WWIII, the Odds Increase as Media Ignores

Greta is a parrot and nothing more.

Now, can we return to the topic?

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula are at their highest point in years, with the pace of both Kim’s weapons tests and combined military exercises involving the U.S., South Korea and Japan intensifying in a tit-for-tat cycle. The Koreas also have engaged in Cold War-style psychological warfare. PER AP.


Seems like a splendid scenario for a mistake/misunderstanding.....I am old enough to have been thru the Cuban Missile Crisis.....except now,things r far more technological advanced ......situational aware is a stance that is critical. JMO

Tensions might be higher, but consider this, North Korea has been selling all their munitions and weapons to Russia right now. And South Korea has their military factories churning out and shipping artillery shells as fast as possible for Ukraine.

Meanwhile the US has made Ukraine their priority and has postponed military shipments to allies deciding Ukraine gets priority.

homeagain wrote:
Seems like a splendid scenario for a mistake/misunderstanding.....I am old enough to have been thru the Cuban Missile Crisis.....except now,things r far more technological advanced ......situational aware is a stance that is critical. JMO

The main difference is who was president back then vs now. Our enemies couldn’t be happier about who is supposedly running this country now.

I believe u need to study the issue in depth (Cuban Missile Crisis.)....there were some serious mis steps that JFK made.

homeagain wrote: I believe u need to study the issue in depth (Cuban Missile Crisis.)....there were some serious mis steps that JFK made.

Do you really think lessons from the early 1960's are useful at all in 2024? If you fought the Vietnam War the same way you fought the Spanish American War, it would have gone even worse. Technology is entirely different. Ukraine and Russia are finding that out right now. They are both seeing the massed armor attacks they trained for in 1960 don't work against drones and other 2020 tech. In fact, in many ways, the fight there resembles WWI trench warfare instead.

U missed the point by a couple of miles....there r MORE COUNTRIES WITH NUKE CAPABILITIES, communication connects between countries r abysmal....actions of said countries r an acute concern. JMO

homeagain wrote: U missed the point by a couple of miles....there r MORE COUNTRIES WITH NUKE CAPABILITIES, communication connects between countries r abysmal....actions of said countries r an acute concern. JMO

Pakistan and India have both had nukes for decades. They are mortal enemies who have been fighting in Kashmir since the 1960's. Yet they haven't used atomics on each other. Nations want atomic weapons, but so far no one has used them in war since 1945. I think everyone worries about the retaliation factor. No matter how much Iran hates Israel and vice versa, no one is willing to be the nation that let's the nuclear genie out of the bottle.

Update: A US nuclear powered aircraft carrier battle group has just arrived in South Korea to start 3 party war maneuvers with Japan.
How will Kim respond? Send missiles into the Sea of Japan again?

A bridge too far?
What will be Russia's response?