WAR North Korea Main Thread - All things Korea May 27th - June 2nd

[Housecarl]

North Korea Main Thread - All things Korea May 20th - May 26th
http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/show...ain-Thread-All-things-Korea-May-20th-May-26th

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USS NIMITZ headed to Korea - US to deploy 3rd carrier group to deter North Korea
Started by Lilbitsnana‎, Today 07:47 AM
http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/show...deploy-3rd-carrier-group-to-deter-North-Korea

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Originally posted by Lilbitsnana over on this week's WoW thread...

Sputnik‏Verified account @SputnikInt 53s54 seconds ago

#NorthKorea Claims #Seoul Surveillance #Drones Violated Air Space
http://sptnkne.ws/e4We


posted for fair use and discussion
https://sputniknews.com/military/201705271054052704-pyongyang-claims-seoul-violated-airspace/

North Korea Claims Seoul Surveillance Drones Violated Air Space
© AP Photo/ Ahn Young-joon
Military & Intelligence
21:47 27.05.2017(updated 02:48 28.05.2017)

Pyongyang has accused Seoul of flying Israeli-built surveillance drones within DPRK borders, a move South Korea has denied.

The People's Democratic Republic of North Korea (DPRK), through its state-run media arm KCNA, accused South Korea of invading Pyongyang airspace through the use of surveillance drones.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reacts with members of the Korean People's Army in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 15, 2017.
© REUTERS/ KCNA
Beijing Urges Pyongyang to Stick to Denuclearization Policy

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) claimed that an Israeli-built South Korean HERON unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) violated Pyongyang airspace four times during an eleven-hour period, describing the alleged overstep as a "grave military provocation," according to Yonhap.

Seoul responded that KCNA's Saturday accusations were "untrue," adding that the HERON UAV, one of three purchased from Israel at approximately $10 million apiece, remained within South Korean borders and was involved in a "normal" operation that was deployed "as planned."

KCNA accusations detailed that the South Korean HERON entered the DPRK western border area a total of four times between 7:46 a.m. and 8:40 p.m. on Friday, cited by Yonhap.

The DPRK alleged that the violation took place as four US Global Hawk spy drones and some US 100 military personnel arrived in Japan's Yokota Air Base on what Pyongyang suggested was a pretext of avoiding inclement weather in the region.

The KCNA allegations included the warning that military provocations would be met with a "merciless retaliatory response."

Increased ballistic missile testing by Pyongyang has put the region on edge, as the US and its allies, alongside China and Russia, have urged the DPRK to end its continuing weapons development.

 

[Lilbitsnana]

posted for fair use
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-n...=topNews&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social

Sat May 27, 2017 | 8:48pm EDT
North Korea leader Kim guides test of new anti-aircraft weapon

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves to the members of the Korean People's Army in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) May 13, 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS


North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised the test of a new anti-aircraft weapon system and ordered its mass production and deployment throughout the country, the state news agency reported on Sunday, after weeks of defiant ballistic missile tests.

The North's KCNA news agency did not report the exact nature of the weapon or the time of the test but said it was organized by the Academy of National Defence Science, a blacklisted agency that is believed to be developing missiles and nuclear weapons.

The North has been pushing to develop a wide range of weapon systems since early last year at an unprecedented pace including a long-range missile capable of striking the mainland United States and has in recent weeks tested its intermediate-range ballistic missile, making some technical advances.

The reclusive state rejects U.N. and unilateral sanctions by other states against its weapons program as an infringement of its right to self defense and says the program is necessary to counter U.S. aggression.

It last conducted a ballistic missile test a week ago.

The United States denies any intention to attack the North.

"Kim Jong Un ... watched the test of a new type of anti-aircraft guided weapon system organized by the Academy of National Defence Science," KCNA said on Sunday.

"This weapon system, whose operation capability has been thoroughly verified, should be mass-produced to deploy all over the country ... so as to completely spoil the enemy's wild dream to command the air, boasting of air supremacy and weapon almighty," it said.

