Why Nobody Can Stop North Korea

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 9 тис.

  • @johnfajer7691
    @johnfajer7691 Рік тому +3429

    I was stationed in Camp Casey during 2006, and, one day on a road march, I asked Top what we would do if North Korea came over the border. Top stopped the whole formation and explained that all our bases and all our military assets were already dialed into their artillery and rockets, and that our battlefield role was to be a speed bump for North Koreans while The U.S. and South Korea reacted. I never forgot that.

    • @orangecat504
      @orangecat504 Рік тому +310

      Very interesting. It reminds me of NATO troops in Eastern Europe.

    • @KrajinaVelika
      @KrajinaVelika Рік тому

      @@orangecat504nazi nato troops yeah. Gotta cleanse the Serbians from Bosnia and kosovo somehow

    • @dandanlec1996
      @dandanlec1996 Рік тому +341

      @@orangecat504 I would say that our groups in eastern Europe are a deterrent. It's about proving that we are willing to back up our NATO allies.
      It also forces ourselves to act if Putin does something. If our troups die in Latvia we're gonna have to do something, and Putin knows that.
      That will in theory stop Putin from trying anything. Which will lead to no conflict whatsoever.
      It's like stationing a police officer to stop speeding, or a home alarm to prevent burglars.

    • @ArchitectEffect
      @ArchitectEffect Рік тому +94

      This is the same thing I was told by our brass and that it's supposed to slow the north down so that the us fleet and air lifts can arrive

    • @2bidfilmsguy
      @2bidfilmsguy Рік тому +46

      I think that completely takes away from how important your job was, along with the active duty SK forces, although it would be very bloody it would be imperative that the active duty personnel close to the border fight tooth and nail, because the south Koreans have mandatory conscription they have a massive base of trained men but would need time to raise reserve units or volunteer units like the Ukrainian TDF, organize them, arm them, and give them training on new weapons, tactics and systems, and US forces outside Korea would need time to get in country especially if they are coming from the mainland US, obviously troops from bases like Japan and Guam could be there in days to weeks but considering how massive the Norths army is there will need to be large quantities of men and equipment brought in from North America, the bulk of it by ship, I would not want to be a soldier on or near the DMZ durring the initial hours or days of a conflict, that being said depending on their actions and depending on how feircly they resist it could save the lives of countless civilians if they are given time to flee, and the less ground given the fewer US and South Korean soldiers would need to die later in the conflict taking that ground back, also the less ground taken the less damage would be done to the south Korean infrastructure and economy and could be the difference between a long road to economic recovery and millions of refugees or a short term recession that wouldn't hamper south Korean long term economic ambitions

  • @FourTran
    @FourTran Рік тому +11934

    ....

  • @lowzibojine
    @lowzibojine 8 місяців тому +110

    Fascinating stuff!
    Honestly, ive been gettinf more and more into history and modern history especially recently and your channel has won a place in my go to channels list!

  • @sarysa
    @sarysa 8 місяців тому +103

    I have doubts that South Korea backing out of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty would make them into a pariah. Not only are they economically important on a global scale, not to mention the influence from the Korean diaspora within many allied nations, but South Korea is also still ideologically aligned with these nations whether or not they have nukes. At most, they would only lose their most tenuously linked trading partners.

    • @thebravegallade731
      @thebravegallade731 5 місяців тому +10

      Also SK is a important chip maker, which only like 2 countries in the world are.

    • @Boomhauersdad
      @Boomhauersdad Місяць тому

      Koreans are basically Americans

    • @NorthKorean_dictatorship
      @NorthKorean_dictatorship Місяць тому

      Not for long

    • @Aaron-sx7zf
      @Aaron-sx7zf 27 днів тому

      Nk would almost certainly see that as an act of aggression

    • @Tigerman1138
      @Tigerman1138 20 днів тому

      @@Aaron-sx7zfWhat is alternative? Wait for day they attack?
      Obama gave “strategic patience” which is a fancy way of saying they did nothing.
      Same thing with Iran--and allowing them get to gets of cash in the night. It may have been their money-but they put into ☢️ weapons and Hamas.
      Thanks Obama.

  • @bradleyqiini8763
    @bradleyqiini8763 Рік тому +2628

    When I was a kid, my family lived in the northeastern Chinese province Liaoning that directly boarders NK. Each and every time when there was a missile test, we were also terrified because we're not confident about their technology at all... And since we're just next to each other, a small technical issue might end up destroying our city entirely. Till today I cannot forget watching the news nervously with my grandma many years ago.

    • @SofijaSofijaSofija
      @SofijaSofijaSofija Рік тому +107

      That sounds terrifying. I'm still confused how can they claim they have the technology to ruin a specific county when they're having that many technical difficulties.

    • @Barrosy
      @Barrosy Рік тому +86

      @@SofijaSofijaSofija Probably because they don't focus on "fixing technical difficulties", but rather "causing as much destruction as possible" (and by that end not caring how the latter might be achieved).

    • @derp195
      @derp195 Рік тому +40

      Similar to certain past US presidents - I wasn’t afraid he’d start a world war on purpose, I was afraid he’d stumble into it.

    • @dackbowland1876
      @dackbowland1876 Рік тому

      America could have rid the earth of these nuclear terrorist in the 50’s if it weren’t for the Chinese getting involved. That would have never been a problem or worry for you. Oh well. Welcome to the 21st century where there are more than one nuclear terrorist state in the world.

    • @derp195
      @derp195 Рік тому +23

      @Radio K.A.O.S. You think they're going to announce the real one as not being a test?

