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Author: TriSec    Date: 09/05/2017 10:29:05

 
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South Korea Simulates Attack on North's Nuke Site After Test


SEOUL, South Korea -- Following U.S. warnings to North Korea of a "massive military response," South Korea on Monday fired missiles into the sea to simulate an attack on the North's main nuclear test site, a day after Pyongyang detonated its largest-ever nuclear test explosion.

South Korea's Defense Ministry also said Monday that North Korea appeared to be planning a future missile launch, possibly of an ICBM, to show off its claimed ability to target the United States with nuclear weapons, although it was unclear when this might happen.

The heated words from the United States and the military maneuvers in South Korea are becoming familiar responses to North Korea's rapid, as-yet unchecked pursuit of a viable arsenal of nuclear-tipped missiles that can strike the United States. The most recent, and perhaps most dramatic, advancement came Sunday in an underground test of what leader Kim Jong Un's government claimed was a hydrogen bomb, the North's sixth nuclear test since 2006.

Chang Kyung-soo, an official with South Korea's Defense Ministry, told lawmakers that Seoul was seeing preparations in the North for an ICBM test but didn't provide details about how officials had reached that assessment. Chang also said the yield from the latest nuclear detonation appeared to be about 50 kilotons, which would mark a "significant increase" from North Korea's past nuclear tests.

In a series of tweets, President Donald Trump threatened to halt all trade with countries doing business with the North, a veiled warning to China, and faulted South Korea for what he called "talk of appeasement."

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang, told reporters in Beijing on Monday that China regarded as "unacceptable a situation in which on the one hand we work to resolve this issue peacefully but on the other hand our own interests are subject to sanctions and jeopardized. This is neither objective nor fair."

South Korea's military said its live-fire exercise was meant to "strongly warn" Pyongyang. The drill involved F-15 fighter jets and the country's land-based "Hyunmoo" ballistic missiles firing into the Sea of Japan.

The target was set considering the distance to the North's test site and the exercise was aimed at practicing precision strikes and cutting off reinforcements, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

Each new North Korean missile and nuclear test gives Pyongyang's scientists invaluable information that allows big jumps in capability. North Korea is thought to have a growing arsenal of nuclear bombs and has spent decades trying to perfect a multistage, long-range missile to eventually carry smaller versions of those bombs.

Both diplomacy and severe sanctions have failed to check the North's decades-long march to nuclear mastery.


North Korea nuclear crisis: Putin calls sanctions useless


The Russian leader was speaking at the meeting of the Brics group (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) in Xiamen, China.

Although he condemned the North's test as "provocative", Mr Putin said: "Sanctions of any kind would now be useless and ineffective.

"They'd rather eat grass than abandon their [nuclear weapons] programme unless they feel secure. And what can establish security? The restoration of international law. We should promote dialogue among all interested parties."

Citing a "humanitarian aspect", Mr Putin said millions of people would suffer under tougher measures, adding: "Sanctions have been exhausted."

On Monday, at the United Nations in New York, US envoy Nikki Haley argued that only the strongest sanctions would enable the problem to be resolved through diplomacy.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel backed that stance on Tuesday, saying more sanctions were urgently needed to counter the North's "flagrant breach of international conventions".


Mattis warns of 'massive military response' to NK nuclear threat


(CNN)US Defense Secretary James Mattis warned of "a massive military response" to any threat from North Korea against the United States or its allies in a statement outside the White House after a meeting with President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and top national security advisers Sunday.

Mattis said Trump wanted to be briefed on each of the "many military options" for dealing with the North Korean nuclear threat.

"Our commitment among the allies are ironclad," Mattis said. "Any threat to the United States or its territories, including Guam, or our allies will be met with a massive military response, a response both effective and overwhelming."

Mattis called on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to "take heed" of the UN Security ?Council's unanimous position against North Korea's nuclear program and again stressed the US military's position.

"We are not looking to the total annihilation of a country, namely North Korea, but as I said, we have many options to do so," Mattis said.


Is this what it felt like on 6 December 1941?

The winter Olympics kick off in Pyeongchang, South Korea on February 9 of next year. It's a mere 109 miles from North Korea, specifically the border town of Kaesong (which we should all know from MASH).