KCNA said Kim was accompanied by his military aides and listed the three men believed to be the top officials in the country's rapidly accelerating missile program.

They are Ri Pyong Chol, a former top air force general; Kim Jong Sik, a veteran rocket scientist; and Jang Chang Ha, the head of the Academy of National Defence Science, a weapons development and procurement center.

North Korea said on Monday it had successfully tested what it called an intermediate-range ballistic missile that met all technical requirements and could now be mass-produced, although outside officials and experts questioned the extent of its progress.

On Tuesday, the head of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency said that if left unchecked, North Korea is on an "inevitable" path to obtaining a nuclear-armed missile capable of striking the United States.

Appearing at a Senate hearing, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Vincent Stewart declined to offer a time estimate but Western experts believe the North still needed several years to develop such a weapon.

(Reporting by Jack Kim; Editing by James Dalgleish)

 

[Lilbitsnana]

Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 2h2 hours ago

KCNA: "Kim Jong Un Watches Test of New-type Anti-Aircraft Guided Weapon System"


Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 2h2 hours ago

KCNA: "Watching the successful test, he said ardently: Seeing such a perfect new-type anti-aircraft…weapon system, I miss the General more."

 

[Lilbitsnana]

KCNA Watch‏ @KCNAWatch 6h6 hours ago

THAAD Deployment Will Incur Punishment by Nation: NPCK Spokesman



https://kcnawatch.co/newstream/1495...ll-incur-punishment-by-nation-npck-spokesman/

THAAD Deployment Will Incur Punishment by Nation: NPCK Spokesman

Date: 27/05/2017 | Source: KCNA.kp (En) | Read original version at source
Pyongyang, May 27 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the National Peace Committee of Korea (NPCK) issued a statement Saturday over the fact that the south Korean ruling quarters take irresolute attitude toward the issue of THAAD deployment.

Noting that the struggle of people from all walks of life demanding the cancellation of THAAD deployment is now getting intensified in south Korea, the statement said:

However, the "Liberal Korea Party" and other conservative groups and political philistines assert that the withdrawal of THAAD may undermine the south Korea-U.S. alliance and cause "division of public opinion", and the new south Korean authorities are taking an ambivalent approach to the public demand for the withdrawal of THAAD under such pretexts as "prudent solution" and "procedures of approval by the National Assembly".

To deploy THAAD or to withdraw it would serve as a cornerstone discerning the acts of sycophancy toward outsiders from the stand of prioritizing the nation, and there should be no compromise here, the statement said, clarifying the following principled stand:

1. THAAD deployment is a traitorous act of leaving the land of south Korea as the eternal advanced military base for the U.S. realization of strategy for world domination.

The south Korean authorities have to make its stand clear, well aware that the deployment is a senseless and traitorous act of drawing water to the U.S. mill for a nuclear war and providing it with a foothold for aggression.

2. The deployment is a thrice-cursed act of treachery that would reduce the Korean peninsula into a theatre for nuclear war of big powers and invite unprecedentedly terrible disaster.

If the south Korean authorities approves the deployment to toe the U.S. line, it will be recorded as a treachery putting the "Ulsa (1905) five traitors" into the shade.

The south Korean authorities have to make a bold decision of withdrawing THAAD without delay, mindful that the nation is seriously watching them.

3. The deployment constitutes a crime against the nation as it is aimed to remove the nuclear sword of justice that would guarantee the dignity, security and eternal prosperity of the nation, with the help of aggressors.

The south Korean authorities should bear deep in mind the fact that the act of the conservative group to get rid of the nuclear treasured sword of justice by introducing THAAD is just a foolish and traitorous deed.

THAAD deployment is one of the worst evils done by the Park Geun Hye group and its withdrawal is a strong demand of the candlelight demonstrators and the irreversible trend of the times.

