North Korea v USA

They either play nicely, or I'm gonna fuck them all up.

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2010/11/28/47/0401000000AEN20101128001900320F.HTML

Very brief report of sounds of artillery fire on Yeonpyeong. 11:45KST which I think is in the last 2 hours

HTTP://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2010/11/28/0200000000AEN20101128002500315.HTML

Max is the best Korea.

pfft...Max has no Korea.

Anyone know if there is much in this wikileaks thing to do with our North Korean allies?

Anyone know if there is much in this wikileaks thing to do with our North Korean allies?

Our close international partners North Korea have - so claimed in this new round of wikileaks - sold ballistic missiles to Iran that are capable of hitting Western Europe (us). With one of the big stories being that Saudi has been urging the US to attack Iran, it makes the fact that Iran can now hit back at US allies in Western Europe (us) in the case of an attack - using the North Korean missiles - an important factor.

But both China & the US are in cahoots as to the eventual collapse of NK

Yep, the US (let's be honest, the whole world) want NK to fuck off and die, and China wants to eventually make NK part of China, in fact I think the US would be happy to see China assimilate NK as the lesser of two evils.

Good cheap labour in NK.
A entire society of people accustomed to to being tightly controlled.

The New China, one country [strike]two[/strike] threes systems?

Its a good point... as far as I can gather, most of the population are as poor as any on the planet, with the benefit that its not (this second) wartorn unlike many comparatively poor countries. If they threw the gates open to foreign manufacturing investment, they'd probably make a mint.

NIKE FTW!

Oof.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/29/wikileaks-cables-china-reunified-korea

Will North Korea just fold, or do something mental in a 'shit-or-bust' move?

Will North Korea just fold, or do something mental in a 'shit-or-bust' move?

With China as pissed off as they are with NK, their allegiance is by far more with the US. My guess is that this will drag on for years, with the occasional flare-up and just end with a bit of a coup followed by a mass invasion by nike and gap.

Today:

North Korea 'ready for sacred war' with the South

North Korea is ready for a "sacred war of justice" using the nuclear deterrent, its armed forces minister has said.

Wouldn't really be Xmas without the threat of nuclear war.

Merry Christmas Kim Jong-il!

With any luck the Nork regime will back themselves into a corner with belligerent rhetoric and have to launch a Taepdong missile in anger.

When it goes out of control during the first few seconds of the launch the pure flame of embarrassment will cause them to hide in the shadows from then on.

China will fuck them up if they ever launch a missile at anyone.

They've got a 100% failure rate with their rocketry, if I was China (or South Korea ) I would be far more concerned about a nuclear warhead delivered by cargo bike.

Who delivers, Max or Scoble?

Depends on the time of day I would think

It's happening:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12106315

At least I'M attributing it to North Korea, even if no one else seems willing to.

I agree with the reporter, mass stress.

Flash Forward marketing..

Were the arkansas locals bashing pots and pans like the great sparrow war of 1958?

It's happening:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12106315

I though(t) it's about the war - US vs. Canada

Slightly off topic but interesting all the same

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military/navy-ships/what-a-war-between-china-and-the-us-would-look-like?src=rss