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Old 05-26-2009, 11:43 PM   #6
piercehawkeye45
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Originally Posted by classicman View Post
Thanks PH. That was a very good, yet disturbing read. I don't see North Korea coming to any table or talking till they are nuclear... then what If Kim is still around ... or if not? I read that his youngest son is suspected to be the heir apparent.
Yes, his son seems to be expected to take over eventually.

I am not sure how to take this. Every source I've read seems to conclude that NK wants to be accepted as a nuclear power just as India was. I haven't seen anything that suggests that NK will be a direct threat to the world because of their severe lack of industrial power. They will not be able to produce a large amount of missiles so any attack SK, Japan, or anyone else would be a suicidal mission. You can never be certain though.

Another viewpoint:
http://www.defencetalk.com/north-kor...e-world-19214/
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