Anyone who allows the U.S. THAAD deployment for aggression would be forsaken and sternly punished by the nation just like the group of conservatives. -0-

 

[Doomer Doug]

Housecarl, one carrier group is pissing on the fire hydrant; two is defecating on the fire hydrant; three is ripping it out of the ground.

We are going hot there for the simple reason you do not put that level of combat power into a theater and then not use it. I suggest you take a serious look at your whiskey stockpiles!!!

 

[twincougars]

the HERON UAV, one of three purchased from Israel at approximately $10 million apiece.

Haven't these guys in S.K. heard of Radio Shack? $55.99 !!

https://www.radioshack.com/collections/drones/products/radioshack-surveyor-camera-drone

 

[Housecarl]

Housecarl, one carrier group is pissing on the fire hydrant; two is defecating on the fire hydrant; three is ripping it out of the ground.

We are going hot there for the simple reason you do not put that level of combat power into a theater and then not use it. I suggest you take a serious look at your whiskey stockpiles!!!

Did last night...one unopened 12 year old single malt and an opened 7/8ths VSOP brandy (had some Election Night) in stock along with a couple of bottles of wine.

Yeah. When you add the three to the FON v the PRC in the SCS of that DDG and the "close approach" on that ELINT aircraft this week things definitely look "tense"....

 

[night driver]

Yer gonna make me look MUCH closer at my Makers supply, and my Wild Turkey Rare Bird supply.....

 

[okie-carbine]

Does anyone think Kim Jung Un knows that monday is Memorial Day in the United States?

 

[Lilbitsnana]

Does anyone think Kim Jung Un knows that monday is Memorial Day in the United States?

yes

 

[Doomer Doug]

Life is too short for bad whiskey and cheap cigarettes! Seriously, Kim Jong is going to look at those three Carrier Task Forces and figure he has nothing to lose by striking first. And then there is increased tension on the Kashmir border between Pakistan and India.

 

[Ben Sunday]

Housecarl, one carrier group is pissing on the fire hydrant; two is defecating on the fire hydrant; three is ripping it out of the ground.

We are going hot there for the simple reason you do not put that level of combat power into a theater and then not use it. I suggest you take a serious look at your whiskey stockpiles!!!

Teachers Highland Creme Scotch. Perhaps a nip of Johnny Walker Red and maybe some Old Grandad bourbon just for burps and giggles.

Ancestral firewater to soothe the soul.

 

[okie-carbine]

Housecarl, one carrier group is pissing on the fire hydrant; two is defecating on the fire hydrant; three is ripping it out of the ground.

We are going hot there for the simple reason you do not put that level of combat power into a theater and then not use it. I suggest you take a serious look at your whiskey stockpiles!!!

Do you think there is time to run off a batch before we can't? (asking for a friend) lol

 

[It'sJustMe]

North Korea leader Kim guides test of new anti-aircraft weapon

http://v2.oann.com/north-korea-leader-kim-guides-test-of-new-anti-aircraft-weapon/

May 28, 2017

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised the test of a new anti-aircraft weapon system and ordered its mass production and deployment throughout the country, the state news agency reported on Sunday, after weeks of defiant ballistic missile tests.

The North’s KCNA news agency did not report the exact nature of the weapon or the time of the test but said it was organized by the Academy of National Defence Science, a blacklisted agency that is believed to be developing missiles and nuclear weapons.

The North has been pushing to develop a wide range of weapon systems since early last year at an unprecedented pace including a long-range missile capable of striking the mainland United States and has in recent weeks tested its intermediate-range ballistic missile, making some technical advances.

The reclusive state rejects U.N. and unilateral sanctions by other states against its weapons program as an infringement of its right to self defense and says the program is necessary to counter U.S. aggression.

It last conducted a ballistic missile test a week ago.

The United States denies any intention to attack the North.

“Kim Jong Un … watched the test of a new type of anti-aircraft guided weapon system organized by the Academy of National Defence Science,” KCNA said on Sunday.

