[arista]

[North Korea fires the rocket from
its missile base in defiance of
UN sanctions barring it from
using ballistic missile technology.]


UN sanctions only effects
the General Public of North Korea

http://news.sky.com/story/1637386/no...g-range-rocket



[In a state TV broadcast, a female North Korean announcer,
wearing a traditional dress, said the "epochal" launch,
personally ordered by leader Kim Jong-Un, had "successfully put
our Earth observation satellite ... into orbit".]

[waterhog]

hi arista - I saw this on the news today. not a poem yet brewing lol

I think if we warn him once more he will stop

till the next time.

[arista]

His happy public

[bots]

The west can do nothing about it though, that's what is interesting. NK prove that having a nuke is a deterrent, cause no other country is prepared to take any real action against them other than blowing a metaphorical raspberry

[user104658]

Originally Posted by arista

"successfully put
our Earth observation satellite ... into orbit"

Can't they just use Google Earth like everyone else?

[user104658]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

The west can do nothing about it though, that's what is interesting. NK prove that having a nuke is a deterrent, cause no other country is prepared to take any real action against them other than blowing a metaphorical raspberry

That's mainly because China hasn't severed ties (yet) and also because of the proximity to SK which would be devastated in all-out war, even a conventional one.

If China had cut them loose and SK wasn't a concern, they would be swatted long before developing an ICBM, even if they do have viable warheads.

[Tom4784]

I still believe it's mostly grandstanding, NK doesn't have a pot to piss in, most of the country lives in poverty.

Image is everything to someone like Kim Jong Un, if he's seen as a strong threat then he has power. His whole regime is built upon fear and it's balanced on a pinhead. Destroy his image and you destroy the power he has which is why he's so desperate to publicise these tests.

If these tests are more than just grandstanding then I predict KJU will suffer a fatal 'accident' very soon.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Can't they just use Google Earth like everyone else?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Can't they just use Google Earth like everyone else?

No they do not Trust Evil USA

[arista]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

I still believe it's mostly grandstanding, NK doesn't have a pot to piss in, most of the country lives in poverty.

Image is everything to someone like Kim Jong Un, if he's seen as a strong threat then he has power. His whole regime is built upon fear and it's balanced on a pinhead. Destroy his image and you destroy the power he has which is why he's so desperate to publicise these tests.

If these tests are more than just grandstanding then I predict KJU will suffer a fatal 'accident' very soon.

Yes hours Before China New Year.


And do not think a accident will happen
as His Military Back him
so no slipping on that Soap bar
for that porky leader

[kirklancaster]

Old Yung DingBan Un is just trying to save face because he only came third in Cruft's Best of Breed.

[Scarlett.]

Originally Posted by arista

[In a state TV broadcast, a female North Korean announcer,
wearing a traditional dress, said the "epochal" launch,
personally ordered by leader Kim Jong-Un, had "successfully put
our Earth observation satellite ... into orbit".]

Aka they launched a VHS camera into space.