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North Korea fires intercontinental ballistic missile after threatening US (www.bbc.com)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I don’t really understand how North Korea continues to exist. I guess they aren’t sanctioned hard enough? I guess it’s hard to get in spies? I guess it’s hard to remove Kim? They seem so weak, but they keep slowly developing into some weird sort of threat.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

They’re kept afloat by China, basically. Chaos in NK has the potential to spill over the Yalu and cause problems in China.Plus, Seoul is within artillery range of the DMZ, so any “kinetic” end to the regime is quite risky.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

It's just not worth it for anyone to do anything.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

N.Korea is essentially used as slave labour by China, and is propped up by them in return.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

People want to live, they will live.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Look up "bureau 39". They have installed a nice cash flow institute, that goes around the sanctions.