“This weapon system, whose operation capability has been thoroughly verified, should be mass-produced to deploy all over the country … so as to completely spoil the enemy’s wild dream to command the air, boasting of air supremacy and weapon almighty,” it said.

KCNA said Kim was accompanied by his military aides and listed the three men believed to be the top officials in the country’s rapidly accelerating missile program.

They are Ri Pyong Chol, a former top air force general; Kim Jong Sik, a veteran rocket scientist; and Jang Chang Ha, the head of the Academy of National Defence Science, a weapons development and procurement center.

North Korea said on Monday it had successfully tested what it called an intermediate-range ballistic missile that met all technical requirements and could now be mass-produced, although outside officials and experts questioned the extent of its progress.

On Tuesday, the head of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency said that if left unchecked, North Korea is on an “inevitable” path to obtaining a nuclear-armed missile capable of striking the United States.

Appearing at a Senate hearing, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Vincent Stewart declined to offer a time estimate but Western experts believe the North still needed several years to develop such a weapon.

(Reporting by Jack Kim; Editing by James Dalgleish)

 

[OldArcher]

Perhaps the little turdburgler of the Norks, will get a bullet into the back of his head, by one of his generals, rather than see his nation turned into a radioactive, glazed, parking lot... One can but hope... That diseased psychopathic wanker needs to be put down, rather than dragging all of Asia into the morass of war... Neither Russia, nor China, can afford to see the chaos such a dysfunctional, bleeding, sphincter can cause... Actions always have consequences, and if the Malignant Dwarf of the Norks pops a can of "sunshine," a lot of people are gonna die, and business will go into the crapper... Nope, perhaps some general, or generals, have platinum and diamond parachutes, for dispatching micro Kim... Again, one can but hope...

OldARcher

 

[Shacknasty Shagrat]

Mr. Mattis always makes good copy, and kick ass deeds.
SS

' Lucas Tomlinson‏Verified account @LucasFoxNews

Mattis: "I don't put timelines on fights" @FaceTheNation

https://twitter.com/LucasFoxNews/status/868841550461247491

 

[Shacknasty Shagrat]

And more instruction from Mr. Mattis.
President Trump and Sec. Mattis have a lot of credibility.

SS

' Lucas Tomlinson‏Verified account @LucasFoxNews

Mattis: "We do not draw red lines unless we intend to carry them out," regarding North Korea threat

 

[onetimer]

#BREAKING North Korea fires what appears to be a missile: Yonhap news agency

 

[Lilbitsnana]

posted for fair use
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/05/29/0200000000AEN20170529000600320.html

N. Korea fires off what appears to be a ballistic missile: S. Korean military

2017/05/29 06:29


SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired what appears to be a ballistic missile early Monday, South Korea's military said.

The unidentified missile was fired from near the North Korean coastal city of Wonsan, Seoul's Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) said. The missile flew in a easterly direction, sources said.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in ordered officials to hold a meeting of national security council at 7:30 a.m.

(END)

 

[Lilbitsnana]

It's not likely that it targeted anything, probably another test.


InsideNK‏ @inside_nk 5m5 minutes ago
Replying to @inside_nk

Missile headed towards sea of Japan #NorthKorea

 

[Lilbitsnana]

NK NEWS‏Verified account @nknewsorg 9m9 minutes ago

BREAKING: North Korea launched projectile from East Coast on Monday morning -

https://www.nknews.org/2017/05/811803/?c=1496006990667


North Korea launches projectile from near Wonsan – JCS
Launch is ninth missile test of the year

Chad O'Carroll and Dagyum Ji
May 28th, 2017

North Korea launched an unidentified projectile towards the Sea of Japan (East Sea) from near Wonsan, Ganwgwon Province, early on Monday morning, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.

The missile test follows a period of almost weekly testing since April 16, when the North unsuccessfully test-fired a ballistic missile a day after Pyongyang’s ‘Day of the Sun’ parade.

