U had it right.

There's prolly something going on well behind the scenes of the DANKs (Dumb Assed North Koreans) and nukes that the general public ain't privy to yet.

Currently, they're held in check by the Rooskies and the Red Chinese, both nations are armed with "nu-cu-lar" weapons and don't usually have the patience of Job like the United States in dealing with threats to their livelyhood.

On the other side, the Japanese... they've got first-hand experience on getting nuked and their constitution officially prohibits a standing military, though they can defend themselves with a "self-defense force". Should the DANKs pop off a couple more missile tests that fly over Japan, betcher ass they will exercise their "self defense" muscle by going nuclear.

South Korea? Seoul's within artillery cannon and missile range of the DANKs; the poor f*ckers patrolling the DMZ are just a speed bump for the hordes of screaming, brainwashed commies heading south to reunify the peninsula by force. And if Kim Jong Il is smart, he'd wanna limit the damage to South Korea's industrial base, unless the retreating South gives 'em a present of scorched earth.

As for us, we can park a couple of boomers (Ohio-class nuclear balllistic missile submarines) and send a naval task force to patrol the Yellow Sea. Plus we can easily retarget Minuteman III ICBMs in minutes.

Lotta swinging-dick talk by the Head DANK, but is he willing to risk getting his beloved Socialist Worker's Paradise turned into a self-illuminating parking lot?

the desert makes people crazy