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interesting news was on NBC maybe no need to invade North Korea? (Original Post) bluestarone Dec 2017 OP
If NK said they had something like this would you believe them? Sneederbunk Dec 2017 #1
i believe bluestarone Dec 2017 #3
Yes, but only 700 mi range and limited tests. They will Alice11111 Dec 2017 #2
this is true bluestarone Dec 2017 #4
Nice propaganda tool, but had better work first time. Sneederbunk Dec 2017 #5
How does that gin up the fear machine? gratuitous Dec 2017 #6
"The weapons are not operational as of now." WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #7
Not with Kim j u -- I'll take the supermicrowave as a better bet if it can work bagelsforbreakfast Dec 2017 #8
The article says it doesn't. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #9
There's already no need to invade DPRK, but for a nonmilitary reason. Violence won't solve this one. FreepFryer Dec 2017 #10

gratuitous

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6. How does that gin up the fear machine?
Tue Dec 5, 2017, 05:10 PM
Dec 2017

The American people need to be scared, need to be on edge, and need to feel insecure. Otherwise, the hare-brained schemes just look like hare-brained schemes, and nobody gets stampeded into anything, and the right people don't make a lot of money.

WhiskeyGrinder

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7. "The weapons are not operational as of now."
Tue Dec 5, 2017, 05:15 PM
Dec 2017

Accepting the fact that NK is a nuclear power and treating them like grown ups is probably a better idea.

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