North Korea says talks with Pompeo were ‘regrettable’
 

North Korea says talks with Pompeo were ‘regrettable’

Do you really think NK is going to give up their nukes? I do not and never have.

I've said all along that I highly doubted NK would ever make a deal where they gave up their nukes. It will be interesting to see if there can still be some common ground for some kind of deal that at least lowers the threat level.

This is a no win situation for NK. They already know if they give up their nukes the chances of the US invading increases dramatically.

Kim Jong Un is sitting in a position right now where he could go down as one of the great NK leaders. To do so he could cut a deal with the US to get rid of his nukes in exchange for some premium subsides from the US. They get cash and we (along with SK and others) give them guidance on their economy. He closes down the work camps and stops the crazy marshal law type ruling and brings in capitalism. Make trade deals with SK, China, Japan, the US and anyone else who wants their natural resources and they could quickly become a nation where the people have a good life, they have a strong economy and live in peace.

Of course, that would mean giving up his seat as dictator and his nukes so I doubt he would ever do it, but it is there for the taking.

Or he just goes fuck you USA take those sanctions off or I start firing some nukes at you.

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"There is virtually no way even our superpower-sized military can guarantee the destruction of as many as 65 nuclear weapons that North Korea is believed to possess."

(Keep in mind it was thought he had 4 before Trump started provoking them)

"Following a U.S. attack on the North, Kim would have every incentive to counterattack with whatever nuclear weapons he has left – as well as his countless tons of chemical and as biological weapons. That would ensure major cities in America become the largest graveyards in human history."

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All that's really come out in this is, NEITHER leader has ANY regard for their own citizens lives

.. meanwhile Trumpys provoking China

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/07/p...ips/index.html

That is right . After all, Trump was talking about invading Venezuela ....
No nukes , but oil !!!!

He could, but those missiles can't hit the US. He would have to shoot them at South Korea or Japan unless they put one on a ship and tried to bring it over here.

Kim might be ruthless, but I don't think he is crazy. He knows any war with with the US where he fired any kind of a nuke would end with the destruction of his country. He is using them as a defensive tactic, just like Iran. People won't invade so long as he has them.

The Hwasong-15 missile was tested and it can hit any American city, he's not going to fuck around with Hawaii or Cali when he can land one in down town Washington. Debatable if he can attach a nuke for a ground explosion, he'd certainly get an atmospheric one though and no issues at all landing Chemical or Biological weapons.

Trumps slammed Tariffs on China and has been sailing warships through the Taiwan Gulf

ie.. there's no help coming form China any more on this... Trump personally has fucked that.

Kim has Trump over a barrel.. or is that Xi.. history will tell

I have a feeling we have the ability to shoot those long range missiles down. Even if not, their technology is such that he wouldn't get much off as far as long range missiles go before we start raining hell down on them. Kim has to know he could hurt us, but it would cost him his life and his country. I don't think he is willing to do that.

All that said, my biggest worry with Kim is not that he would fire a missile, it is that he would try to sneak a warhead on a boat or plane or something into the US and ignite it. In the end, that wold also go badly for him, but I could see how he might think that option could work.

there is no no win situation for NK, they already won. they got a seat at the big boy table and are recognized as a legitimate power. 70 year goal accomplished

they never planned to denuke, why would they, they already won.

they tested that missile by shooting it virtually straight up and then doing the math on that to determine it couple potentially go the distance.

it in fact, never has.

yeah but.. that's how ballistic missiles work, we have this thing called gravity, as long as you can get it high enough, which they did, then throwing it from a to b is very little effort.. its the easy part.

America might like their missiles to hit a postage stamp, however that's not required for North Korea, anywhere within a 1000 mile circle will do fine, USA is a big target. In many ways a nuke hitting in the desert or one on top of NYC make absolutely no difference, you'll kill more of yourselves in the aftermath than any explosion will do, its the chaos and melt down of your society that would do the most harm.

Every country who did what we asked about weapons got invaded and the leader was killed savagely.
That's how we thanked them for cooperating.

Un is not going to make the same mistakes as Saddam and Ghadaffi, he'll continue to produce nukes to ensure USA does not invade his country.

Why would we invade them? What do they have that we want/need?

Ahahaha, that's not at all how ballistic missiles work.

Wrong again doofus :1orglaugh

nope - they would be stupid if they do.

kim was just playing a bit with trump to see how much he can fool him.
and kim won because his "I saved the world" and "kim is a smart man" put him in a situation where he can't get out of.
Either he gives Kim what he wants or he loses face again - BIGGLY !

trump never delivered anything good. and whatever he delivered was a fatal mistake.
i don´t know how many mistakes this clown is allowed to do but i am pretty sure if he does not resolve NK before november - that was it.

and IF he resolves it kim will always be the winner and proved to all other dictators in the world how this game can be played when your enemy is a donkey.
a great script for the iran who won't be such an easy prey.

Trump has damaged Western military alliances, attacked free trade, savaged independent media, ravaged environmental protection, weakened American democracy and turned Americans against each other. But there are still people who defend him.

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If you want something from Asians, the first thing you do is treat them with respect. So as soon as you send them a guy whose middlename is Disrespect you know everything will get fucked. Too bad Obama never got this far, he would have managed because he knew how to suck ass if that was needed for achieving something.

I disagree. Take a look at Saddam and Muammar Gaddafi... They both agreed to giving up their nukes, and look at what happened to them...

North Korea signed a denuclearization agreement in 2012 with Obama.

Obama got North Korea to agree to SPECIFIC STEPS to denuclearization, unlike Trump.

Here's what conservatives had to say then

North Korea suspends nuclear activities

"U.S. State Department announced Wednesday that after two days of talks in Beijing last week the North has agreed to allow International Atomic Energy Inspectors to verify and monitor the moratorium on uranium enrichment and confirm disablement of its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon.

"To improve the atmosphere for dialogue and demonstrate its commitment to denuclearization, the DPRK has agreed to implement a moratorium on long-range missile launches, nuclear tests and nuclear activities at Yongbyon, including uranium enrichment activities. The DPRK has also agreed to the return of IAEA inspectors to verify and monitor the moratorium on uranium enrichment activities at Yongbyon and confirm the disablement of the 5-MW reactor and associated facilities," spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said."

Obama's 'Victory' with North Korea

"The Obama administration has announced a new nuclear agreement with North Korea under its new supreme leader, Kim Jong-un. The administration says that North Korea has agreed to a moratorium on nuclear-weapons and missile-delivery activities at Yongbyon, one of North Korea’s known nuclear-weapons-related facilities, in exchange for the U.S. agreeing to provide food aid. The announced bargain is worse than bad.

Wholly apart from the fact that North Korea has dishonored each and every non-proliferation agreement it has made over the years and can be expected not to comply with this agreement as well"

Saddam agreed on giving up his nukes? He did the totally opposite thing, he threatened to send nukes on the US even though he didn't have any. Gaddafi is a different story...

His not going to do shit. Doesn’t make any sense to him

Shameful

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Nk has been maneuvering to get sanctions eased. USA can't apply maximum pressure without China or Russia
Chump got played like the moron he is

that´s not the question...

the question is why does the US think that anyone in this country holding similar weapons to other, should have to give them up.

Rule 1 US, guns are ok...

world says, you nutters, but wtg!

Why don´t we have nukes :thumbsup

Trump wasn´t played...

NK gave as good as he got as does the world when it comes to that pea brain Trump.

We really don´t give a fuck about him :thumbsup