@truecomedian
“why in this day and age, do we (all of us humans) need bombs and guns.”
I think deterrence has some validity. Of course, it rests on a certain set of assumptions about what matters to a country/government but to some degree it must be true that people value not being bombed. As for why North Korea wants to be able to bomb the US, I doubt they plan to use such a bomb if they get it. Probably its for posturing (though of course, no one has idea what the North Korean leadership is really thinking… so for all I know they feel suicidal).
“I hated Koreans ever since the Virgina Tech shooting I’ve wanted to even the score.”
I assume you’re joking.
@CyanoticWasp Interesting theory…
Why do you think the new leader will make things worse? Or do you just mean that with the leadership acting essentially the same things will have to get worse?
I wonder if maybe Kim Jong-un is different from his father. I remember reading that he had little interest in politics till he was considered for the leadership recently and so he may not be as committed to the policies of his predecessors. That being said, he may just let the military do what it wants as long as he gets booze and women (or whatever it is he wants).
My only source of hope is that a new leader may feel more vulnerable to pressure from other government and therefore there might be a window for some serious carrot and stick diplomacy with a large stick.