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Though, honestly, you'd hope that they would use them as a deterrent and not aggressively. I'm more worried about North Korea in that aspect. They seem to be threatening just about anyone who will listen.
Long-range ICBMs aren't difficult to shoot down. It's the short-range tactical nukes that would be a problem, simply because there's not enough time to respond.
ICBMs are ballistic, so once you know their trajectory, you can get targeting data.
let them know the international community wants to catalog their nuclear materials for tracking any future bombs and identify where a used bomb came from, let them know if they should use a bomb to expect a nuclear retaliation, and let them know if they don't choose to comply with cataloging nuclear material composition that they'll be the immediate default suspect in a nuclear attack then engage countries diplomatically, or pass more UN sanctionslamprey263Ding, we have a winner folks!
[QUOTE="UCF_Knight"]Somehow I think we'll come out better than North Korea out of all this.AFBrat77
I think China is unhappy with North Korea these days as well.....doesn't bode well if the U.S. and China are not on your side here.
True statement right there.There's only one country that has proved they are capable of using nukes. It's not Iran.MrPraline
UD ALL BE SPEEKIN GERMUN!
Pfft, it was only a couple test nukes.You can do nothing DPRK has the right to defend it's self. THe US should get rid of its bombs after all they nuked japan twice so they cant be trusted. No one has ever used a nuke on anyone other then the US of A
osirisx3
The projected casualties for US and Japanese soldiers (and Japanese civilians) for an invasion of the Japanese mainland in 1945 were far higher than the casualties sustained by dropping the atom bombs. The US dropped those bombs to end the worst war in human history quicker without having to continue to fight a fanatical enemy that would stop at nothing to defend their land.You can do nothing DPRK has the right to defend it's self. THe US should get rid of its bombs after all they nuked japan twice so they cant be trusted. No one has ever used a nuke on anyone other then the US of A
osirisx3
Which when over other countries will rain nuclear death on them at the expense of the United states. That sounds fun.Long-range ICBMs aren't difficult to shoot down. It's the short-range tactical nukes that would be a problem, simply because there's not enough time to respond.
ICBMs are ballistic, so once you know their trajectory, you can get targeting data.
br0kenrabbit
[QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"]Which when over other countries will rain nuclear death on them at the expense of the United states. That sounds fun.Long-range ICBMs aren't difficult to shoot down. It's the short-range tactical nukes that would be a problem, simply because there's not enough time to respond.
ICBMs are ballistic, so once you know their trajectory, you can get targeting data.
DerveCreaves
I don't think you quite understand how warheads work.
Blowing one up in mid-flight will NOT result in a nuclear explosion. You can put a nuclear warhead inside a nuclear explosion and it won't detonate.
Fissile material is not combustive.
Neither have ICBMs with the capability of reaching mainland US. And neither, despite outward appearances, are stupid enough to start a nuclear war.Dark__LinkNorth Korea's recent satellite was evidence they have the means of delivering a nuke to the USA. However accuracy and making a small enough nuke is another thing. Although they are supposedly working on enriched uranium nukes, which they could fire from an ICBM
[QUOTE="Person0"]North Korea can't even launch a reliable satelite let a lone a nuclear weapon (that would probably also fail) and Iran does not have nuclear weapons.osirisx3
According to South Korea they said its fine. Only US made up lies about it.
It's spinning, unable to take a stable photo. However it's still up there, and is more of a symbol than anything, like sputnik.[QUOTE="Person0"]North Korea can't even launch a reliable satelite let a lone a nuclear weapon (that would probably also fail) and Iran does not have nuclear weapons.osirisx3
According to South Korea they said its fine. Only US made up lies about it.
Launching 1 somewhat successful satellite does not make a reliable delivery system for nuclear weapons. Especially since North Korea does not have nuclear weapons that are able to fit on a missile.[QUOTE="osirisx3"][QUOTE="Person0"]North Korea can't even launch a reliable satelite let a lone a nuclear weapon (that would probably also fail) and Iran does not have nuclear weapons.Person0
According to South Korea they said its fine. Only US made up lies about it.
Launching 1 somewhat successful satellite does not make a reliable delivery system for nuclear weapons. Especially since North Korea does not have nuclear weapons that are able to fit on a missile. The rocket did it's job flawlessly. It's the stabilizers on the satellite, and the satellite itself that isn't working.Iran doesn't have nukes....yet.
as for North Korea, nukes are literally it's only trump card for regime survival. They now know that they are - for the most part - safe from an outside intervention. As to whether or not the North Korean military or North Korean people will take over from the Kim family, remains to be seen. the NK people seem to have been so thoroughly beaten (physically and in spirit), brainwashed, and isolated from the outside world taht it'd be a surprise if anything did happen.
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