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"The ability to cause destruction overseas is of secondary concern" No, that's my primary concern. If your calculation is off, and they do attack, or scare so
by jeffdavis 9y ago
"The ability to cause destruction overseas is of secondary concern"
No, that's my primary concern.
If your calculation is off, and they do attack, or scare someone else enough to attack them, the result will be horrific.
And you seem to assume the situation there is stable and KJU will behave rationally. If domestic politics in NK get complicated or KJU gets too paranoid, there's no telling what he will do.
- uoaei 9y agoI meant that, for KJU, he is less concerned about the ability to cause destruction than he is about preserving his seat of power. I believe KJU is more rational than he broadcasts, in that his motivations for acting the way he does comes from a plan to keep everyone at arm's (or rocket's) length and not out of some crazed all-or-nothing brigade. It doesn't seem sustainable in the long run, I agree. It's a matter of time until something off-the-wall happens. I also find it hard to believe that the US, China, and Russia don't all have sophisticated countermeasures in place in case a rocket is launched with a trajectory toward something important. It may still cause horrific damage, but not on the level of a megacity. Your primary concern is not his. That is my wager. Let's hope my optimism wins out...