North Korea 'ready for war' after US navy strike team redeploys

[vivster]

VGPolyglot said:

vivster said:

Yeah sure, that's where they draw the line. Because moderation, levelheadedness and fear is all that North Korea is about. I don't think so. If they had nuclear weapons and if the provocation against them is big enough they will gladly push the button.

Please try to think like a dictator and not a rational person. Those things are mutually exclusive.

The North Korean leadership are not stupid. There's a reason they've been able to last this long, despite the collapse of the Soviet Union, extreme famines and immense poverty: they know when to get entangled and how to not cross the line.

Or maybe because they never really were in an actual position to entangle themselves and are only now growing more powerful to actually do something. I perceive the leadership to be very reactive and it seems so far the provocation wasn't enough to react all too violently. Provoke them enough now and you'll get the button.