North Korea has an H bomb!

Well, whatever it was, it gives the world another thing to worry about...
 

Ralphy1 said:
Well, whatever it was, it gives the world another thing to worry about...
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Or not ...

In grade school we had Atom Bomb drills, part of the whole Cold War thing. The siren would sound and we little kids would march seriously down to the basement of the school, put our hands behind our necks and lean against the walls.

Everyone except me, of course. I stood in the middle of the hallway, cupped my hands like an outfielder and yelled "I GOT IT, I GOT IT!"

The teachers often referred to me as being "special". :eagerness:
 
Special? More like strange...
 

Ralphy1 said:
Special? More like strange...
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Back then there was one classroom - in the basement - where the "Special Class" was held. They were the kids that had been diagnosed as having learning disabilities, some of them quite severe. We other kids of course acted like kids and both feared them and made fun of them, something I'm ashamed of to this day.

But yeah, I'll go with "strange".
 
Tip? I'll give them a tip: Make sure to avoid senior forums in their old age...
 
Peter Sellers was great in that movie and played four parts as I recall...
 
I remember the Bay of Pigs. People were building bomb shelters. We had the ridiculous duck and cover drills. We were shown a Civil Defense film which scared me to death. I was about 10 I think. We had a basement in our house and I figured That was our "bomb shelter".

North Korea is one sad country...shut off from the world..living under the dark shadow of tyranny. I have read some stories by those who have escaped. It's unbelievable really. You wonder why everyone doesn't rebel. Fear is a powerful thing.
 
That's something that puzzles me. You have this country that is blatantly out of line and every other country sits around and just watches, instead of taking action. I can understand that the U.S. is still licking its wounds, but everyone sits around and has talks and conferences and hems and haws ...
 
The wounds are too deep and we have too much on our plate at this time...
 
So we'll just blow away our kids in OTHER senseless conflicts and cower in the basement when the bombs come our way.

They could have stopped Hitler early in the game. We haven't learned our lessons yet.
 
It's sad to think there is no real "solution " for some things no matter how many soldiers die. It just makes me feel sad. Who is the enemy? The troubles in the Middle East are long lasting..and seemingly insidious. North Korea is a sad country with people trapped in some never ending Dictatorship backed up with an iron fist.

What use is diplomacy and "political solutions " when you are dealing with evil people who are merely playing out the charade. I know I'm just complaining without a solution..but is there really a "world" mentality when addressing issues? Good people want to see things "work out"..but other people seem to thrive on chaos and destruction.

Okay, I'll climb off my soapbox.

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SifuPhil said:
That's something that puzzles me. You have this country that is blatantly out of line and every other country sits around and just watches, instead of taking action. I can understand that the U.S. is still licking its wounds, but everyone sits around and has talks and conferences and hems and haws ...
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If you were President.. Either now or at some time in the past.. What would you do.. or would have done to stop North Korea? Remember.. their ally is China..

I'm flummoxed as to what CAN or COULD have been done without killing us all.. I believe that if North Korea attacks us or any of our allies they will be dealt with immediately and permanently.. but until then.. what exactly are the options?
 
We have to remember.. North Korea has had nuclear weapons since 2006... This is from Wiki

North Korea has conducted a total of four nuclear tests, in 2006, 2009, 2013 and 2016.

Again I ask.. what should GW Bush have done in 2006 to prevent the other 3 tests from happening? It's so much more complicated than any of us know I suspect.
 
"You wonder why everyone doesn't rebel. Fear is a powerful thing."

The common folks cannot; they have no weapons to use against those of the tyrannical, who control such things. To rebel there means death. imp
 
imp said:
"You wonder why everyone doesn't rebel. Fear is a powerful thing."

The common folks cannot; they have no weapons to use against those of the tyrannical, who control such things. To rebel there means death. imp
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There's no real way to organize rebellion when people are rewarded for reporting any thought or activity that goes against the tyrant's will. People who escape are doing it alone and know their family will be punished.
 
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