  • @KaiserMattTygore927
    @KaiserMattTygore927 Рік тому +3062

    The US throughout the middle east (and russia in ukraine) basically proves the phrase "Actions speak louder than words" Libya being the most blatant example as to why a country will never give up its nukes from now on.

    • @shotelco
      @shotelco Рік тому +1

      Every last Native American will testify to the fact that no one can ever trust an American "peace" treaty.

    • @tylerkoch5255
      @tylerkoch5255 Рік тому +494

      Ukraine learned that the hard way unfortunately

    • @OptimisticNihilist15
      @OptimisticNihilist15 Рік тому +471

      Honestly I don't understand why people and leaders of a country would ever give up nukes in any scenario
      There are the most foolproof backup plan and a deterrent and no matter if you are surrounded by friends or enemies, it makes them think twice before doing something stupid

    • @abu_biricik
      @abu_biricik Рік тому +101

      We didn't have the ability of Building a nuke system in libya anyway, so giving up was the smart choice for a stupid decision.
      But i believe that north Korea wouldn't dare to have it's own nuke without the permission of world's super powers.
      India and Pakistan+ korea and south Korea+ russia and europe, all of this makes me think that someone wants to keep "the current status" for an actual nuclear war.

    • @bruciatura
      @bruciatura Рік тому +267

      @@tylerkoch5255 those nukes in Ukraine were non-operational Soviet era trash. The Budapest agreement was about securing broken and decaying nuclear hazards, not disarmament. They could not have used those nukes even if they wanted to.

  • @jayrussell3796
    @jayrussell3796 8 місяців тому +1

    Great video...and what great marketing for Nebula...I will check it out !

  • @russellfrancis813
    @russellfrancis813 9 місяців тому +20

    Any conflict breaking out for them would spell the end of their regime, I would think. Getting a tactical nuke certainly makes them difficult to deal with, but unless they become unhinged and are willing to throw it all away, there isn't much else they can really do outside of posturing.

    • @noidsuper
      @noidsuper 8 місяців тому +1

      They ARE unhinged

    • @ApexGale
      @ApexGale 8 місяців тому

      ​@@noidsuperexcept if NK declared open war by launching nukes they'd swiftly get rained down upon. Nuclear war is a zero sum game, but the ones initiating it stand to lose even more than the ones getting hit by the initial nuke. It's why even 1 and a half years after Putin's invasion of Ukraine, with all those threats of using nuclear arms, it hasn't happened once. Putin knows if he launches nukes he will well and truly be on his own. Xi cannot defend the use of nukes while trying to maintain the sovereignty stance. It would immediately escalate the invasion and get NATO involved.
      If NK started launching nukes they'd get a swift response from the West, SK, and Japan

    • @josh___something
      @josh___something 8 місяців тому +9

      ​@@noidsuperunhinged, yes. Willing to throw it all away, clearly not.

    • @tzachinoikin774
      @tzachinoikin774 8 місяців тому

      ⁠​⁠​⁠@@josh___somethingif kim knows he will lose his land he will 100% fire everything in his arsenal onto the world killing 10+ million people nobody wants that which is exactly why nobody interferes with NK they sit on the longer lever

    • @russellfrancis813
      @russellfrancis813 7 місяців тому

      Yeah, I agree they are unhinged@@noidsuper. Both things need to be true, I would think. Like josh said, it doesn't seem like they willing to give up what they have just yet.

  • @ngeteengetee7589
    @ngeteengetee7589 Рік тому +2247

    My main gripe with this channel is the fact that there is no source list provided in the description, at least having some sort of source list gives magnitudes more credibility

    • @lithturkin9759
      @lithturkin9759 Рік тому

      because this guy is straight up a western propagandist

    • @boarbot7829
      @boarbot7829 Рік тому +367

      Yes! And every time I find an inaccuracy (which is disappointingly often), it makes it seem much less acceptable if there’s no source- like he’s just made something up!

    • @samkelo27
      @samkelo27 Рік тому +219

      @@boarbot7829 source : trust me bro and Google

    • @heyidkrn6251
      @heyidkrn6251 Рік тому +7

      @@samkelo27 😂

    • @heyidkrn6251
      @heyidkrn6251 Рік тому +3

      Exactly

  • @hemlockfoxy3955
    @hemlockfoxy3955 Рік тому +2035

    Absolutely love how you went into the POV of China to explain why they support NK. Something severely lacking from almost all other sources of news and media these days

    • @TragoudistrosMPH
      @TragoudistrosMPH Рік тому +186

      Too many "our enemy is crazy" explanations all around.
      Strategy is often reserved for "our side" 😮‍💨

    • @silveriver9
      @silveriver9 Рік тому +1

      One of the very very few western channels that is impartial.
      There are far too many western propganda channels on the anti-China bandwagon.

    • @tomhwm913
      @tomhwm913 Рік тому +183

      Yep. A lot Americans probably think China's happy with NK getting nuclear weapon but it definitely isn't. The chance of an NK missile getting through all the US missile defense and hit LA or NYC accurately is just slim, but Beijing and many big cities in China are within 1000km from NK.

    • @seeker296
      @seeker296 Рік тому +54

      it's kind of self explanatory. dictators stick together

    • @Homer-OJ-Simpson
      @Homer-OJ-Simpson Рік тому

      China created this situation with North Korea. Then and the Russian / Soviets.

