N Korean leader Kim warns of 'nuclear attack' if provoked with nukes

Wow! We're scared. (sarcasm)

N Korean leader Kim warns of 'nuclear attack' if provoked with nukes

The only nation that does provoke with nuclear weapons is Russia's Putin. Perhaps this is as much a warning to Putin as it is the West.

There are simply too many unstable leaders with control of nuclear weapons, even one is one too many. Sooner or later, we all know that one will take the gamble believing they can "get away with it", and it will begin a very fast slide to destruction for life on our precious world.

What on earth can ordinary people do? The leaders will not listen to us unless we all speak the same thing at the same time all over the globe. LOUDLY!

Japan should not partake in the demolishing of Korea. It is better for Japan not to be involved, leave the annihilation of Korea to America, and live peacefully in its own place. Japan has already experinced enough.

I don't see anything wrong with his statement. Any country has the right to use all the power it has to defend itself.

Sure Kim, sure. You can't get your missile up buddy. I hear they have a pill for that though.

Wasn't rocket boy against the release of treated waters in Fukushima?

Kim Yo Jong, condemned the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)

So the Flintstones country against the world. Good luck!

YGHome3Today  05:19 pm JST

Japan should not partake in the demolishing of Korea. It is better for Japan not to be involved, leave the annihilation of Korea to America, and live peacefully in its own place.

Impossible. Take a look at a map. Where are US bases? Where will Korean refugees head is there is a war.

This is a pointless conversation to have unless South Korea arms itself with Nukes. And they will soon because the public demands it. Kimmie can threaten all he wants. But no way the US is going unleash nukes on North Korea. Unless it's all out Nuclear war globally. One MOAB bomb or two on Kimmie's HQ and the North's command structure will crumble. Bet me.

Fair enough, but who’s playing with rockets every other day it seems?..and repeatedly threatening his neighbors by dropping rockets in the ocean next to them ?

Hmm? Hmm ? Anyone?

The guy is trying soooo hard to stay relevant.

no one is provoking you and your 1960s kimman show, tubby

He's like a cornered yippy dog.

Many South Koreans are actively in favor of nuclear weapons, but unfortunately the American government will never allow it.

South Korea has previously pursued nuclear development behind the scenes from the United States, but when it was discovered, it was severely scolded by the United States.

Another problem is that South Korea is still in the process of developing rocket technology for ICBMs, etc., and has yet to put it into practical use. Even if nuclear weapons could be developed, there would be no rocket to launch them.

As long as North Korea continues to develop nuclear weapons and rockets, friction with the United States is unlikely to be avoided. It is still impossible to predict how this will end.

All the Clown countries with nukes arsenal could say the same thing..

If he ever did, that would be the end of him and North Korea as we know it today.

Kim's response is exactly the same as ALL other nuclear powers. That is the fundamental reason for having a nuclear capability.

Nothing new, move on ..

PS There is a long list of countries the US has attacked or invaded.... None have been nuclear capable. There is a reason for this.

Mr KiplingToday 12:45 am JST

PS There is a long list of countries the US has attacked or invaded.... None have been nuclear capable. There is a reason for this.

And don't forget Ukraine, which was deceived and invaded by Russia.

Agent_NeoDec. 21 11:26 pm JST

Many South Koreans are actively in favor of nuclear weapons, but unfortunately the American government will never allow it.

South Korea has previously pursued nuclear development behind the scenes from the United States, but when it was discovered, it was severely scolded by the United States.

I mean we were trying to maintain a nonproliferation regime against NK and Iran. Since both of those failed, I bet if SK and Japan did it now but kept it sufficiently secret until the first test, they would be met with a more favorable or at least neutral response from the US.

It would be helpful if his warnings were buried in "other news" rather than on the front page. He operates on "Bad publicity is better than no publicity."

Chico3Dec. 21  04:25 pm JST

Wow! We're scared. (sarcasm)

Nyah nyah nyah. Now get your fingers out of the corners of your mouth and quit sticking your tongue out at us, KimmyBoy. We ain't impressed by your childish antics.

tokyo-starDec. 21  09:24 pm JST

kim, you have something on your face, by the way. whats up with that?

Yeah he's got something on his face again alright. The name for that is a word that I won't repeat here.

Does a fly by along the border means being provoked

N Korean leader Kim warns of 'nuclear attack' if provoked with nukes

Kin the Fat makes one of the most fundamental mistakes of leadership, making threats he cannot possibly carry out. He is like some bosses I've had who are always angry and yelling, making threats there is no possible way they can go through with. Parents unfortunately do this too with their kids. It doesn't take a lot of time to figure out someone like that is blowing hot air, after which their threats just become a lot of background noise you tune out.

Another problem is that South Korea is still in the process of developing rocket technology for ICBMs, etc., and has yet to put it into practical use. Even if nuclear weapons could be developed, there would be no rocket to launch them.

