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Originally Posted by potter
It is not odd at all. The media mentions it daily, it's just not the main focus of the news. Because NK first of all, isn't going to do a damn thing - and second of all they are surrounded by countries that would stomp their ass if they did try anything. SK+US to the south, Japan+US to the east, China to the west and north.
It might be news to you guys because there is a crazy guy threatening the region with nuclear war, but that is news to you simply because of precedence. No mater how full of it the guy may be, threatening nuclear war in your region has to be in the news. For the majority of Americans, North Korea is the crazy guy on the street corner always yelling at people. We've had so many years and generations of family that have lived and served in SK that we all know what it is. Every couple of months, they're going to start babbling about how they're going to destroy the west and blah blah blah blah. If NK wasn't threatening us it would be weird. But NK threatening the region to us is adorable.
That sucks for you to have a crazy guy threatening everyone in the area with nuclear war, but for us it's the same old crazy guy doing the same old thing 4,000 miles away.
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Nuclear war?
That is exactly what I'm talking about. While Americans who have never dealt with the son say he is a crazy man on the street yelling at clouds with no chance of hitting the USA with a nuke, the other side of the world is worried about North Korea's super EMP technology that could be detonated in the atmosphere and knock out the power to most of the USA and other places as well. No nukes needed.
So I have to wonder why this (non-nuke threat) is not being discussed in the western media if it is such a concern for Asia? After all, the target is the USA / South Korea and their EMP could knock out power in both places with ease. North Korea already lives in the dark so it's not like it will be a big deal for them. If they can knock out half or more of the US power grid with an atmospheric EMP detonation, I would think that would be something of great concern for you guys on the other side of the pond. Guess not.
Hopefully the son is as crazy as the dad and he is just yelling in the street. No one has had to deal with him yet so I think it's pretty premature to paint him to be the same person as his father. If he's not blowing hot air, well, I hope we all enjoy living like the Amish.