Although you’d be forgiven for asking where the “calm” was.
Category: north korea
Markets Hit As New North Korea Missile Headline Lights Up Twitter
“…they even gave us calculations.”
‘Nightmare Scenario’: 2.1 Million Dead If North Korea Conducts Nuclear Strike On Seoul, Tokyo
“According to the calculations presented below, if the “unthinkable†happened, nuclear detonations over Seoul and Tokyo with North Korea’s current estimated weapon yields could result in as many as 2.1 million fatalities and 7.7 million injuries.”
Jimmy Carter: Here’s What I Know About North Korea
“There is no remaining chance that it will agree to a total denuclearization, as it has seen what happened in a denuclearized Libya and assessed the doubtful status of U.S. adherence to the Iran nuclear agreement.”Â
Trump Lashes Out At ‘Little Rocket Man’: ‘Save Your Energy Rex’, We’ll ‘Do What Has To Be Done’
Forgive me, but it almost seems like he wants this to escalate. That is: why would you say that?
‘Pity The Pacific’: Rocket Man And Dotard Go Bonkers In Toontown
“So it goes in Toontown, where two of the planet’s most unstable state actors call each other names and spin the roulette wheel toward nukes and annihilation.”
WaPo: North Korea Secretly Asking Republicans For Help ‘Figuring Out’ Unhinged Trump
“Their No. 1 concern is Trump. They can’t figure him out,†said one person with direct knowledge of North Korea’s approach to Asia experts with Republican connections.
One Trader Doesn’t ‘Have A Clue’ But He’s Sure There’s ‘A Serious Amount Of Scary’ Out There
“On the other hand, there’s a serious amount of scary, or at the very least, disappointing, happenings out there.”
As McMaster Warns Of ‘Ugly Scenarios’, South Korean Stocks Fall For Sixth Day In A Row
The read-through there appears to be that Trump is discovering why it’s difficult to draw “red lines.” You draw one, someone crosses it, and then you either have to bomb them or back down.
Monday Bloody Monday.
There will be blood.
North Korea Says Trump Has ‘Declared War’: Stocks Dive, Gold Spikes
RI SAYS TRUMP’S COMMENTS AMOUNT TO DECLARATION OF WAR
RI SAYS N. KOREA HAS RIGHT TO SHOOT DOWN U.S. STRATEGIC PLANES
‘Shall I Go Thermonuclear?’ The Week That Was And A Market Vignette
“The room fell silent, the enormity of this unexpected crisis sinking in.”
Quake Detected In North Korea Near Nuke Site; Iran Tests New Ballistic Missile
So all in all, just another Saturday in a world that’s completely falling apart.
‘What Happens If An Airliner Comes Down?’ Trump, Kim, And The H-Bomb Threat
“Trump’s derisive description of Kim Jong Un as ‘Rocket Man on a suicide mission’ and his threat to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea were not in a speech draft that several senior officials reviewed and vetted Monday.”
‘Tell That To Rain Man’
“Either way, you gotta be super smart to run a country and sell vol. buddy, okay? It’s not easy.”
‘North Korea’s H-Bomb Threat Has Limited Impact’ Analyst Imagines
And it got still more ridiculous.Â
Kim Jong-Un: Trump Is A ‘Mentally Deranged Dotard Who I Will Tame With Fire’
“He is unfit to hold the prerogative of supreme command of a country, and he is surely a rogue and a gangster fond of playing with fire, rather than a politician.”
North Korea May Detonate H-Bomb In The Pacific: Yonhap
“It could be the most powerful detonation of an H-bomb in the Pacific.”
‘Axis Of Evil On Steroids’ – Trump’s U.N. Speech
“…he severely undercut the prospects for a diplomatic solution to the crisis, making war that much more likely.”
Apocalypse Now (Again).
Well for those who had their doom bunkers all prepped and ready, there’s “good” news on Tuesday – the apocalypse is back on.
Trump Blasts ‘Rocket Man’, Iran, Pushes Nationalist Propaganda In Orange-Faced U.N. Rant
We all knew this was going to be bad, but it was orders of magnitude worse than expected no matter what kind of spin anyone tries to put on it.
‘Chickens Wanted For Epic Showdown’: Rates Vol., Gamma Are Too Cheap!
“…game theory suggests that the North Korean leadership has a strong incentive to bring forward the final phase of the Game of Chicken.”
Who’s Afraid Of ‘Rocket Man’?
She packed my bags last night pre-flight;
Zero hour nine AM;
And I’m gonna be high as a kite by then…
Nikki Haley Has ‘No Problem Kicking’ The North Korea Problem To Mattis
NIKKI HALEY: NORTH KOREA, IRAN, SYRIA TO BE KEY FOCUSES AT UN
NIKKI HALEY: NO PROBLEM KICKING N. KOREA TO PENTAGON’S MATTIS
HALEY WARNS UN SECURITY COUNCIL MAY RUN OUT OF N. KOREA OPTIONS
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