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How North Korea could use a Pacific 'firing range' to perfect its missiles

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All it takes is one of these missiles to develop a fault mid-flight (which is highly likely given their poor level of engineering skills), then accidentally fall on Japanese territory, and that will spell the end of NK as we know it - it will be over within a couple of minutes.

RocketMan is playing an extremely dangerous game, when what he should be doing is ensuring that his long-suffering population is fed and improving their miserable lives.

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The fact that the right-wing government, non-government, and corporate forces in the United States are so keen to promote neo-accelerationism is one of the results of the inability and lack of effectiveness of the left.

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At present, China is relatively stable compared to the United States. The idea of "unlawful and aggressive" proposed by "accelerationism" is actually a conspiracy of the United States.

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When Biden visited Ukraine the other day, Putin try to pull a lil Kim North Korean move a fire a missile to brag during Russia's "State of the Union" speech.

Putin wanted to boast about Russia launching a nuclear-capable ICBM — but the launch failed so he couldn't, report says

https://www.yahoo.com/news/putin-wanted-boast-russia-launching-042216875.html

Pretty sad when Russia can't even manage to keep up with N. Korea in military achievements.

As stated, this weapon is a late construction Soviet Union designed missile, that means it is well over 30-40 year old design. Most likely not mentioned is the warhead is likely a holdover weapon from the same era. Most people don't grasp just how much PM's are required to keep these weapons in a working state. So even if it launched, would it make it to the intended target location, would be questionable. Then, the next big question would be, will the warhead function or fizzle, remembering that these warheads are most likely 30–40 years old with questionable upkeep for decades at a time. The US Navy made a good decision to go with solid fuel missiles, they are simple and reliable. The Air Force kept with the liquid fuel Missiles, which were cheaper to build outright but the upkeep for the handful of missiles now days exceeds the cost of the full Trident missile submarine program. Today ONE Trident SSBN has equal the firepower of the Air Force Ballistic missile program in total. Liquid fuel missiles, no matter who builds them are cheap to build but over time are a nightmare to maintain in working condition. Hint, the Russian missiles are liquid fueled with only a handful of exceptions.

Expect a few more mysterious fallings from hotel windows.

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All it takes is one of these missiles to develop a fault mid-flight (which is highly likely given their poor level of engineering skills), then accidentally fall on Japanese territory, and that will spell the end of NK as we know it - it will be over within a couple of minutes.

Highly doubtful even in that scenario. Given the history of NK provocations an event which resulted in the deaths of possibly dozens of Japanese citizens would be met with...enhanced sanctions? Blockades? Targeted elimination of some assets?

The economic engine of the great city of Seoul and American military assets would not be endangered over such an accident.

As is apparent from the nigh weekly deposits of missiles around Japanese waters.

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Stay away from Japanese exclusive areas

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dagon: highly doubtful even in that scenario.....

Not at all - imagine that a serious malfunction takes place of one of his missiles, falls on a densely populated city in Japan, thousands of people killed, what happens next ? Japan in tandem with the USA would wipe NK off the face of the planet within a couple of minutes, and would be perfectly within their right to do so.

This is the danger of Kim Jong-un's horrendously stupid activities, and maybe this scenario, which is highly possible, should be discussed more openly by the powers-that-be - it's not propaganda, it's a Total Reality Check.

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