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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
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 15 2017, @05:42PM (1 child)
I would not say that is entirely accurate. North Korea has tested 5 [wikipedia.org] nuclear devices of increasingly powerful yield. Their first test was under Bush in 2006. The second test was met from lots of rhetoric from Obama. So was the second, third and fourth. Their final test giving readings indicative of yields upwards of the Hiroshima/Nagasaki. I would not call that sort of behavior bluster, even if some of their other behavior clearly is.
And why would they need US action for propaganda? Their nation's access to foreign media or the open internet is extremely limited. They could say pretty much whatever they want. With recent software for lip to voice manipulation they could even provide videos of us saying whatever they want.
(Score: 1) by i286NiNJA on Tuesday August 15 2017, @07:44PM
North korea is a problem created almost totally by hawkish republicans trying to get the toughguy vote back home. The exception would be obama deciding to get involved in syria even after they gave up their nuclear program.
Reagan's grenada demonstrated that the USA could deem literally anything a threat.
Bush's talk about axis of evil.. associating north korea with iraq even as they fabricated reasons to get saddam. That shit had to feel personal and indeed north korea produced a nuke shortly after.
I wish we could raise these fuckers from the dead, stick wires in their brains, and simulate an eternity of suffering from radiation burns. Literally selling out the world for the dumbfuck vote makes me sick.