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Comment preview: Doesn't the Manhattan Project allow nuclear weapons for all nations? And shouldn't it be like this: + North Korea has denounced the United States of America + North Korea has denounced the United States of America + North Korea has denounced the United Sta ....


Comment preview: It hasn't been a great relationship as of late though. There are growing concerns in China regarding North Korea's nuclear weapons program, and North Korea's bombardment of Yeonpyeong, as well as the sinking of ROKS Cheonan, led to a lot of diplomatic tens ....


Comment preview: 1. North Korea begins devastating artillery bombardment of Seoul, killing tens of thousands, millions flee south. South Korea returns artillery but is unable to hit Pyeongyang. America hesitates. North Koreans begin fleeing across Yalu river to China; Chin ....


Comment preview: **More information** (*updated as stories come*) *Today*: 1. North Korea says it has placed nuclear-tipped ICBMs on standby ([Yonhap](http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2013/03/08/19/0401000000AEN20130308006300315F.HTML)), but experts believe this ....


Comment preview: I am a former US servicemember who was stationed in South Korea for two years. It's a hostage scenario. North Korea does not have the ability to cause any significant harm to the continental US. However, North Korea DOES have the ability to completely deva ....


Comment preview: I d love to have a AMA with a north Korean ex citizen. Privatly and in my studys i read/watched a lot about this subject and once had a very interesting talk with someone who lived in Pyongyang for 10 years working as an intelligence officer in the embassy ....


Comment preview: The top comment has been deleted, here it is. The North Korean Communist Party has promised to use its army of 10 million to combat the US (Article 1). According to Wikipedia, the North Korean army has 1.1 million active personnel (4th largest in the world ....


Comment preview: **More information** (*Updated as stories come*) The North Korean Communist Party has promised to use its army of 10 million to combat the US (Article 1). According to [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_People's_Army), the North Korean army ha ....


Comment preview: Actually your statement is false. North Korea sees South Korea as Koreans, but believe itself as the true Korea. Vice-versa in South Korea. Both countries are Korean, but only one is 'true Korea' while the other is a pretender state. EDIT: To clarify, when ....


Comment preview: I dont think that theres a lack of people wanting to help liberate North Korea, its moreso a lack of people who want to help rebuild North Korea after its liberated. We'd win a war against North Korea easily, but then what after? Whos going to pour trillio ....


Comment preview: A LOT of influential or world renowned security experts and hackers hav been warning about the FBI case either on blog posts or on their Twitter accounts or on TV. Here is a very incomplete list of articles and blog posts: [Bruce Schneier: Did NK attack So ....


Comment preview: This is something I posted a while ago, but I think it might help explain the situation to people who haven't really been following events. China and North Korea are brothers who grew up in a shitty household. Their mom was long gone and their stepdad Japa ....


Comment preview: Just some background: Last week, South Korea and the United States [began joint naval drills as part of the annual foal eagle exercises.](http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/yonhap-news-agency/140327/s-korea-us-kick-large-scale-landing-drill) On Thursd ....


Comment preview: Let's provide some more context: North Korea has spent the better part of the last three months on a charm offensive. Contrary to most Redditor wisdom, North Korea acts nice when it wants food/medicine/fertilizer not erratic. So the Charm offensive culmina ....


Comment preview: China gets a buffer zone, if America wanted to invade China (during the cold war a legitimate threat), they would most logically go through south Korea, North Korea as it is, is a deadzone when it comes to military resources (absolutely NOTHING in North Ko ....


Comment preview: DPRK scholar here. This article is complete bullshit, and another example of how horrible the media is when it comes to North Korea. This is a prime example of how when it comes to North Korea, the media really likes to take things far. No, North Korea did ....


Comment preview: Hmmmm, this sounds familiar... **North Korea Six Part Talks, September 2005** Joint U.S.-North Korean Obligations: *The United States and North Korea committed to move toward normalizing economic and political relations, including by reducing barriers to i ....


Comment preview: [relevant (#5)](http://www.cracked.com/article_17165_6-reasons-north-korea-funniest-evil-dictatorship-ever.html) ------- **The Problem:** North Korea is kind of like a 12-year-old. It can't support itself because it spends a lot of its allowance on toys an ....


Comment preview: A real war would be declared with North Korean artillery bombarding Seoul and border fortifications. A fake "war" is declared with North Korean words about being in a state of war. A state of war which has never officially been interupted for the last 60 y ....


Comment preview: North Korea's involvement in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is a somewhat interesting and I think entertaining case. North Korea signed the NPT in 1985, but decided to withdraw in '93/'94. Written into the treaty was a clause that stated when n ....


Comment preview: **More information** (*updated as the stories come*) From the Korean press: >"*President Park Geun Hye has made an official statement on the matter, and basically states that South Korea and the US are prepared to face any offensive action that the Nort ....


Comment preview: As one of the mods of /r/NorthKoreaNews, here are a few that annoy me to no end: > **North Korea system is unsustainable, it *has* to collapse soon.** This has been the common wisdom for decades, so far it has not collapsed. So far in Kim Jong Un seem t ....


Comment preview: http://www.businessinsider.com/north-korean-video-shows-obama-in-flames-2013-2 "North Korea has succeeded in proceeding with this nuclear test despite the United States increasingly unfair bully activities against North Korea. That United States that has ....


Comment preview: Just finished reading the book "*Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea*". If you want to learn what life in North Korea is truly like then you should read it. It follows the lives of four people who were born & raised in North Korea, who all ....


Comment preview: Unification is possible and realistic. North Korea cannot be economically independent and they need the help of the South Korean government. The South Korean government has spent so much money in response to the threats of the North. Given China s economic ....