If nothing happens soon, it almost certainly will then. Let's hope Seoul isn't added to the two photos at the top of the blog.


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Comment by wickedpam on 09/05/2017 13:01:15
Morning



Comment by Raine on 09/05/2017 13:14:40
Good morning.

*sigh*

Between SK, Harvey, Irma, the wildfires out west and DACA, this is gonna be a fucking week.

I will persist!

Comment by Raine on 09/05/2017 13:16:11
Woah.






Comment by Scoopster on 09/05/2017 13:25:26
Mornin' all! It's staff meeting day here, and we forgot a fresh bottle of milk for the coffee

Quote by Raine:
Good morning.

*sigh*

Between SK, Harvey, Irma, the wildfires out west and DACA, this is gonna be a fucking week.

I will persist!

And Congress is back from vacation today for the first of its 12 days of actual work this month. Which makes you wonder if the vacation was ever really over.

Comment by wickedpam on 09/05/2017 13:58:52
Quote by Raine:
Woah.







Woah indeed. She's not wrong though. And I thank her for saying it. I STILL get pelted by a BernieBro friend/ex family member whenever I post anything positive about Dems or Hillary.

Comment by wickedpam on 09/05/2017 14:10:41
Mondo, please tell us you have an evac plan.

Comment by BobR on 09/05/2017 14:15:29
Quote by Raine:
Woah.





Shouldn't that be "and I wish Bernie was too"?

Comment by Mondobubba on 09/05/2017 14:22:52
Quote by wickedpam:
Mondo, please tell us you have an evac plan.


Stop watching the weather news. The most current track has Irma go through the Florida Strait between the Keys and Cuba. Braine, good thing you were there last week, eh?

With that said, yes, the bug out plan is my Mommy's



Comment by Mondobubba on 09/05/2017 14:25:45
Comment by BobR on 09/05/2017 14:26:16
Today's Google doodle.... thanks for the earworm

Comment by BobR on 09/05/2017 14:28:40
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by wickedpam:
Mondo, please tell us you have an evac plan.


Stop watching the weather news. The most current track has Irma go through the Florida Strait between the Keys and Cuba. Braine, good thing you were there last week, eh?

With that said, yes, the bug out plan is my Mommy's


You will still get tons of rain

Comment by Mondobubba on 09/05/2017 14:36:39
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by wickedpam:
Mondo, please tell us you have an evac plan.


Stop watching the weather news. The most current track has Irma go through the Florida Strait between the Keys and Cuba. Braine, good thing you were there last week, eh?

With that said, yes, the bug out plan is my Mommy's


You will still get tons of rain


Maybe, maybe not.

Comment by Mondobubba on 09/05/2017 14:39:04
The current five day forcast for Jacksonville.

Nowhere does it say OMG YOU ARE GOING TO DIE!



Comment by wickedpam on 09/05/2017 15:01:45
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by wickedpam:
Mondo, please tell us you have an evac plan.


Stop watching the weather news. The most current track has Irma go through the Florida Strait between the Keys and Cuba. Braine, good thing you were there last week, eh?

With that said, yes, the bug out plan is my Mommy's


You will still get tons of rain


Maybe, maybe not.



And yet I still worry about my friend (you)!

Trust me I'm am all for this thing trashing that trash heap mar-a-lago. Maybe then we can save some tax dollars cause he can't go there.

Comment by Mondobubba on 09/05/2017 15:14:34
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by wickedpam:
Mondo, please tell us you have an evac plan.


Stop watching the weather news. The most current track has Irma go through the Florida Strait between the Keys and Cuba. Braine, good thing you were there last week, eh?

With that said, yes, the bug out plan is my Mommy's


You will still get tons of rain


Maybe, maybe not.



And yet I still worry about my friend (you)!

Trust me I'm am all for this thing trashing that trash heap mar-a-lago. Maybe then we can save some tax dollars cause he can't go there.


The problem with trashing Mar-a-logo, is it would trash a lot of other things as well.

Comment by wickedpam on 09/05/2017 15:20:49
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by wickedpam:
Mondo, please tell us you have an evac plan.


Stop watching the weather news. The most current track has Irma go through the Florida Strait between the Keys and Cuba. Braine, good thing you were there last week, eh?

With that said, yes, the bug out plan is my Mommy's


You will still get tons of rain


Maybe, maybe not.



