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Originally Posted by Lanny_MacDonald
Everyone except me. I don't think they have them yet. I think they have a program, and are close, but are a few years short of the bomb. I think they are missing some key technology that they are hoping that some saber rattling will shake loose from another nation during negotiations to fulfill their desires. Same goes for Iran. I think if you look historically, countries remain silent until they either have the bomb, or hit that proverbial wall where their programs can't go forward and they need something to push them over the top. I think North Korea and Iran have both hit the wall and need the assistance of someone else. By saber rattling they are hoping to force nations to pick sides so they can snuggle up to a nation who will give them the technology they need. I know I would play it the exact same way, especially with the Americans trapsing around the world flexing their muscles and ****ing everyone off. By putting the Americans on the other side of your fence you automatically get the benefit of the doubt who don't trust the U.S. foreign policy.
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Not only that Lanny, but I don't believe Kim would do anything that dramatic without China on board. I don't think that day is coming anytime soon either.
China may, at some point, want to show equivalent or better military force to the US to establish its dominance in the Pacific, but they wouldn't benefit much by crippling the American economy. I believe China will keep Kim in check.