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posted by martyb on Tuesday August 15 2017, @02:44PM   Printer-friendly
from the standing-down dept.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40931775

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reviewed plans to fire missiles towards the US Pacific territory of Guam but will hold off, state media said.

Although prepared for "the enveloping fire at Guam", the North said it would watch what "the foolish Yankees" do before taking a decision.

Last week's threat against Guam escalated the sharp rhetoric being exchanged between the two sides.

[...] The report on state news agency KCNA said Kim Jong-un "examined the plan for a long time" and discussed it with senior military officials.

The commander of North Korea's strategic force was now merely waiting for orders "after rounding off the preparations for the enveloping fire at Guam".

But, crucially, the report also said that Mr Kim would watch the US before making any decision, signalling an apparent deceleration in the provocative rhetoric.

Previously: North Korea Has Reportedly Miniaturized a Nuke, and is Threatening Guam


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  • (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday August 15 2017, @04:39PM (3 children)

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Tuesday August 15 2017, @04:39PM (#554311) Homepage Journal

    It means I'm winning, winning, winning. We’re going to keep winning. We're going to win against Venezuela. Don't get me wrong, I remember the $500,000 they donated for my inauguration, through Citgo. Tremendous! More, by the way, than Verizon or Wal-mart gave. More than both of them together. That was a smart move. But they've manipulated their elections. Which I cannot, cannot tolerate. So I'm keeping a military option open. 🇺🇸

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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 15 2017, @09:46PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 15 2017, @09:46PM (#554459)

    It takes a special idiot to try and link Trump to Venezuela. For how many years have Leftist assholes been praising that awful dictatorship as a Socialist paradise? Now that the citizens are all starving to death and the dictator is voting himself in for life, suddenly they all go quiet or look for a scapegoat to blame. Just like you're doing, you insipid hack.

    • (Score: 2, Touché) by i286NiNJA on Tuesday August 15 2017, @11:17PM

      by i286NiNJA (2768) on Tuesday August 15 2017, @11:17PM (#554484)

      . For how many years have Leftist assholes been praising that awful dictatorship as a Socialist paradise?

      I don't know why don't you tell me? Because I've literally never heard a single good word about the state of socialism in venezuela..

      Please tell me what far left publications you're been reading and then I'll tell you a story about nazi subs in the great lakes.

    • (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Wednesday August 16 2017, @01:17AM

      by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Wednesday August 16 2017, @01:17AM (#554513) Homepage Journal

      Venezuela does have a dictator. And plenty of beautiful oil. And yet they have a lot, a lot of problems. I'll tell you, it's hard to understand. But we can fix those problems with our military. Just like we won in Korea. It's gonna be great. 🇺🇸