ender4 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 So North Korea's leadership has said that all peace treaties are void from Monday 11th March, and that they are willing to carry out a pre-emptive strike on anyone they believe to be aggressors against themselves. So lets seriously assume that on Monday they decide that America has pissed them off, and they launch a single nuclear missile at New York, USA. What would happen next? Would the USA be able to stop that missile reaching New York? Would the USA immediately retaliate? With nuclear weapons? What would Russia/China's reaction be to North Korea using nuclear weapons? What would Russia/China's reaction be to the USA using nuclear weapons in retaliation? Would other countries get involved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 8, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted March 8, 2013 Should liven up a dull Monday, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 8, 2013 Moderator Share Posted March 8, 2013 South Korea has said that North Korea will "vanish from the earth" if it launches a nuclear strike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Don't think DPRK have the capability to hit the US with a missile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Missile would fall to bits in the air and US would do to North Korea what the Romans did to Carthage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 (edited) I should imagine the US would stop the missile then all other countries would then make NK pretty much extinct. Edited March 8, 2013 by Ingram85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I myself would welcome a bit of nuclear warfare, I recon it would take that to sort this shit heap of a planet out. bomb us back to the stoneage and lets start again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I myself would welcome a bit of nuclear warfare, I recon it would take that to sort this shit heap of a planet out. bomb us back to the stoneage and lets start again I fail to see how that would sort anything out. Anyway, I don't think a nuclear war on the Korean Peninsular would escalate into a global nuclear war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 would be nice if it did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 It really wouldn't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 A person on my trip was involved in diplomatic circles between North and South , he told me that as far as a lot of NK Generals were concerned it was "inevitable" that the North would without warning pour troops over the border , grab Seoul and then sue for peace ... Nuclear strikes were never an option in their opinion of course that could have changed Interestingly when you ride the Pyongyang subway it doubles up as the worlds largest fall out shelter and it was the only place on the trip where we were watched closely and forbidden from taking photographs of certain areas ....lets just say I don't think any DPRK civilians will be invited into these bunkers !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 If shit goes nuclear, I'm heading down the road to Aldermaston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 would be nice if it did How about a nice game of chess, instead? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Nah lets watch a few countries burn instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 You are a scary, scary man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 It's certainly a concerning time, and rhetorical or not, North Korea's comments should not be tolerated. The key issue, as the OP alludes to, is how Russia and China react to any situation. Yesterday's resolutions would seem to indicate that China, atleast, recognise the stupidity of the situation and are prepared to act to stop the North Koreans. Whether they would tolerate a Nucleur strike on the peninsula is another matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I would say the **** with his finger on the big red button is probably a tad more scary than lil old me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 8, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted March 8, 2013 If this goes off, is there any chance we, the UK, could just say "You sort it out amongst yourself, chaps. We'll be waayyyyyy over here, minding our own business. Feel free to leave us out of this one" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 If this goes off, is there any chance we, the UK, could just say "You sort it out amongst yourself, chaps. We'll be waayyyyyy over here with France, minding our own business. Feel free to leave us out of this one" ? fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 (edited) I can't see a major **** going down. Even if the DPRK did launch a few nukes at the South I'm not sure any of the UN Nations would retaliate with a nuke. A massive multi-faceted military invasion yes. But it wouldnt trigger a massive nuke off. Edited March 8, 2013 by Eames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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