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Japan Activated Air Raid Sirens During North Korea's Missile Test Monday (cnn.com)
"No country should have missiles flying over them like those 130 million people in Japan," the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations said Monday. Though it was only a test, the scene on-the-ground is described by Slashdot reader AppleHoshi:
Our phones went crazy on receipt of an automated alert from the "J-Alert" system. Shortly afterwards, loudspeakers broadcast another alert (there are loudspeakers everywhere in Japan, to warn of earthquakes, tsunamis and typhoons). As normal with any disaster situation in Japan, all of the available television channels immediately switched over to full-coverage mode, with a repetition of what the situation was ("There's a missile heading in the direction of north-central Japan") followed by basic instructions of what to do ("If it comes down in your area, try to extinguish any fires and immediately inform your local police and fire departments").
Shortly before twenty past six we got the news that the missile had over-flown northern Japan and landed in the Pacific, about 1,000 km [621 miles] from the coast of Hokkaido. The "all-clear" was broadcast over the local speakers a short while later. Strange as it may seem, this all had an air of normality about it. Japan gets more than it's fair share of natural disasters, so anyone living here gets plenty of exposure to this same routine. (It's just that the reason is usually an earthquake, typhoon or tsunami, rather than a megalomaniac).
Shortly before twenty past six we got the news that the missile had over-flown northern Japan and landed in the Pacific, about 1,000 km [621 miles] from the coast of Hokkaido. The "all-clear" was broadcast over the local speakers a short while later. Strange as it may seem, this all had an air of normality about it. Japan gets more than it's fair share of natural disasters, so anyone living here gets plenty of exposure to this same routine. (It's just that the reason is usually an earthquake, typhoon or tsunami, rather than a megalomaniac).
. . . say all of the Antifa cowards. While of course the United States is the *real* enemy.
They are your problem.
Sincerely,
American Taxpayer
If being the last nation on Earth not under direct Jewish control is being a "megalomaniac", then I'd happily embrace that label.
TFS seems to imply that the alert was activated everywhere in Japan. The subtitle on the linked CNN page mentions Northern Japan.
I live in Tokyo, and heard or saw no such alert.
Strange as it may seem, this all had an air of normality about it. Japan gets more than it's fair share of natural disasters, so anyone living here gets plenty of exposure to this same routine. (It's just that the reason is usually an earthquake, typhoon or tsunami, rather than a megalomaniac).
Which megalomaniac are we talking about here?
He's your problem now.
Sincerely,
American Taxpayer
Donald Trump is turning America in to North Korea with his racist policies, supported by neo-nazi republicans.
America has been fighting Nazis since long before Antifa fought back against Trump's KKK and Nazi supporters chanting threats and racism in the streets.
Back in the gold old days, nobody whined when real Americans kicked Nazi ass.
Your dumbfuck discredited, treasonous president goaded Kim Jong Un into this with empty threats and provocations no sane person would engage in.
Why don't you start by kicking your traitor out of the oval office before you tell us about how your fuckups are our problem.
Trying to settle a bet with a friend. Can anyone come up with a reasonable estimate of how many nukes it would take to destroy N. Korea's warhead collection and neutralize their military forces? Would the number and placement have massive long-term health effects in Seoul and the region? Or is it possible the S. Korea and neighbors come away mostly unscathed?
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Trump, a feckless leader, won't do anything.
Trump is too afraid of looking bad. Trump set a line, and Kim Jong Un who is an evil leader with authority Trump only dreams of having, crossed it many times. Trump is barking dog next to Kim. Trump is a coward.
Try to extinguish any fires? Sure, right after I put myself out. Go ahead Kimmy, shoot one over the USA to test our reaction. You'll LOVE IT!
Has anyone thought of putting a small thermonuclear device in Dennis Rodman and sending him back over to Pyongyang.
Seoul will take big damage from shelling and maybe even some chemical attacks
... but one of these days, Godzilla WILL be returning.
if North Korea hits some one they will be gone.
They are playing a big game of chicken and no china will not save them
The headline writer is in the wrong time zone.
Both of them.
America could stop doing wargames in North Korea's backyard twice a year.
What am I thinking? What's a few million civilian deaths in determining which psychopathic government are the biggest assholes?
What's the point of scaring everyone with this? If it's a missile test, it would have been announced beforehand to anyone who cares to listen. If it's a real attack, then there's no point telling people to put out fires started by the missile. I suspect there's a political reason they're doing this, maybe to get the public riled up to join a US-led coalition agains NK, or maybe just for more defense budget.
for attention. I think they may be in trouble, this series increasingly provocative tests are their last gasps of cry for help.
First there was "Dress-down Friday", and now there's "Missile Test Monday", apparently, at least in North Korea, according to Slashdot.
"No country should have missiles flying over them like those 130 million people in Japan," the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations said Monday.
Reaching orbit is going to be damn hard for any country not located next to a huge ocean.
And finding an orbit that doesn't involve flying over any country is going to be even harder.
Snake Eyes, Scarlett and Storm Shadow
The only solution is to tighten up the screws on China and let them take care of North Korea (peacefully or not).
If Japan, South Korea, and the US made it clear they would start punishing Chinese exports (e.g., via tariffs), China would have an incentive to take care of this.
In addition, the US could also pursue military deployments to Taiwan and the tiny disputed islands in the Sea of Japan (maybe a radar station here in there) arguing that they are necessary in order to counter the threat. These are likely to upset China quite a bit.
I just do not see China taking a hit on its bottom line in order to save North Korea. If we tighten the screws on China, they will figure out a way to take of this problem for us.
Arguably, Clinton should have never allowed China in the WTO without a solution for North Korea
WTF is ''more than it is fair share'' supposed to mean?
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
Would NK freak out if Japan decided to shoot down the warhead? Technically it's flying over their territory. Does that set a bad precedent?
Yes Francis, the world has gone crazy.