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by microcolonel 3169 days ago
The threats are credible in that they would have no qualms about executing them, not in that they will fail to be averted.

> It's just posturing, and "putting Nuclear Bombers on 24-hour alert" is also just posturing.

That's exactly my point: there's nothing one-sided about this. DPRK is playing their hand, the U.S. must play theirs.
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Bendingo 3168 days ago
> the U.S. must play theirs

Or, as the far stronger side, the US could de-escalate. Not only is this the less-risky option, but it would also garner global respect/admiration for the US - something that has been in short supply for a long time.

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microcolonel 3168 days ago
How do you suggest they de-escalate (without the use of military posturing) a situation where DPRK threatens the very existence of two of our greatest allies, perpetually? I'm sure you realize that if DPRK is left to their own devices, they will develop a sufficient deterrent to simply saunter into ROK, and face no foreign intervention.
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