  • @xxXKillTheRedsXxx
    @xxXKillTheRedsXxx 8 місяців тому +32

    You are just about the only voice I can think of who still cares about this issue. Bravo, and thank you

  • @user-wd4zi3fo3r
    @user-wd4zi3fo3r 3 місяці тому

    Up nebula you always be popular. I had to bust a rhyme in appreciation 😊.

  • @johannjohann6523
    @johannjohann6523 9 місяців тому +1488

    Only thing to remember, N. Korea's army is only functional inside N. Korea. Kim Un cannot chance his army outside of N. Korea, not even S. Korea for fear the malnourished army would break like the wind to the nearest buffet. Taking their chances on never returning to N. Korea ever again. It is very difficult for a dictator who publicly executes citizens for listening to the "wrong music" to have such citizens fight and risk their lives for such a person. Especially outside of their country. N. Korea basically is all bark, no bite.

    • @easwar7
      @easwar7 9 місяців тому

      Thats what they want ...they dont go war with south korea or USA ...they make blackmailing forever to tight the guarantee of kim or his successors forever ..hope you understand

    • @sheiladikshit5110
      @sheiladikshit5110 9 місяців тому +498

      you severely underestimate how loyal/brainwashed these people are.

    • @CaptainKeen
      @CaptainKeen 9 місяців тому

      @@sheiladikshit5110 Doesn't really matter. North Korea's military is much less equipped and trained than South Korea, and the SOuth would have full US backing.
      The only thing preventing South Korea from winning at this point is that the north can hold their major cities hostage, first with conventional bombs, and now the Nukes.

    • @Haaaaaaaaarper
      @Haaaaaaaaarper 9 місяців тому +1

      You are not wrong but you see the thing is that you dont need good soldiers when you have literal rockets doign all the work for you.
      Its basicially the same thing when a guy shows up with a gun to a fist fight.
      Of course NK will never win a war against anyone really, but it doesnt have to as long as it can kill a lot of people b4 getting killed itself. That is enough for all the democrats to not risk doing anything about NK really.... can't blame them tho I myself woudn't want millions of South Koreans die for this.

    • @JL-sm6cg
      @JL-sm6cg 9 місяців тому +175

      You sure about that? The NK army has top priority for the country's food supply, whatever it may be.

  • @pablojavierarreolavelasco9126
    @pablojavierarreolavelasco9126 Рік тому +991

    Many people have commented in this channel that threatening to use nuclear weapons is like threatening to flip the table while playing chess, I think this video proves that it’s more like going for an stalemate, no one can do anything because it’d mean to lose

    • @MAC0071234
      @MAC0071234 Рік тому +16

      That's not a stalemate, it's called Zugzwang.

    • @leagueaddict8357
      @leagueaddict8357 Рік тому +24

      @@MAC0071234 Zugzwang is an inbetween move totally unrelated

    • @pablojavierarreolavelasco9126
      @pablojavierarreolavelasco9126 Рік тому +86

      @@MAC0071234 Zugzwang is when you HAVE to make a move that either will make you lose or worsen your position, stalemate is when you simply cannot move. In Zugzwang there’s a winning side, in an stalemate there is not, the position remains the same just like here

    • @kokorochacarero8003
      @kokorochacarero8003 Рік тому

      It's a stalemate between those entitled to having nuclear weapons "to protect peace"
      For the rest of the world it's more imperialism

    • @ciarankelly3726
      @ciarankelly3726 Рік тому +10

      you're confusing it with a zwischenzug

  • @kevns689
    @kevns689 8 місяців тому +10

    Having kids born in prison, having kids born in north korea...same thing

    • @DrFumiya
      @DrFumiya 10 днів тому +1

      At least in prison you get fed.

  • @sirtainlee8725
    @sirtainlee8725 8 місяців тому +3

    Thank you for sharing information and analysis, at the risk of demonetization.

  • @Dimrain13
    @Dimrain13 Рік тому +659

    I was in Japan during the first missel that went over Japan and I remember the tension. Everyone was like... are we about to go to war with north korea? We found it was a test and not a failed attack a few days later, but man... That sparked a BUNCH of simulations for invasion plans.

    • @toocoolforu
      @toocoolforu Рік тому

      Missiles were not fired at Japan. Rockets will mostly fly eastward from the rotation of the earth. Japan is east of NK. Who cares what a US puppet regime think about the development of strategic space defense and space science?

    • @Dimrain13
      @Dimrain13 Рік тому +21

      @@toocoolforu Ah yes it sounds so much better to assume they have no idea what they are doing and cant aim a rocket with GPS available for free to anyone. It being an accident makes it even more scary/funny.

    • @NeostormXLMAX
      @NeostormXLMAX Рік тому +11

      Lol nice lie lots of accounts of majority of people in Japan shrug and don’t care. The missile was never aimed at them in the first place

    • @NeostormXLMAX
      @NeostormXLMAX Рік тому +4

      Also this happens often so it’s not a sudden escalation

    • @Dimrain13
      @Dimrain13 Рік тому +22

      @@NeostormXLMAX At this point probably. The first time? No people were watching the news and stopping in the street to see what was going on.

  • @dragonsword2253
    @dragonsword2253 Рік тому +799

    This is ridiculous. I know Kim-Jong Un personally and he told me he would never nuke America. He told me that was his least favorite thing to do

    • @herptek
      @herptek Рік тому

      Well, well aren't they boasting about how they are going to crush the evil imperialists anymore? They used to at least.

