North Korea vs. South Korea: Fight!

[Milkster]

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea's military warned Monday of imminent "special actions" that would reduce South Korea's conservative government to ashes within minutes, sharply escalating the rhetoric against its southern rival.
The threat from the North's military leadership comes amid concerns that North Korea may be plotting another provocation in the wake of an unsuccessful rocket launch condemned by the U.N. Security Council as a violation of a ban against missile activity.
North Korea characterized the April 13 rocket launch as a failed bid to send a satellite into space — not a disguised test of missile technology — but then followed up two days later by unveiling a new long-range missile at a military birthday parade for late President Kim Il Sung.
There are new concerns that North Korea may conduct a nuclear test as it did after rocket launches in 2006 and 2009. South Korean intelligence officials say recent satellite images show the North has been digging a new tunnel in what could be preparation for a third atomic test.
"Nuclear weapons are not the monopoly of the United States," Lt. Col. Nam Dong Ho told The Associated Press on Monday on the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone, saying North Korea needs atomic weapons to defend itself against the threat of attack from the U.S. "It's my personal opinion, but I think we'll continue to conduct nuclear tests."
On Monday, the military warned in a statement carried by state media that it would launch "special actions" soon against the South Korean government and conservative media.
However, there was no outward sign of tension on the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone. At Panmunjom, small groups of tourists were touring the "peace" village and the buildings where the Korean War armistice was signed in 1953. The South Korean side was quiet.
For days, North Korea has railed against South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and conservative South Korean media for criticizing its rocket launch and the celebrations of the centennial of Kim Il Sung's birth.
But Monday's message, distributed by the state-run Korean Central News Agency and attributed to the "special operation action group" of the Korean People's Army's Supreme Command, was unusual in its specificity.
"Once the above-said special actions kick off, they will reduce all the rat-like groups and the bases for provocations to ashes in three or four minutes, in much shorter time, by unprecedented peculiar means and methods of our own style," it said.
The threat comes as North Korea's new commander in chief, Kim Jong Un, makes a strong show of support for the "military first" policy championed by his father, late leader Kim Jong Il. North Korea marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of its army Wednesday.
Seoul expressed worry that the threats were hurting relations between the countries and increasing animosity.
"We urge North Korea to immediately stop this practice," Unification Ministry spokesman Kim Hyung-suk told reporters, according to the ministry. "We express deep concern that the North's threats and accusations have worsened inter-Korean ties and heightened tensions."
A South Korean Defense Ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with departmental rules, said no special military movement had been observed in the North.
In November 2010, after issuing a warning to the South Korean government, North Korean troops showered artillery on a front-line island in disputed western waters held by South Korea. The attack killed four people, including two civilians.
However, it is unlikely that North Korea would launch a large-scale military attack against Seoul, which is backed by nearly 30,000 U.S. troops stationed in the South, said Kim Young-soo, a professor at Sogang University in Seoul.
Associated Press writers Youkyung Lee and Jiyoung Won in Seoul, South Korea, contributed to this report.

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[Salodin]

Saber-rattling?

[Ragnus]

I'm starting to fully get behind the notion that the UN is just a feel good club that doesn't actually achieve anything.

North Korea nuking South Korea would be a disaster.

[Demosthenes11]

I'm starting to fully get behind the notion that the UN is just a feel good club that doesn't actually achieve anything.

North Korea nuking South Korea would be a disaster.

north korea would never nuke anyone jfc

People never seem to realize that even through all of their strange and seemingly odd bullshit, a nation will not act irrationally if it jeopardizes it's place in the world. NK is erratic and ridiculous, but they are not stupid. They just want to be taken seriously as a "big threat" because it makes their dicks hard and makes them feel big. It also provides them with a point of negotiation in a lot of ways.

China will also never allow their retarded brother to do anything serious.

[ronin sparthos]

north korea would never nuke anyone jfc

People never seem to realize that even through all of their strange and seemingly odd bullshit, a nation will not act irrationally if it jeopardizes it's place in the world. NK is erratic and ridiculous, but they are not stupid. They just want to be taken seriously as a "big threat" because it makes their dicks hard and makes them feel big. It also provides them with a point of negotiation in a lot of ways.

China will also never allow their retarded brother to do anything serious.

Succinctly put.

Kim Jong Un just wants the world to stop making fun of his portly stature and take him seriously even if that just means threatening South Korea.

He's gotta seem like the legit leader you know.

[Dimmauk]

They should fight this out in starcraft.

[Pirian]

Succinctly put.

Kim Jong Un just wants the world to stop making fun of his portly stature and take him seriously even if that just means threatening South Korea.

He's gotta seem like the legit leader you know.

He hasn't yet found out you can't eat South Korea

[Demosthenes11]

I wouldn't at all be surprised if China were the ones pulling the strings behind NK so that NK gets the attention for the shit they do and not China.

[Carth]

I wouldn't at all be surprised if China were the ones pulling the strings behind NK so that NK gets the attention for the shit they do and not China.

Don't see why they would. North Korea has been a pretty lulzy country on it's own for a very long time thanks to their former leader.

[Kerberoz]

*NK attention whoring*

Oh look, it's Tuesday.

[AoE]

People still fall for North Korea's shenanigans?

[Uzor]

It feels like NK is the Lindsay Lohan/Britney Spears of the world. As soon as people start forgetting they exist, they pull some stupid stunt to get the world's attention - if just for a second.

[Ragnus]

People still fall for North Korea's shenanigans?

With Kim Jong, no. With this new kid, I'm going back to wondering for now. As pointed out, China probably won't let N.Korea get away with anything stupid but you never know.

[Terrestrialrage]

They should fight this out in starcraft.

Flash goes 24,346,229-0 in the biggest team league ever. KJU calls GG.

[Demosthenes11]

Don't see why they would. North Korea has been a pretty lulzy country on it's own for a very long time thanks to their former leader.

when has north korea been on it's own?

[Viq]

I called one of my friends in SK yesterday morning to ask if this is being more or less ignored in SK like most of NK's goofy shit. My friend got really excited because he realized he could use a phrase that he had learned over the weekend. He told me, "It's just penis waving. Can I use that expression here?"

[Cantih]

Go right ahead.

Saber-rattling?

Yep. Unless major areas see bombardment, or armies start crossing the border, you can ignore any news regarding NK.

[Lucavi]

Watch it guys: North Korea has "powerful, modern weapons".

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/...cid=hero_media

I'm calling sock-em-boppers.

[ronin sparthos]

"The Korean People's Army is armed with powerful modern weapons ... that can defeat the (U.S.) imperialists at a single blow," he told party and military officials, using familiar descriptions of the country's rivals.

Well that goes well for the claims that the Kim family can control the weather.

[Stanislaw]

As long as they leave Japan out of it, I'll be happy.

But it probably won't happen. =/