guard Corps, and now from the Norks.”

If you can believe anything the white house says...


5 posted on 11/02/2022 10:34:37 AM PDT by babygene (Make America Great Again)
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Latent October surpise


6 posted on 11/02/2022 10:35:09 AM PDT by llevrok (Pronouns: Me/myself/& I)
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To: Timber Rattler

Just as the west made this an East v. West proxy war.


7 posted on 11/02/2022 10:35:23 AM PDT by circlecity
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The evil ones have always shared a relationship.

Korean United Nations war.

“Despite its denials at the time, the Soviet Union was intimately involved in the Korean War. The contribution made by the Soviets was vital. They provided diplomatic support, strategic and grand tactical planning, including the planning of the invasion of South Korea, and essential logistical support. They supplied and trained the air forces of China and North Korea. Soviet pilots flew aircraft with Chinese or North Korean markings and after the war claimed to have shot down over 400 UN aircraft.”


8 posted on 11/02/2022 10:39:15 AM PDT by ansel12 (NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.)
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... And Cuba is next to blame.


9 posted on 11/02/2022 10:39:40 AM PDT by BobL
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50 former U.S. intel agency heads will no doubt soon write a letter confirming the story.


10 posted on 11/02/2022 10:40:14 AM PDT by FirstFlaBn
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You don’t think the Iranians are selling drones to the Russians? The Russians admit it!


11 posted on 11/02/2022 10:41:05 AM PDT by Alter Kaker (Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
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Kim claims US supplying Ukraine with artillery shells. 🤡🐂💩


12 posted on 11/02/2022 10:41:23 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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And the US is has not given UKR M-77 Howitzers and HIMARS they’ve gone through like hotcakes on a griddle? Word is the UKR’s don’t even clean and repair any of this stuff. Just fire and forget till it don’t work no more... Winning..


13 posted on 11/02/2022 10:42:38 AM PDT by Gaffer
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WW 2.95!


14 posted on 11/02/2022 10:42:57 AM PDT by Don Corleone (leave the gun, take the canolis)
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To: babygene

I’m more likely to believe north Korea at this point.


15 posted on 11/02/2022 10:43:08 AM PDT by Bulwyf
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Not that I care for it one bit, but what right do we have to deny North Korea the sale of their conventional military weapons to another country? We do it every week.


16 posted on 11/02/2022 10:43:11 AM PDT by blackdog (The head, hands, and heart, serve even further than the purse. )
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SO WHAT!

AND WHO REALLY CARES?

17 posted on 11/02/2022 10:43:15 AM PDT by icclearly
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China = North Korea


18 posted on 11/02/2022 10:45:00 AM PDT by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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Russia can’t make their own?......................


19 posted on 11/02/2022 10:45:55 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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It’s almost certain that NK will sell their oldest shells first. I couldn’t find information on the shelf life of artillery shells, but I did find some information on regular ammunition. As expected, a lot depends on the conditions the shells were stored in. A shell made of brass and stored in a wooden box should be good almost forever if it was stored in a dry, temperate environment. As for powder charges in bags, the type used to motivate much larger calibers, well, that could easily go bad if not properly stored for the last fifty years.

Of course, I could be wrong, and NK may be selling newly minted shells and powder.


20 posted on 11/02/2022 10:46:09 AM PDT by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud? )
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