N .K. warns of military strikes over Seoul-Washington military drills

[krzepice1976]

North Korea on Tuesday condemned South Korea and the United States for staging joint military exercises, warning that Washington's strategic assets are within the range of the North Korean military's striking means.

   North Korea is ready to launch "merciless ultra-precision strikes" from the ground, air, sea and underwater, if Seoul and Washington attempt to infringe upon the North's sovereignty, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
South Korea and the U.S. should be "mindful that nuclear-powered carriers and all other strategic assets of the U.S. imperialists are in sight of the Korean People's Army's powerful ultra-precision strike means," the report said.The KCNA said that the mobilization of U.S. strategic assets points to Seoul and Washington's move to stage full-scale nuclear war games targeting North Korea.

   "This vividly shows that the U.S. imperialists' reckless scheme for a pre-emptive strike at the DPRK is going into practice in actuality," the report said, referring to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the North's official name.

   North Korea's condemnation against the joint military drills is not unusual as it usually ratchets up its belligerent rhetoric against Seoul and Washington during the exercises.

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It is typical NK message...

 

[Navarro]

North Korea is ready to launch "merciless ultra-precision strikes" from the ground, air, sea and underwater, if Seoul and Washington attempt to infringe upon the North's sovereignty, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

DPRK isn't "warning of military strikes over Seoul-Washington military drills." DPRK is reiterating that it will retaliate if attacked.

 

[DEFCON Warning System]

North Korea says this Every. Single. Time.

The problem is as it was: people are tired of NK constantly crying wolf and are now ignoring them.

Dangerous thinking.

 

[RiffRaff]

North Korea says this Every. Single. Time.

The problem is as it was: people are tired of NK constantly crying wolf and are now ignoring them.

Dangerous thinking.

I don't know if it's alert fatigue, if it's just that nobody truly believes Kim will actually do anything, or a combination of both. We've underestimated Kim every step of the way.

 

[PeacePlease]

North Korea says this Every. Single. Time.

The problem is as it was: people are tired of NK constantly crying wolf and are now ignoring them.

Dangerous thinking.

I don't know if it's alert fatigue, if it's just that nobody truly believes Kim will actually do anything, or a combination of both. We've underestimated Kim every step of the way.

I remember when this site went to defcon 3 over something North Korea said or did. That was 2012-2013 can't remember but North Korea always does this "we don't like your military excercise we will go to war" after a while it equates to no action. why does this time feel different?

 

[RiffRaff]

North Korea says this Every. Single. Time.

The problem is as it was: people are tired of NK constantly crying wolf and are now ignoring them.

Dangerous thinking.

I don't know if it's alert fatigue, if it's just that nobody truly believes Kim will actually do anything, or a combination of both. We've underestimated Kim every step of the way.

I remember when this site went to defcon 3 over something North Korea said or did. That was 2012-2013 can't remember but North Korea always does this "we don't like your military excercise we will go to war" after a while it equates to no action. why does this time feel different?

I can't put my finger on it, but it does. Maybe it's a reflection of the current American political climate? I'm fine with hawkish Presidents, but I'm not fine with unpredictable hawkish Presidents. For the first time in history, the United States is a single Twitter post away from a major military conflict. And I don't mean that to be melodramatic; I'm serious. If Donald Trump sends out one of his famous 3am tweets that is misunderstood or mistranslated by Kim Jung Un, he may launch an attack because he incorrectly believes the US is about to attack him.

The whole planet is going crazy lately.