    • @Iqaluitio
      @Iqaluitio Рік тому +66

      tell kim jong un to free his people then

    • @foxeon6496
      @foxeon6496 Рік тому +94

      @@Iqaluitio Mr dragonsword would never do that

    • @infinity2z3r07
      @infinity2z3r07 Рік тому +53

      Dennis Rodman?

    • @jevinday
      @jevinday Рік тому +24

      Do you play basketball too?

  • @carolinasarfatis9285
    @carolinasarfatis9285 8 місяців тому +4

    hi, could you please make a video about what exactly is nuclear and why some countries have it or don't? thanks and love your videoss!!!

    • @wetbadger2
      @wetbadger2 2 місяці тому

      See whatifalthist for such a video

    • @Tree.700
      @Tree.700 Місяць тому

      @@wetbadger2 please use the space bar

  • @tactful_proposal
    @tactful_proposal 8 місяців тому +29

    This is a very well made video with balanced perspectives. The geopolitical concerns North Korea and China have that are quite valid (which aren't covered much elsewhere), and the sticky situation with South Korea, rather than glossing over with the usual "China / NK bad" or something. ❤

  • @crazy86753
    @crazy86753 Рік тому +585

    If I remember correctly North Korea was almost wiped out until China came and entered the war. I think we pushed them back pretty much to the boarder of China; but China thought we were going to invade them next and sent troops over to assist the North Koreans.

    • @maolo76
      @maolo76 11 місяців тому

      Wrong. NK nearly wipe out the superior SK army first. NK PUSH sk all the way to Busan. Then the US military enter and push the NK back to thw Chinese border. That's when china enter and push the US, UN, SK forces passed the 38th. The truce was called and the 38th parallel was agreed as the border.

    • @Jason9612
      @Jason9612 10 місяців тому +96

      Correct. What a mistake in hindsight

    • @AmarFox6
      @AmarFox6 9 місяців тому +9

      You forget abou USsr?

    • @himynameiscorey
      @himynameiscorey 9 місяців тому +27

      We shouldve gone in from the China side

    • @Raiyven79
      @Raiyven79 9 місяців тому +2

      ​@@AmarFox6eh small detail 😂

  • @Animator22538
    @Animator22538 Рік тому +569

    He makes the most simple yes and no type topic and turns into 30minutes and actually explains it 👏

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Рік тому +2

      E‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

    • @AB-yr2eo
      @AB-yr2eo Рік тому +30

      You can’t answer a “why” question with yes or no

    • @gawkthimm6030
      @gawkthimm6030 Рік тому +32

      @@AB-yr2eo but you could answer it easily with a MUCH shorter vid

    • @Jane-qh2yd
      @Jane-qh2yd Рік тому +12

      @@gawkthimm6030 Yup, but then you would have to remove a crap ton of context.

    • @soundscape26
      @soundscape26 Рік тому +3

      Too long for the question at hand.

  • @tyee4u
    @tyee4u 8 місяців тому +2

    Excellent content as usual. Please consider keeping maps in north up orientation 👍

  • @rodan2852
    @rodan2852 4 місяці тому

    Dude those guys had a 61' F-100! I got a 66 F250 (differrent grille). The one in the pic has the 6 cylinder hood emblem.Those 240 C.I inline six cylinders are a great choice for a war zone 👍

  • @a.soraparu773
    @a.soraparu773 Рік тому +720

    I think the most daunting task in a war with N. Korea would be going in those bunkers they have. I mean, their bunkers are vast enough to test nuclear explosions. I'd imagine it would be a terrifying feat for any invading army.

    • @paddington1670
      @paddington1670 Рік тому

      Saddam only surrendered in ODS after the USA showed they can blow up his bunkers. Im sure whatever NK has, the USA can defeat it.

    • @killrsloth9187
      @killrsloth9187 Рік тому +57

      So we go back to siege warfare? Starve them out? Genuinely curious how you could tackle those with minimal losses

    • @Derzelas05
      @Derzelas05 Рік тому +195

      @@killrsloth9187 divert a river and drown them in the bunker.

    • @tilburg8683
      @tilburg8683 Рік тому +66

      I mean all they can really do is sit there with their ww2 equipment.

    • @Spengleman2
      @Spengleman2 Рік тому +104

      @@killrsloth9187 it’s not a great strategy lol, if you’ve already taken control of the ground and air, 10000 men in a bunker are way easier to kill than 10000 men on a battlefield.

  • @angriffslusticherWildoger
    @angriffslusticherWildoger Рік тому +433

    Your videos are amazing. Just one simple thing is messing it a bit up: not a single source in the description. Easy to make and lifting up the quality enormously

    • @NoamTheGOAT50
      @NoamTheGOAT50 Рік тому +4

      I think you might be able to find the source in his Nebula channel. But I could be wrong.

    • @SnickC13
      @SnickC13 Рік тому +1

      Agree

    • @Homer-OJ-Simpson
      @Homer-OJ-Simpson Рік тому +50

      Not gonna lie, this was one of the worst episodes so far. Too many assumptions, too over the top in those assumptions, no sources, etc. it felt like click bait title but in video form.

    • @angriffslusticherWildoger
      @angriffslusticherWildoger Рік тому +7

      @@Homer-OJ-Simpson that’s it. Showing 0 sources invites you to sooner or later become more speculative and stop sticking to actual valid sources

    • @Homer-OJ-Simpson
      @Homer-OJ-Simpson Рік тому +7

      @@angriffslusticherWildoger Exactly. Without sources there isn't much holding them back into using a lot of speculation. There is a massive difference in a video from say Caspian Report and others like him vs RLL. RLL have always been a little overly dramatic but it's become more speculative and more overly dramatic. They often state the speculative part as if it's a fact too.

