North Korea Flexing Muscles

2014-01-16T19:25:31-05:00

Recently the talk of the Crazy North Korean government was front and center because of Dennis Rodman's antics. The North Koreans are arming for war and you know the Pentagon knows this if we do.

So now what? They are saber rattling and threatening both us and South Korea. They are saying the South is being provocative. They are parading their missiles ala the old Soviet Union.

What is your take and this increased rhetoric?

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 16 at 2014 7:26 PM

2014-01-16T19:26:39-05:00

talk is talk, they don't know whom they are messing with.

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 16 at 2014 7:31 PM

2014-01-16T19:31:27-05:00

Parade your missiles for internal propaganda all you like. Just don't launch them.

Anyone know how many Soviet missiles would blow up on pad if launch was tried?

Even the developers of Soviet ICBMs harbored serious doubt about their reliability.

Response by TSgt Scott Hurley made Jan 16 at 2014 7:34 PM

2014-01-16T19:34:35-05:00

Even when I was stationed in South Korea in 2004. The North Koreans saber rattled every time we (the US and S. Korea) held joint exercises. We were also told that the North had spies watching us outside the base too. I can see them attacking without noticed during one of the exercises. But they are full of hot air. They have never done anything to provoke a shooting match. That is not to say they won't

Response by SSG Laureano Pabon made Feb 17 at 2014 2:24 PM

2014-02-17T14:24:15-05:00

To add to this topic I like to add this as well.

Interesting thing is with the down sizing taking place, one month after your posting this takes place.

I don't think the North Korean civilians are the problem to this.

That regime needs to be taken down fast and now.

I know that with that regime removed, both north and south Korea will be one: "Korea"

United as one.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asia/north-koreas-horrors-strikingly-similar-nazi-acts-un-n32121

North Korea's Horrors 'Strikingly Similar' To Nazi Acts: UN - NBC News

Atrocities committed by North Korea against its own people are strikingly similar to those perpetrated by the Nazis during World War II, the head of a United...

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Aug 23 at 2014 4:19 PM

2014-08-23T16:19:02-04:00

And now, they continue to "test fire" missiles into the Sea Of Japan.

Response by CPL Robert Patterson made Dec 23 at 2014 12:23 PM

2014-12-23T12:23:11-05:00

Muscle...what muscle...all I see is starving troops and poorly assembled/outdated equipment. The only way they would be able to be a real threat is if we sat on our assess and played the wait game until they finally got there hands on technology that could threaten us. I hope someone opens their eyes and does something before that happens.

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 24 at 2014 11:40 AM

2014-12-24T11:40:53-05:00

Let me state the obvious by saying that they're trying to look tough but at the same time I think everyone here can't take them seriously. Kim Jung Un may be able to bully the people of his own nation however I don't think he fully understands what he's getting into. Now while I don't want to get into a war with the North Koreans I feel that without a doubt that we can take them in a fight should it come to it. Overall I think that they need to cut the shit and start treading carefully, but I know that won't happen.

Response by SFC Kelly Spangler made Apr 28 at 2017 4:40 PM

2017-04-28T16:40:59-04:00

KN (North Korea), won't do anything more provocative than they are now and must stay relative within the world's stage....as actors, to keep up with their threat posture vs. the known terror elements out there. They have a 3-tiered attk plan that has been in place forever. Adding to that is modern technology with the firing of ICBM platforms which we scramble EW all over, that's why they fall down. Placing them back on a Terror Country List is the best thing right now with the UN to halt more trade opportunities esp. with China, who must continue pressuring them into submission. We fight asymmetrically now but the conventional approach (incl. a FLOT), to ANY engagement is certainly something we all know too well and would win, w/ Seoul suffering some heavy damage. Cutting the head off the snake is a step in the right direction providing we could pay agents enough to get in; it's what happened to his brother recently with poison so somebody could start with that.