South Korea has a variety of battlefield ballistic missiles, domestic cruise missiles and even Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles that are operational today. South Korea has submarines equipped to launch both their cruise missiles and ballistic missiles from the same boat.

https://missilethreat.csis.org/country/south-korea/

https://nsc.crawford.anu.edu.au/department-news/19390/south-koreas-new-slbms-are-signal-north-korea-and-us

Talk about a ticking nuclear time bomb.

This horrendous country's dynastic regime has got to be sorted out very soon - it's beyond belief the harsh reality of life there for 99.99% of the people.

Recently I saw on the History A2Z website a report of the starvation levels, in which there is evidence (including rare pictures) of people reduced to eating grass on a daily basis, whilst the Government has issued statements on how to cook and prepare it.....

Meanwhile, the vile Kim Jong Un and his acolytes feast on imported luxury produce, and waste the country's precious resources on the nuclear-rockets programme - how the hell is change going to come to this hellhole on earth ??

The US will not defend it own ,why would they defend Japanese,US military killed and injured US service personnel in Fullujah and covered it up Google Fullujah US Military Friendly Fire Coverup

@Yrral Lmfao I guess you are posting for a year ending bonus. Google must pay you service fee. The little guy is a bull dog with no teeth he will never get those missiles off the ground. I think you and Kim would make great roommates!

The US will not defend it own ,why would they defend Japanese,US military killed and injured US service personnel in Fullujah and covered it up Google Fullujah US Military Friendly Fire Coverup

Reaping what you sowed in the New Year,the gates are only cracked,but it should be wide open in 2024

AureliusDec. 22 07:18 pm JST

Kin the Fat makes one of the most fundamental mistakes of leadership, making threats he cannot possibly carry out. He is like some bosses I've had who are always angry and yelling,

This article has absolutely nothing to do with you or your personal life- it's always all about you !

Kim has nuclear weapons and that is a credible threat enough to be taken seriously

It's not a joke or something to be laughed at

Regardless of if you think your opinion is expert or credible or remotely capable of leadership either

Kims a threat to be taken seriously

Still waiting on your plan for appeasement of the North. If fatso Kim wants to end the world and himself, we should be glad we had fun at his expense in the meantime as it shouldn't have made a difference what we said on the internet.

You shoukd be scared because Kim is a nutcase

All these comments making fun of him isn't Helping

He's got a vindictive agenda

You need to do some reading son. I suggest starting with a website called 38 North. You are fed a distorted cartoon version of Kim by the western media and politicians who don't know up from down sometimes. The North Koreans are rational actors when you view the world from their perspective. They are not loose cannons as you put it. I am not defending what they do but the west gets the panties in a bunch every time the Norks shoot a few missiles or make some threatening statement. The Norks are not going to launch a nuclear attack on South Korea or the US. They know full well what happens if they do.

Here is the real truth. Kim Il Sung detested Mao and likewise detested both Khrushchev and Brezhnev. He loathed Mao for weakening China with the Cultural Revolution. Then to add insult to injury, when Mao was negotiating diplomatic relations with the US Kim requested that Mao make the removal of US forces from South Korea a pre-requisite for normalizing relations with the US. When Mao ignored this request Kim came to the conclusion that China no longer had DPRKs back and indeed might not help DPRK in the event US and South Korean forces invaded.

Kim hated Khrushchev for denouncing Stalin. Stalin sent aid and Soviet pilots to fight the Korean war and was revered by Kim. Kim loathed Khrushchev for denouncing Stalin. Then in 1979 the PLA rolled into Vietnam and the Vietnamese asked the Soviets to come to their aid in accordance with the mutual self defense pact they had. Brezhnev refused, rightly fearing what the Chinese could do to Russia, abrogating their treaty and leaving the Vietnamese to fend for themselves. Kim could also see that by the 1970s the Chinese and Soviets had become bitter enemies unable to respond together if North Korea were attacked.

The end result was that both Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il greatly distrusted both the PRC and USSR. They decided they wanted an independent nuclear arsenal to guarantee their survival, not trusting either notional ally to come to their aid in the event of an attack. They of course didn't trust the US and South Korea not to attack so they felt surrounded and left to their own devices. So they armed up. Seen from their perspective their choice was rational even if we don't agree with it. It also explains Juche. They feel as if they cannot trust anybody anywhere and need to do it all on their own. Kim Il Sung made approaches to the US as far back as the 1970s not wanting to be boxed in by the Chinese and the Soviets but those approaches got him nowhere.

Still waiting on your plan for appeasement of the North. If fatso Kim wants to end the world and himself, we should be glad we had fun at his expense in the meantime as it shouldn't have made a difference what we said on the internet.

I don't suggest appeasement. I have always argued for patient but well armed deterrence. We do not have to react to every wild pronouncement that comes out of Pyongyang. It is better to ignore him. As long as the US and South Korean forces are obviously superior to those of the DPRK they are not going to attack.

Desert TortoiseToday 08:11 am JST

My comment was directed at Aurelius who clearly does support appeasement.