  • @DuraExtvia
    @DuraExtvia 9 місяців тому +2

    Sometimes you gotta just take the hits to remove a threat. You can't always get away without getting a bloodied nose.

    • @theheller6573
      @theheller6573 21 день тому

      I agree with you: Procrastination is worse than just getting over it then and there

  • @johnnychipello919
    @johnnychipello919 3 місяці тому +1

    Great documentary and beautify narrated. Easy to follow and understand. I really think that diet plays a major role in military readiness. I wonder how healthy the newborns are in each country.

  • @captainjurgh8142
    @captainjurgh8142 Рік тому +584

    As a South Korean, it's scary how long this cold war has been going on. Even if we somewhat could stop further threats, then we have our Government fighting each other and the damage done by Kim Family lingering on.

    • @coryascott
      @coryascott Рік тому

      As long as the south doesn’t start massacring a hundred thousand of its own people again, the north won’t intervene again

    • @myspewedcomment156
      @myspewedcomment156 Рік тому +41

      I really love Korea, and hope the people in the North can rise up against their government and eventually rejoin the South. I'm sure this is easier said then done, but I think that will be the only way this cold war ends.

    • @safapresley
      @safapresley Рік тому +9

      what are south korean people like

    • @gondolagripes1674
      @gondolagripes1674 Рік тому

      You're birthrate is so low it won't matter in a few hundred years anyway

    • @KimYoungUn69
      @KimYoungUn69 Рік тому +7

      Try to unite your northen fellows

  • @marka7831
    @marka7831 Рік тому +88

    Korea and Japan both have plans for "Just in Time" nuclear weapons that could be built on short notice
    . We had nuclear weapons on the peninsula for a long time. They were nuclear tipped Nike anti aircraft missiles that also had a ground attack mode.

    • @Squish_that_cat
      @Squish_that_cat 10 місяців тому +8

      Virgin north korea- test fires a missile in sea of Japan
      Chad India - test fires missile right into Pakistan

    • @veinssupreme
      @veinssupreme 10 місяців тому +1

      @@Squish_that_cat india isn't chad for launching an nuke into a country, any country wouldnt be a chad for that

    • @Squish_that_cat
      @Squish_that_cat 10 місяців тому

      @@veinssupreme you didn't read about the 'accidental' launch of brahmos supersonic cruise missile into Pakistan

    • @veinssupreme
      @veinssupreme 10 місяців тому

      @@Squish_that_cat no?

    • @Squish_that_cat
      @Squish_that_cat 10 місяців тому

      @@veinssupreme try searching about it

  • @scottjohnson9225
    @scottjohnson9225 8 місяців тому +3

    With all of the hardened targets and miles of tunnel systems N. Korea has, the island hopping of WWII would seem like a holiday. Never under estimate your opponent.

  • @andersnelson
    @andersnelson 8 місяців тому

    Fortunately UA-cam didn't take this down. It now has 6M views in fact, and the algorithm or whatever recommended this video to me.

  • @Never_Stay_Pink
    @Never_Stay_Pink Рік тому +486

    I really enjoy these videos and find them interesting. However, I would suggest linking sources in the description, just so people can do more research if they want and just to make sure that everyone knows where the information is coming from.

    • @mr.reality1611
      @mr.reality1611 Рік тому +10

      I google about it then 2 sources
      -Unveiled in October 2020, the missile is believed to have a range of 15,000km or more, and could potentially carry three or four warheads, rather than only one.(from bbc)
      -North Korea, which has launched at least 88 ballistic and other missiles this year, fired an ICBM that could travel 9,300 miles or longer, putting the U.S. mainland within its range, according to Japan's defense minister (from abcnews)

    • @thatguy0424
      @thatguy0424 Рік тому +16

      Source (trust me bro)

    • @thatguy0424
      @thatguy0424 Рік тому +14

      Source (my homie said)

    • @thatguy0424
      @thatguy0424 Рік тому +13

      Source (I heard)

    • @EspinalCarlos1
      @EspinalCarlos1 Рік тому

      It’s Wikipedia bruv

  • @yesplease6407
    @yesplease6407 Рік тому +261

    i especially appreciated the part of the video where you showed the world map upside down from "normal". thumbs up!

    • @gtbkts
      @gtbkts Рік тому +9

      It threw me off for a sec when he said India in the south too. Makes sense and helps show his point. I like it.

    • @Spengleman2
      @Spengleman2 Рік тому +16

      There’s not a single country on earth that puts south at the top of their maps, so while it’s an interesting thought experiment to consider, upside down maps are totally pointless in practice.

    • @arthurheine5631
      @arthurheine5631 Рік тому +5

      @@Spengleman2 it's been used historically both in Australia and South America
      There are variations that have the Americas on the East as well and Asia in the center

    • @anti-spiral159
      @anti-spiral159 Рік тому +5

      @@arthurheine5631 In southamerica we don't put the World upside down, not in Argentina at least.

    • @arthurheine5631
      @arthurheine5631 Рік тому +3

      @@anti-spiral159 it's a historical thing, most common in Uruguay
      I'm from Brazil and I've seen a few as well

  • @theapostlesfoundation8749
    @theapostlesfoundation8749 8 місяців тому

    Very well put

  • @FreeLancerDBC
    @FreeLancerDBC 8 місяців тому

    Gonna subscribe. Your contents are more interesting!