And yet I still worry about my friend (you)!

Trust me I'm am all for this thing trashing that trash heap mar-a-lago. Maybe then we can save some tax dollars cause he can't go there.


The problem with trashing Mar-a-logo, is it would trash a lot of other things as well.



no, I just want it to hit that 1 thing - everything else stays ok - you know like the house in Poltergeist.

Comment by Mondobubba on 09/05/2017 15:25:03
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by wickedpam:
Mondo, please tell us you have an evac plan.


Stop watching the weather news. The most current track has Irma go through the Florida Strait between the Keys and Cuba. Braine, good thing you were there last week, eh?

With that said, yes, the bug out plan is my Mommy's


You will still get tons of rain


Maybe, maybe not.



And yet I still worry about my friend (you)!

Trust me I'm am all for this thing trashing that trash heap mar-a-lago. Maybe then we can save some tax dollars cause he can't go there.


The problem with trashing Mar-a-lago is it would trash a lot of other things as well.



no, I just want it to hit that 1 thing - everything else stays ok - you know like the house in Poltergeist.


Fair enough. Or how Carrie's house is swallowed?

Comment by wickedpam on 09/05/2017 15:34:35
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by wickedpam:
Mondo, please tell us you have an evac plan.


Stop watching the weather news. The most current track has Irma go through the Florida Strait between the Keys and Cuba. Braine, good thing you were there last week, eh?

With that said, yes, the bug out plan is my Mommy's


You will still get tons of rain


Maybe, maybe not.



And yet I still worry about my friend (you)!

Trust me I'm am all for this thing trashing that trash heap mar-a-lago. Maybe then we can save some tax dollars cause he can't go there.


The problem with trashing Mar-a-lago is it would trash a lot of other things as well.



no, I just want it to hit that 1 thing - everything else stays ok - you know like the house in Poltergeist.


Fair enough. Or how Carrie's house is swallowed?



Yeppers

Comment by Raine on 09/05/2017 16:02:19




Comment by Raine on 09/05/2017 17:15:21
Mean People Suck.

Comment by livingonli on 09/05/2017 17:29:18
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by wickedpam:
Mondo, please tell us you have an evac plan.


Stop watching the weather news. The most current track has Irma go through the Florida Strait between the Keys and Cuba. Braine, good thing you were there last week, eh?

With that said, yes, the bug out plan is my Mommy's


You will still get tons of rain


Maybe, maybe not.



And yet I still worry about my friend (you)!

Trust me I'm am all for this thing trashing that trash heap mar-a-lago. Maybe then we can save some tax dollars cause he can't go there.


The problem with trashing Mar-a-lago is it would trash a lot of other things as well.



no, I just want it to hit that 1 thing - everything else stays ok - you know like the house in Poltergeist.


Fair enough. Or how Carrie's house is swallowed?



Yeppers

Too bad it just can't take out Mar-A-Lago and leave everything else. But, how will he feel if it gets destroyed?

Comment by Will in Chicago on 09/05/2017 17:42:19
Hi, bloggers!

I am at lunch. Attendance so far is light this Tuesday. Work is going well.

RaIne, I responded in more detail on yesterday's blog. There are some educational deficits to overcome but I remain optimistic.

Comment by Raine on 09/05/2017 17:43:28
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Raine:
Woah.





Shouldn't that be "and I wish Bernie was too"?
I think she is being politic... but yeah.


Comment by Raine on 09/05/2017 17:48:38
Quote by BobR:
Today's Google doodle.... thanks for the earworm

With Football season upon us, that earworm was bound to happen...
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Comment by Raine on 09/05/2017 18:03:15
Comment by livingonli on 09/05/2017 18:13:42

Trouble in paradise?

Comment by TriSec on 09/05/2017 18:19:07
Quote by Mondobubba:


The problem with trashing Mar-a-logo, is it would trash a lot of other things as well.



Yes, that would be the TriSec compound in Lake Worth. (Far, far inland though.) Actually, Palm Beach has never had a direct hit from a hurricane. There's always a first time.



Comment by Mondobubba on 09/05/2017 19:18:40


One of my friends at work is going to have to put her big dumb (her words) fur baby, Nova to the big sleep this afternoon when her BF gets home. They both want to be there



Back to your regularly scheduled blogging.

