[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Damned ominous that he has been unseen for so long!

jeffers...thanks for the ping!

Pinging some others....

[SunkenCiv]

They're preparing for a nuclear test.

And by a strange coincidence, the US is considering a short-term resumption of atmospheric testing of a sort, somewhere north of the 38th parallel...

[blam]

Nuclear War Starting In Ten Days?

[Marine_Uncle]

If NK finally achieves nuclear capability (the ability to construct a fully operational and somewhat reliable atomic weapon), they still are in the same boat they are now. They may find they then will get even less aid from any country.
As for Iran. Same goes. Russia and China cannot afford to allow their two proxies to step over some line of demarcation so to speak. Once they demonstrate they are a known threat from the nuclear viewpoint, then they (NK,Iran) are targets.
Russian and China have a strong desire to become world class economies, energy producers etc..
In order to achieve their goals they need Canada, USA, Europe to provide them with a lot of money, by way of trade.
The two proxies are literally third rate, rather poorly managed countries from a economical point, that continue to demonstrate, they cannot on their own get their way.
There are many different ways one can look at this.
Cuba during the sixtees can be used as a prime example. They had Russian ICBM pointed at the USA. Castro was hoping up and down just like NK and Iran is now.
Notice what became of Cuba. And in this case, we where in the nuclear age. So it is not like a whole new set of equations had to be generated to analyize how best to deal with the aggressor nation. Just some thoughts.

[SierraWasp]

Do you remember Sputnik? Do you remember the stunned silence in this country? Do you remember the rush to improve science education in our "GovernMental Schools" so we could "win the space race?"

If NK lights one off in even a "test," it'll sober up each and everyone of these stupid leftist politicians and judges, to say nothing of the MSM types!!!

Everyone will snap to "attention" and salute our POTUS!!! (I know, I know... it's just wishful thinking!!!)

[SierraWasp]

Hey Ernest! If he's gonna light off a nuke, why the heck would he bother diggin a hole to throw it down? He don't care 'bout the danged environment! What do those unnamed "intelligence" officials think this nut is? A Sierra Clubber? Ha Ha Ha!!!

To me, this just absolutely BLOWS the credibility of this story all to hell!!! Sorry...