  • @arctictruck10
    @arctictruck10 Рік тому +735

    Just as a lesson about how life can be all about perspective. I have a good friend that works out twice a day, reads two books a week and has sex at least once every day... yet every time I talk to him, he tells me about how horrible prison is and it's the worst place.

    • @barakato
      @barakato Рік тому +36

      Yeah He's the one picking the soup

    • @no.yes.417
      @no.yes.417 Рік тому +45

      wait a minute..

    • @garypippenger202
      @garypippenger202 Рік тому +17

      Um, what??

    • @Tmb1112
      @Tmb1112 Рік тому +10

      @@barakato It’s his fault for always picking chicken noodle

    • @lovelessshoot883
      @lovelessshoot883 Рік тому +2

      Doesn't look all that bad 🙃

  • @amyoung101
    @amyoung101 Рік тому +141

    The upside down map was AMAZING! Tried finding the extended content on this video on Nebula and I couldn’t find it (even following the link) 🤷🏽‍♀️
    Great content and have to say that I’m always amazed at how little I know and understand about geo politics. 🥰

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Рік тому +7

      E‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

    • @qwlnskay
      @qwlnskay Рік тому +7

      i love shit like that, we’re so used to the world map simply turning it upside down gives you a whole new perspective

    • @kaiseramadeus233
      @kaiseramadeus233 Рік тому +2

      @@EEEEEEEE E

    • @TEDodd
      @TEDodd Рік тому +1

      The Nebula video linked is from Aug 2021.
      "North Korea since 2000"
      Wouldn't really call it a companion to this though.

    • @amyoung101
      @amyoung101 Рік тому

      @@TEDodd Thanks! That was very helpful 🥰

  • @TrueOTR
    @TrueOTR 8 місяців тому +4

    I swear North Korean are taking notes from this guy. Along with every other war related video he has made.

  • @StuartHollingsead
    @StuartHollingsead 8 місяців тому

    When they cry peace and safety in the streets, then you know the end is near.

  • @silerius4856
    @silerius4856 Рік тому +380

    When I was a freshman in college, my roommate was an international student from South Korea. I live in Missouri, so we have tornado warning drills with LOUD sirens regularly. One day, After hearing the sirens go off, My roommate looked a bit concerned, pointed up at the sky and said, “bombs”? He thought it was a bomb-drill.
    That experience will always stick with me as a reminder of the realities that many people outside the US face, especially in South Korea. Of all the drills I had to go through in the US, I’ve never had a bomb-drill. My parents are boomers so I always heard stories about the Cold-War nuke drills they did at schools… But to the Koreans, that’s just their every day reality.
    My friend served his time (mandatory conscription) in the Korean marines, and he is now living in the US. I have nothing but respect for South Korea and their military.

    • @bristoled93
      @bristoled93 Рік тому +11

      I am British, at a school I went to near D.C. we had a tornado drill, we don't have tornado drills in Europe.

    • @silerius4856
      @silerius4856 Рік тому +13

      @@bristoled93 very interesting! We don’t have to deal with Earthquakes or Hurricanes in the Midwest, but I live in a region that is known by many as “Tornado alley”.
      One of our nearby cities (Joplin, Missouri) got absolutely demolished by a Tornado about a decade ago (2011?). I even met some folks who were inside of a Walmart when the tornado directly hit the building. They survived but tornados are no joke.
      With that said, most Missourians who see a tornado are more likely to grab a chair and a beer than to hide from them. There’s only so much you can do, so most people around here don’t get too worried by tornado weather.

    • @FosFate
      @FosFate Рік тому

      haha SKorea is much more safer than safest place non-govt place in US.
      He faces harsh realities like some drill which he'll never face, while your classmates could get shot in during a school siren

    • @isabellam1936
      @isabellam1936 Рік тому +4

      We had to do bomb drills on the US when I was in elementary school in the 90’s. We’d ride under our desks. This was because the US was still afraid Russia would nuke us.

    • @luiskross6454
      @luiskross6454 Рік тому +3

      @@isabellam1936 Liar, I was in school in the 90's nvr did that shit

  • @csmic-phantm8095
    @csmic-phantm8095 Рік тому +23

    Your videos are always fascinating and not to mention, very informative. Truly, I actually really enjoy listening and just kind of gathering an understanding of the world and its ongoing.
    anyways, thx, its excellent content. ☯️🙏

    • @damirimamagic5064
      @damirimamagic5064 Рік тому

      Same here, one of my all-time hands down favorite UA-cam channels.

  • @zxxDarkLightxxz
    @zxxDarkLightxxz 8 місяців тому

    Very informative video

  • @AusAlien
    @AusAlien 8 місяців тому

    Anyone have the title for the nebula exclusive RLL video on North Korea? Just had a look and can’t see anything that matches their description

  • @rjluck1696
    @rjluck1696 Рік тому +40

    A video on the modern conflict events in Rwanda would be awesome!

  • @ViralOnlyHUB
    @ViralOnlyHUB Рік тому +8

    Very well done, always expect top quality from RLL !

  • @JiajuChen
    @JiajuChen 2 місяці тому

    As a patriotic Chinese, I respect your decency of actively explaining our reasonable strategy, rather than joining mass media saying things without any proof.

  • @smudgepost
    @smudgepost Рік тому +176

    I like how "hope and freedom" is used in a sentence so casually as if it matters one iota in their rational. Strategic advantage is what he meant to say

    • @dsdy1205
      @dsdy1205 Рік тому +3

      What if hope and freedom provide strategic advantages?

