Enjoy it while it lasts

[EvilPie]

BREAKING: North Korea says it is seriously considering plan to strike Guam - & Reuters citing state media

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/08/north-korea-seriously-considering-strike-on-guam-reports-citing-state-media.html

I'm pretty sure if they were that serious they wouldn't be telling everyone.

Yes it's all very shit but it all just seems like posturing by a few twats with some very dangerous capabilities.

"One more time mate..... I'm warning you.... Once more... I'll do it...."

[TightEnd]

Chinese media warn Trump's war of words with North Korea could spiral out of control

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/10/chinese-media-warn-trumps-war-of-words-with-north-korea-could-spiral-out-of-control?CMP=twt_gu

[TightEnd]

North Korea's nuclear programme is rational and it will respond to rational incentives.

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2017/08/donald-trumps-careless-rhetoric-risks-nuclear-miscalculation

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[Woodsey]

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[TightEnd]

Trump tells North Korea to `get their act together' or it will be in trouble `like few nations have ever been'

[TightEnd]

Trump turns to Fox News and Twitter as he continues to threaten North Korea

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/10/trump-north-korea-threat-james-mattis-fox-news?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[TightEnd]

Trump's challenge: How to defang North Korea's missile programs without risking all-out war

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/10/world/asia/north-korea-military-options-trump.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

[TightEnd]

Are we all headed toward war? If past precedent is any guide, the answer is no. A look at what North Korea is up to with Guam:

https://apnews.com/36a9edb9e90046ee9d323cff377b9943?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP

[TightEnd]

[4KSuited]

I wish Corbyn had got in so he could have written a strongly worded letter to prevent all this.

Perfect opportunity for Corbyn to head over to Pyongyang and use his pacifist negotiation skills to get Kim to abandon his nuclear ambitions. If he succeeded, I'd snap sign up as a card carrying Labourista.

[TightEnd]

“There will be no war.” South Korea says Trump will seek its consent before taking any action on North Korea.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/16/world/asia/north-korea-trump-moon-jae-in-south.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

[TightEnd]

Not since 2002 has there been so much talk inside the White House of pre-emptive strikes against an adversary nation

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/20/world/asia/north-korea-war-trump.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

[TightEnd]

North Korea has fired a missile that flew over Hokkaido island in Japan, South Korean officials confirm to NBC News

[TightEnd]

How can the world respond to North Korea, short of military action?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/29/how-can-world-respond-north-korea-military-action?CMP=share_btn_tw

[TightEnd]

North Korea nuclear test: Hydrogen bomb 'missile-ready'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41139445