North Korea....

[Naughtynatalie]

that and they literally couldn't launch a firework in N. Korea. If anywhere we should be worried about it's India /Pakistan. Their proximity to less stable parts of the Middle east and own steady amounts of sectarianism(?) mean really we should be more worried about them.

*adjusts tinfoil hat*

[nonpareil]

As stated above firing shells across the border is a not uncommon occurrence .
A couple of years ago a South Korean naval ship was sunk probably by N. Korean fire and a S. K. Island near the border was also shelled.
This posturing has been going on for decades.
Interestingly , the Korean war of the early 50s has never been officially declared over.
They are merely on permanent "ceasefire".

[Naughtynatalie]

Good thing I went there in 2013 so.

Wouldn't want to be planning a trip there now.

I went to SK a few years ago had a great time but wouldnt go back, found the taxi drivers in Seoul to be really hostile to westerners, strange but true.
Did prefer the more southerly regions that was much friendlier probably because of the US military bases nearby.

The DMZ was bizarrely interesting though!

[nonpareil]

Kim il Sung.

Kim Jung il.

Kim Jung Un.

No 2 the ill one died.
No.3 ( the current incumbent ) is the "young un".
Grandfather to grandson.

[Naughtynatalie]

As stated above firing shells across the border is a not uncommon occurrence .
A couple of years ago a South Korean naval ship was sunk probably by N. Korean fire and a S. K. Island near the border was also shelled.
This posturing has been going on for decades.
Interestingly , the Korean war of the early 50s has never been officially declared over.
They are merely on permanent "ceasefire".

[nonpareil]

The eyes of a killer (or a spoiled brat).

[Naughtynatalie]

Kim il Sung.

Kim Jung il.

Kim Jung Un.

No 2 the ill one died.
No.3 ( the current incumbent ) is the "young un".
Grandfather to grandson.

was the first one a singer before he died?

[nonpareil]

was the first one a singer before he died?

Ha!
He was an entertainer of sorts alright .
Started off as a Russian puppet.

[10inchesandcounting]

It's just more posturing to impress upon his subjects how awesome and fearless he is. He really is not deluded enough to think that he actually stands a chance against the South Korean army, especially considering the extra clout that the Americans lend the South Koreans.

As Stalin once put it, numbers is a weapon of its own.He certainly was proven right, and North Korea is using the same doctrine. Its army far outnumbers south Korea, and the US put together , and if you add the support China has always provided, and Russia as well if they are forced to make a choice.
Do the math and you will see that he might be crazy but he is not stupid.
There is a potential for a serious mess over there.

[SteveB]

A lot of sabre rattling and bluff going on too. The problem is if someone calls a bluff, the person who made it may stand over it and make good the threat.