Comment by BobR on 09/05/2017 19:30:41
Quote by Mondobubba:


One of my friends at work is going to have to put her big dumb (her words) fur baby, Nova to the big sleep this afternoon when her BF gets home. They both want to be there



Back to your regularly scheduled blogging.

That's always a really hard decision. You feel like a murderer. You just have to keep telling yourself it's the merciful thing to do


Comment by Mondobubba on 09/05/2017 19:43:49
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:


One of my friends at work is going to have to put her big dumb (her words) fur baby, Nova to the big sleep this afternoon when her BF gets home. They both want to be there



Back to your regularly scheduled blogging.

That's always a really hard decision. You feel like a murderer. You just have to keep telling yourself it's the merciful thing to do



God yes you do. You know it is what you have to do. But you still feel like a shit.
Poor Nova had some sorth of rare feline lukemia. My friend said she was holding and she could see him telling her it was okay when she looked into his eyes.



Comment by TriSec on 09/05/2017 21:18:59
So, with the Federal Government abdicating their responsibility regarding DACA, does it now fall to the individual states under the Tenth Amendment?



Comment by Raine on 09/05/2017 21:52:51
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:


One of my friends at work is going to have to put her big dumb (her words) fur baby, Nova to the big sleep this afternoon when her BF gets home. They both want to be there



Back to your regularly scheduled blogging.

That's always a really hard decision. You feel like a murderer. You just have to keep telling yourself it's the merciful thing to do



God yes you do. You know it is what you have to do. But you still feel like a shit.
Poor Nova had some sorth of rare feline lukemia. My friend said she was holding and she could see him telling her it was okay when she looked into his eyes.

.


Comment by Raine on 09/05/2017 21:53:57
Quote by TriSec:
So, with the Federal Government abdicating their responsibility regarding DACA, does it now fall to the individual states under the Tenth Amendment?

Not as long as ICE is around. They have been breaking DACA rules since that menace took office.


Comment by Raine on 09/05/2017 21:55:50
Quote by Raine:
Quote by TriSec:
So, with the Federal Government abdicating their responsibility regarding DACA, does it now fall to the individual states under the Tenth Amendment?

Not as long as ICE is around. They have been breaking DACA rules since that menace took office.

case in point.



Comment by Mondobubba on 09/05/2017 21:56:25
Quote by Raine:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:


One of my friends at work is going to have to put her big dumb (her words) fur baby, Nova to the big sleep this afternoon when her BF gets home. They both want to be there



Back to your regularly scheduled blogging.

That's always a really hard decision. You feel like a murderer. You just have to keep telling yourself it's the merciful thing to do



God yes you do. You know it is what you have to do. But you still feel like a shit.
Poor Nova had some sorth of rare feline lukemia. My friend said she was holding and she could see him telling her it was okay when she looked into his eyes.

.



I think this her first trip to this rodeo.

Comment by Raine on 09/05/2017 22:01:03
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by Raine:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:


One of my friends at work is going to have to put her big dumb (her words) fur baby, Nova to the big sleep this afternoon when her BF gets home. They both want to be there



Back to your regularly scheduled blogging.

That's always a really hard decision. You feel like a murderer. You just have to keep telling yourself it's the merciful thing to do



God yes you do. You know it is what you have to do. But you still feel like a shit.
Poor Nova had some sorth of rare feline lukemia. My friend said she was holding and she could see him telling her it was okay when she looked into his eyes.

.



I think this her first trip to this rodeo.
Mine was Kizzy, it was heartbreaking.


Comment by Mondobubba on 09/05/2017 22:40:06
Quote by Raine:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by Raine:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:


One of my friends at work is going to have to put her big dumb (her words) fur baby, Nova to the big sleep this afternoon when her BF gets home. They both want to be there



Back to your regularly scheduled blogging.

That's always a really hard decision. You feel like a murderer. You just have to keep telling yourself it's the merciful thing to do



God yes you do. You know it is what you have to do. But you still feel like a shit.
Poor Nova had some sorth of rare feline lukemia. My friend said she was holding and she could see him telling her it was okay when she looked into his eyes.

.



I think this her first trip to this rodeo.
Mine was Kizzy, it was heartbreaking.


It never gets easy.


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