• pingveno@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    On the upside, better than South Korea building their own, assuming this is a geopolitical move to assure South Korea of the US’s commitment. But outside of that, it seems weird. The US could flatten North Korea like a bug using purely conventional means. Why get the complexity of nuclear weapons in the mix?

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      1 year ago

      Why get the complexity of nuclear weapons in the mix?

      Because those are not really aimed at DPRK (letting aside that funny part about DPRK being “flatten like a bug”) but at China.

      For reminder: this came quite soon after China announcing they successfully tested anti ICBM missile interception system.