South Korea’s President was immediately notified about the situation and ordered to convene a standing committee of the National Security Council (NSC) at 0730 KST, the JCS said on Monday.

Overall, Sunday’s launch is the North’s ninth this year and follows the test-firing of a new surface-to-air missile defense system over the weekend, state media outlet the Rodong Sinmun indicated.

On April 16, the DPRK attempted to launch a missile though the test ended in failure. The failed launch took place near Sinpo, on the DPRK’s east coast, the day after the 105th Day of the Sun military parade in Pyongyang.

On April 5, North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan (known as the East Sea in Korea) also from near Sinpo.

Sinpo, located just northeast of the city of Hamhung is the location of one of North Korea’s key submarine bases, from which North Korea has previously tested Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBM).

 

[Lilbitsnana]

NorthKoreaRealTime‏ @BuckTurgidson79 4h4 hours ago

War with North Korea would be “catastrophic,” Defense Secretary Mattis says

 

[Oreally]

Perhaps the little turdburgler of the Norks, will get a bullet into the back of his head, by one of his generals, rather than see his nation turned into a radioactive, glazed, parking lot... One can but hope... That diseased psychopathic wanker needs to be put down, rather than dragging all of Asia into the morass of war... Neither Russia, nor China, can afford to see the chaos such a dysfunctional, bleeding, sphincter can cause... Actions always have consequences, and if the Malignant Dwarf of the Norks pops a can of "sunshine," a lot of people are gonna die, and business will go into the crapper... Nope, perhaps some general, or generals, have platinum and diamond parachutes, for dispatching micro Kim... Again, one can but hope...

OldARcher

how cAn it possibly be that the chinese don't have a deep cover agent in there that could do the job, under orders?????

let us all pray that is the case 'cause otherwise, we are at the brink of war for sure. could even be tomorrow, if kim goes first, otherwise the morning of june 1 (makes sense, right?).

 

[Lilbitsnana]

They should have it figured out by now, but this is from 20 minutes ago


Noon in Korea‏ @NoonInKorea 21m21 minutes ago
Replying to @NoonInKorea

Japan is trying to sort out if the missile landed within its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

 

[mzkitty]

Strategic Sentinel‏ @StratSentinel 1m1 minute ago
Strategic Sentinel Retweeted Julia Macfarlane

#BREAKING Japanese government spokesperson is saying #DPRK missile appears to have LANDED IN JAPAN


Julia Macfarlane‏Verified account @juliamacfarlane 4m4 minutes ago

#Breaking Japan goverment spokesman says North Korean missile appears to have landed in Japan; SKorea convening emergency cabinet meeting


Julia Macfarlane‏Verified account @juliamacfarlane 1m1 minute ago
Replying to @juliamacfarlane

Japanese government says has received no reports of damage from suspected North Korean ballistic missile - spox via Reuters

 

[Pinecone]

Well, that's a game changer, isn't it.

Where is Helen?

 

[Lilbitsnana]

The emergency meeting in South Korea should start in a little over 30 minutes.

it is currently 6:53 AM there and meeting is to start at 7:30 AM.

 

[mzkitty]

Well, that's a game changer, isn't it.

Where is Helen?

Maybe she's packing all her panties to get outta Dodge.

 

[Lilbitsnana]

Ted Yokohama 富嶽‏ @TedYokohama 8m8 minutes ago

Mr. Suga,Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japanese Govt denounces #northkorea for firing a missile developed from SLBM into the Sea of Japan

 

[mzkitty]

Kelsey Lane‏ @truthteller8889 53s54 seconds ago
Kelsey Lane Retweeted Julia Macfarlane

#BREAKING
This is a *shit hitting the fan* moment.

 

[Pinecone]

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/28/nort...ile-yonhap-news-citing-s-korean-military.html

North Korea tests 9th missile of 2017, South Korea's military confirms
Javier E. David | @TeflonGeek
Sunday, 28 May 2017 | 5:53 PM ETCNBC.com


North Korea fired a new missile, according to South Korea's military, its 9th this year and the latest act of provocation by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the face of widespread international pressure.

