North Korea

Indeed!
I'm not sure what is going on with this, but NC needs to be watched for sure!
Is it something that I think will directly affect my preps...no, not likely, but worth keeping an eye on!
The last thing the US needs is another war...they just can't afford it, and one more could push their economy over the edge faster.

It sounds an awful lot like fear mongering and rhetoric to me. I'm getting kind of sick of it to be truthful. The last thing anyone needs is a war but if it's imminent then do it already.

Pessimistic Plain Jane

I am not concerned with North Korea at all. It seems that as soon as someone goes and starts up a fuel truck, all of NATO knows about it.

I also firmly believe that they have a lot of countermeasures.

I'd be concerned about North Korea when you don't hear from them. Dirty bomb is the danger, not missile attack. ...besides, they couldn't hit the DMZ even, let alone South Korea if they tried.

I voiced my opinion in a different sub-forum, but on the same topic. But here it is, copy-pasted:

There was a good breakdown on the NK military assets a few days ago... search for "North Korea military graphic" from the National Post. It is pretty overwhelming to see all at once.

However, do a search on their capabilities versus South Korea, and you'll find that while the South lags behind by about 10-15% in numbers, their equipment and training are from the most powerful, and most experienced fighting army in the world, the USA. This also doesn't take the US capabilities into consideration, either. For the 360+ fighter jets that NK has, SK has 300. But the US has 2,300+. And well over 100 stealth fighters. Not even China has an operational, battle-ready stealth fighter (except for that controversial prototype that most experts agree is a barely functional knock-off).

Anyway, numbers aren't worth a thing. That's old-school military thinking. Within 48 hours of the outbreak of war, expect that NK will have no infrastructure, railroads, airfields, communications, power stations or command posts left intact. With aircraft carrier fleets in the area, multiple air bases capable of sending bombers, cruise missiles and drones... they're toast. I think we can all agree that it will be slaughter. Which is unfortunate because these are innocent but brainwashed nationalistic people who have done nothing wrong other than to be born in a country with a depraved government.

As for their nuclear capabilities, NK doesn't have the technology to miniaturize a nuke to the point of placing it on a ballistic missile. They are at least several years out from that. They still have months to go before they can get their nuclear power plant back up and running at full operation. Needless to say, news outlets are sensationalizing things to the point of tabloid status. "They moved a missile to the east!" and then "They raised the missile!" and then "They lowered the missile!" and then "They said this! They said that! Ooooooh..." Whereas in the Middle East, rockets fall several times a week in Israel, war is ongoing in Syria, and Palestine is cleaning up their dead in the streets.

In a selfish way, I wish that the NK/SK standoff was halted. Get it over with, strike first. The NK yearly tantrums have gone on for too many decades, and if war is pending on the horizon, let's finish it before they get their hands on weapons that can destroy entire civilizations. If this were a bar fight, knock the guy out with fists, before he manages to break a bottle and cut you with it.