    • @Mana-xd2tp
      @Mana-xd2tp Рік тому

      Hope and Freedom mean cluster munitions and White Phosphorus by American terms.

    • @al1sa920
      @al1sa920 11 місяців тому +11

      @@dsdy1205 country isn't considered free if it's not friendly towards USA

    • @bruceli9094
      @bruceli9094 9 місяців тому

      ​@anguschandler4482not really lol

    • @helloneighbour2408
      @helloneighbour2408 8 місяців тому

      @@al1sa920 NK defender lmao

  • @kurtlindner
    @kurtlindner Рік тому +54

    I *_looove_* these extra long videos that go deep into the topics!
    We all know the best channels on UA-cam are the educational channels, and even among them, you're To 5.

    • @CheapSushi
      @CheapSushi Рік тому +1

      yet people are complaining about the length and detailed explanation; you can't win on here

  • @somewheredowntheroad2274
    @somewheredowntheroad2274 3 місяці тому

    This video is awesome. You've just told Kim what he can do to possibly survive. Way to go!

  • @timm.7988
    @timm.7988 8 місяців тому +1

    The projected population numbers for SK look like our estimates in Germany 30 years ago. Now it’s here, nothing‘s changed and everything is slowly starting to collapse

  • @fadel_rama
    @fadel_rama Рік тому +25

    The fact that I never thought that N Korea can blackmail China really surprised me.

    • @PapaphobiaPictures
      @PapaphobiaPictures Рік тому +4

      They can't. That was hyperbolic. Beijing would prefer the Kim dynasty and status quo to be maintained but won't just take their shit lying down

  • @davidhand9721
    @davidhand9721 9 місяців тому +16

    I'm noticing a pattern here: it's always the money, i.e. the oil. I lived through both invasions of Iraq, so you would think I couldn't be surprised by that today. The mainstream media somehow forgets to mention that oil was involved in conflicts, so sometimes it sneaks up on you.

  • @LilFelonyOfficial
    @LilFelonyOfficial 8 місяців тому +1

    Knowing why no one can stop them is only the first step in knowing how to stop them

  • @dircxx8554
    @dircxx8554 8 місяців тому +1

    You can tell that he’s trying to make it reach cali or Alaska 😅

  • @BewareTheLilyOfTheValley
    @BewareTheLilyOfTheValley Рік тому +9

    I love the animations of the map and visuals. I'm really curious how you do them, though I don't (and have no intention to, lol) make videos.

  • @ChrisRaynorMD
    @ChrisRaynorMD Рік тому +5

    Another fantastic video. Thanks for educating us!

  • @jimmylightfinger1216
    @jimmylightfinger1216 8 місяців тому

    Nice presentation. As for demonetization, Utube had no problems posting ads:11

  • @bigdaddyjohnson272
    @bigdaddyjohnson272 5 місяців тому

    Thanks!

  • @meshuggahdeciple327
    @meshuggahdeciple327 Рік тому +109

    I was stationed in Seoul in 2014-2015. North Korea fired a rocket accross the DMZ to destroy a S. Korean propoganda speaker. At the time we did didn't know this though, and we all thought we were about to get attacked. It was one of the most tense moments of my life, because we knew that our current location was in the impact zone of thousands of artillery pieces. We had also been told many times that's we were just a "speedbump" to slow down the N Korean Army until reinforcements from the mainland arrived.

    • @johng6080
      @johng6080 Рік тому +1

      Ive always wondered how you would even function knowing that every military installation in the region could be wiped, and you’re in one of them.

    • @Mr.Universe
      @Mr.Universe Рік тому +4

      Lol you guys were told that shit too 😂😂😅 I was also a "bump stop" in 2018.

  • @jtrawson1559
    @jtrawson1559 8 місяців тому

    Approximately 10-12% of NK artillery can reach the extreme outskirts of Seoul.
    where does their oil come from? How long can it last. How well nourished is the NK militray?

  • @NamdeoPatil
    @NamdeoPatil 8 місяців тому

    How can you say fascinating conflict?

  • @zsmith4853
    @zsmith4853 Рік тому +44

    Reallifelore. Thank you for your time and effort in making this video possible.

  • @sirpleasee3472
    @sirpleasee3472 Рік тому +7

    I love this, make some more long and detailed ones!

  • @kalrandom7387
    @kalrandom7387 7 місяців тому +1

    VERY simplistic view.

  • @YHUNIIQ
    @YHUNIIQ Рік тому +8

    Informative & Interesting as always i appreciate your work RLL!

  • @alimohagheghi9871
    @alimohagheghi9871 Рік тому +27

    I really enjoy your videos! Please create a video about the stuff happening in the last 4 months in Iran, thanks!

  • @Mr.Salty.
    @Mr.Salty. 8 місяців тому

    If they ever decide to actually strike any target it will be the last thing they decide. I’m not worried at all.

  • @nicholasforman1195
    @nicholasforman1195 7 місяців тому

    All very impressive...However it it must be doubted how long the North Korean economy can continue supporting the huge cost handling and launching such weapons.

  • @Gen3DTech
    @Gen3DTech Рік тому +233

    I was stationed at Osan AB in 1994 when that standoff happened. They were censoring the news so we did not know what was happening, other than we were in a very long intense exercise. It really wasn't until years later did I learn how close to war we came. We would have won in the end, but I doubt most of the troops stationed there initially with me would have survived other than the pilots, who would have dropped their bombs and flew to Japan as they did not expect to hold the bases.