Yonhap News, which was the first to report the test, said the country fired off what appeared to be a ballistic missile near the North Korean coast early Monday local time. The test comes as Kim has reportedly supervised test runs of new anti-aircraft weapons, and continues to heighten tensions on the Peninsula.

"North Korea launched an unidentified projectile from a site in the vicinity of Wonsan in Gangwon Province at dawn today," a statement by South Korea's military confirmed. The launch was reported to newly-elected president, Moon Jae-in, who backs a sunshine policy with North Korea. Moon ordered a national security meeting to convene at 730 am local time, the statement added.

North Korea — which has openly defied 3 U.S. presidents while stymieing efforts to resolve the crisis multilaterally— appears to be testing the resolve of the United States. Officials in recent days have stated unequivocally that the "strategic patience" cultivated with North Korea was drawing to a close, but the country has conducted at least eight missile tests this year.

President Donald Trump, just returning from his first official visit overseas, has warned that military action against North Korea was on the table, regardless of the risks. Trump told CBS in a recent interview that 'we'll see' if an armed confrontation was needed to deter Kim's ambitions, but expressed optimism that pressure from China could be brought to bear on the nation.

In an interview on Sunday with CBS's "Face the Nation," Defense Secretary James Mattis cautioned that a conflict with the hermetic Communist nation "would be probably the worst kind of fighting in most people's lifetimes," and could be "catastrophic" if not resolved diplomatically.

 

[Lilbitsnana]

Kelsey Lane‏ @truthteller8889 53s54 seconds ago
Kelsey Lane Retweeted Julia Macfarlane

#BREAKING
This is a *shit hitting the fan* moment.

No, it landed in sea of Japan


Kris Cruz‏ @realKrisCruz 1m1 minute ago

Kris Cruz Retweeted Kris Cruz

#BREAKING: Japanese government confirms that a missile launched by #NorthKorea landed in the Sea of Japan.

 

[Lilbitsnana]

Ann Nonimouse‏ @AnnNonimouse 2m2 minutes ago

Ann Nonimouse Retweeted JΞSŦΞR ✪ ΔCŦUΔL³³º¹

That's in the sea, within 200 nautical miles of land for those who don't understand EEZ.
#NorthKorea #Japan

Ann Nonimouse added,
JΞSŦΞR ✪ ΔCŦUΔL³³º¹ @th3j35t3r

Replying to @th3j35t3r
^^^ UPDATE - North Korean Missile landed in Japan's EEZ - 'exclusive economic zone'.

 

[minkykat]

So the EEZ...that's like the third ring in that ball game where you're tossing balls in?

 

[Lilbitsnana]

So the EEZ...that's like the third ring in that ball game where you're tossing balls in?

It gives Japan the right to complain to the UN and possibly take action if they really want to start an all out war.

I don't think they will, but who knows anymore?

 

[packyderms_wife]

Time to go buy some cigars and some of the good hooch.

 

[Dennis Olson]

So the EEZ...that's like the third ring in that ball game where you're tossing balls in?

What it is, is symbolic. It's the crazy fat man saying OUTRIGHT to Japan that he can do anything he wants to them, and they can't stop him. In effect, he's pissing in their faces.

Clearer now??

 

[mzkitty]

News_Executive‏ @News_Executive

UPDATE: Missile launched by North Korea landed in the Sea of Japan, poses threat to Japanese ships and planes.- Japanese Govt. Spokesperson

https://twitter.com/News_Executive/status/868951593990868992

 

[Oreally]

God, i wonder who's going to pull the trigger first!

Stop This Train . . I want To get OFF!!!!!

 

[minkykat]

What it is, is symbolic. It's the crazy fat man saying OUTRIGHT to Japan that he can do anything he wants to them, and they can't stop him. In effect, he's pissing in their faces.

Clearer now??

Very.