So uh yeah North Korea..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_North_Korea

 

There's always Nosotek, I know they've done contract work for Chinese and Vietnamese developers.

 

I love how people post the same picture for more than 15 years. My friend brought a smartphone from DPRK, it has decent quad core CPU, 3800mAh battery, 2Gb of RAM, 16Gb of built-in eMMC, runs slightly modified AOSP. And that was 2 years ago.

 

He castrated your cat or something?
Also they say that basic laws of mechanics apply to human wishes - there's always a reaction. Don't be surprised if something like that will happen to you.
I really want to see list of countries invaded by NK, extraterritorial prisons, or WMD or forbidden weapons use on civilians.

Something tells me that this list will be a blank page. Both sides act like arrogant kids, refuse to sit and talk but NK got nukes only because of US invasion plans. Nukes are expensive, nobody will make them unless it's absolutely necessary.

 

At the very least, they keep tunneling over to the south. Or maybe it's the other way round (kinda hard to prove), but somehow I doubt NK's legal weed is that much of a draw for the SK zerglings.

 

Flash is a kid right? Only an ignorant kid could Sympathise with a psychotic regime.

And clearly North Korea is plotting a zombie invasion

 

Nail on head. It's interesting the image we are presented with by the mainstream media. The nuclear arms race was started by the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The US proved the efficacy of nuclear arms. Since then America has tested over 1000. Followed by Russia, France and the U.K. The media doesn't bat an eyelid. NK have tested a confirmed 6. Yet every one received media attention and contesting from the US.

Not trying to point the finger, just stating facts.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_testing

 

Actually tested over 1000, or just built them? And more importantly, in what timeframe? Because this diagram claims NK was the only one to actually detonate something after '98. People born afterwards are now of legal drinking/voting age, yet have never witnessed one of the US' tests and, in extension, the media's reaction.

 

1000 tested since beginning of nuclear weapons program. Current stockpile is 4480. My point is it depends on which media reporting. The tests by US, UK and France back in the 90's received little to no coverage in western media.

NK's nuclear weapons program is in its infancy so testing is needed, hence the activity. With 1000+ US tests, I'm sure the US have all the data they need. On a positive side, the US has reduced its stockpile from 31,000 to 4480 since the Cold War so hopefully we are moving closer to multilateral disarmament.

Don't believe the hype, NK are just flexing their muscles for the benefit of the surrounding neighbours.

 

Depending on how you define 'absolutely necessary', that's not true at all. Countries are run by humans, and humans are potentially paranoid, vengeful, greedy, and motivated by hate and the desire to conquer. It's said that arms manufacture is the largest (money-wise) industry in the world, and that's partly because (a) for various (very) unfortunate reasons, the worst people, morally speaking, often climb to the top of the political/controlling tree, and (b) also because of the "If we don't have better weapons than them, then they will invade us" mentality.

Yes, nuclear weapons are expensive and difficult to build/maintain, but any paranoid/hate-filled/glory-seeking/[delete as applicable] person in power would want them, and preferably in much greater amounts (in units possessed, and in power) than "the enemy" has. Some people would say that nuclear weapons are necessary now, as they're the only deterrent to anyone else who is thinking of nuking us, whilst other people would say that nukes aren't necessary, as nobody would be stupid enough to use them because it would encourage retaliation from the other side that would harm our own country immensely.

And look at any third world country, where the majority find it very difficult to feed themselves and their families. Yet the leaders of these countries always have shiny tanks, rocket launchers, fully working weapons for their soldiers, etc. They'd have nuclear weapons too, if they could afford them. Give the average dictator of a starving country a hundred billion dollars, and do you think he'd use the money to feed the poor, build hospitals and schools, implement factories, a health service, and so on? Or do you think he'd buy the best weapons he can buy (up to and including nukes, if possible) to protect himself from his own enemies (and from his own people) and probably to intimidate his neighbouring countries and then pillage them for their goods and kill the natives.

Most people with real power are small men (morally and spiritually small, I mean, like a certain leader of a certain country), and right and wrong mean very little to them. And many of them would be happy with nuking their neighbours off the map, if they didn't fear retribution.

 

And then North Korea launches another missle at Japan....yeah totally harmless.

 

It's as psychotic as US. With only a "small" difference - they didn't invade 50+ countries and didn't kill a few hundred thousands of civilians with just two bombs, didn't destroy about the same by instigating local conflicts, "regime changes" etc. They don't support terrorists - "Osama bin Laden, hero fighting against communism"... sudden plot twist.
Missiles? Isn't it like every major countries launched hundreds of them? Also how many nuclear test all major nuclear countries did? A few thousands?
Also SK acts as idiotic as NK reacts. Military exercises etc is one thing, even if those near someone's border usually cause equal reaction - excrcises, missile launches etc. But when i heard about them setting a few megawatts worth of speakers near the border to translate propaganda i was quite shocked. Even in worst periods of Cold War US and USSR used radio, TV and other media without resorting to such (criminal according to laws of about 90% of countries in the world) nonsense.
If someone will turn on a high power speaker near my place and will refuse to turn it off when asked i'll just shoot it.
P.S. I'm probably older than you by at least 20 years, that's why i use brain instead of emotions.

That's why i think that both sides in this conflict are a bunch of arrogant selfish kids. As they ALL refuse to sit and talk.
US and SK should stop provoking NK in the first place, NK should stop testing their stuff every week, all should talk. that's about it. But no, too much testosterone involved.

 

As history shows, all countries unable to defend themselves will be attacked by a more powerful one. Iraq, Afghanistan, Georgia, Yugoslavia, Libya, Syria, the list goes on. Back someone far enough into a corner, and they will attack.

The reality of the situation is the second North Korea has nothing to loose is when Nukes will fly, and they will not give up their Nuclear Weapons.

"Do not succumb to emotions and drive North Korea into a corner. Now more than ever, everyone needs to be calm and avoid steps that lead to an escalation of tension" Putin

Of all people, Putin is doing more to keep the US out of war than Trump.

 

I'll lock this for now... before it gets worse.