    • @martinandrew3189
      @martinandrew3189 Рік тому +9

      Yeah , those bases would have been overran, if not destroyed before hand. That is what the ppl who are stationed there need to realize and understand, they are the sacrificial lambs if things go south.

    • @Xilladan093
      @Xilladan093 Рік тому +1

      @@martinandrew3189 clown

    • @Xilladan093
      @Xilladan093 Рік тому +2

      @@martinandrew3189 clown

    • @radioboy345
      @radioboy345 Рік тому +8

      @@Xilladan093 clown

    • @dean9261
      @dean9261 Рік тому

      Spoiler alert:
      The jews have been censoring your news since 1915, 2 years after their banking cartel started printing the USD.

  • @annah7573
    @annah7573 Рік тому +33

    This makes me remember being stationed at SOCPAC when that bombardment happened in 2010. I worked in he Command Center but not in any operation capacity (VTC Tech XD) But never the less, I remember getting called in, confused as to what was going on, for a few hours a hand full of us sat in the CC and talked about the beginning of WWIII and How we were going to remember where we were when it started. Surreal stuff, thinking about it now we were all completely convinced that was the beginning. Wasn't even that we were worried the North or China was going to make the first move either. The concern was that the South was going to just lose patience with it all.

  • @marc988
    @marc988 8 місяців тому

    0:45 The highest altitude of a missile ever fired by North Korea or by any country ever ?

  • @shawtyedHD
    @shawtyedHD 8 місяців тому

    They over there testing the distance of their middles . They wild af . How are they getting this tech

  • @shanehenderson630
    @shanehenderson630 Рік тому +234

    The detail you go into in your videos is remarkable 👌🏼 I applaud you for that because it's rare these days. I've heard WWII stories that were absolutely gruesome so I don't think you telling factual history is wrong. When did UA-cam start censoring history?

    • @BakedBean132
      @BakedBean132 10 місяців тому +22

      they don't necessarily 'censor' it, the terms and conditions on how modern conflicts and contraversial topics are treated is a bit of a grey area and can lead to easy demonitisation, then the algorithm kicks in and either doesn't promote the video or age restricts it - not saying this is 100% the reasoning but its how far i understand it to be.

    • @josephmatthews7698
      @josephmatthews7698 9 місяців тому +12

      It's not censored. At least 80% of UA-cams viewers are under the age of 18 and promoting violent, sexual or otherwise inappropriate material to children would chase away advertisers and start forcing parents to ban their children from UA-cam altogether grossly lowering revenues which you might not care about but would cause your favorite creators to not be able to do this for a living because UA-cam wouldn't be able to pay them.
      Is not allowing children to purchase pornography or watch ultra violent movies censorship? No, it's just common sense.
      I love this creator and they have nearly 7 million subscribers so it's safe to say the UA-cam algorithm has actually been incredibly kind to them.
      Not to mention how many channels out there pump out straight up propaganda and push agenda driven narratives painting history and current affairs in a light favorable to their political affiliation and obviously monitoring that content is very difficult.
      UA-cam is so large and ubiquitous now it's not unreasonable to expect it to follow the same guidelines as other mainstream broadcasters.

    • @tipo4318
      @tipo4318 5 місяців тому

      When it's fake

  • @nicopingui21
    @nicopingui21 Рік тому +406

    Once again, you re making history with your exceptional knowledge and videos. I ve learned a lot from you across all these years

    • @NigerianCrusader
      @NigerianCrusader 11 місяців тому +4

      BUT NORTH KOREA IS ACTUALLY GOOD

    • @OneBiteoftheCherry
      @OneBiteoftheCherry 10 місяців тому +5

      ​@@NigerianCrusaderOK fam.

    • @khankorpofficial
      @khankorpofficial 10 місяців тому +2

      Re-making history is a bad thing

    • @Gunsmoke2220
      @Gunsmoke2220 10 місяців тому +5

      You should do some fact checking he's been wrong or misconstrued about things multiple times

    • @nicopingui21
      @nicopingui21 10 місяців тому +5

      @@Gunsmoke2220 In another video of his, relevant to Russia and the ongoing war in Ukraine, I wrote in the comments below that he 's kinda obsessed with how evil Russia is, without referring to America's key role for hundreds of wars globally..

  • @deadwaste1
    @deadwaste1 8 місяців тому +1

    US: CHINA, ARE YOU GIVING THESE NUTCASES NUKES?
    CHINA: no ...........? Whats a nuke?

  • @o-manthehuman7867
    @o-manthehuman7867 8 місяців тому

    the real question is whether north korea would be able to amass enough tactical nukes to break through the surface to air missile defenses that south korea has

  • @successfullonglife674
    @successfullonglife674 10 місяців тому +42

    I came across your channel for the first time today and five (5) minutes into watching and listening i subscribed. You are the best narrator I've ever listened to, a great master teacher. What would rather take months or years to learn, you summarized it wonderfully, such that i grasp it in a matter of minutes.

  • @FrenziedManbeast
    @FrenziedManbeast Рік тому +60

    Really enjoy your content thank you for for the videos. One piece of prime feedback: avoid overuse of vocal emphasis. Many of your sentences have you stressing multiple words. If you use this vocal technique too often, it really diminishes the content. 4:18 has one sentence where "rapidly" and "prime" are both heavily stressed, and it comes off a bit distracting. If everything is important, than nothing is important. Best of luck in 2023!

    • @May-gr8bp
      @May-gr8bp Рік тому +7

      his voice does give off that 'dodgy' vibe with this much stress- I agree

    • @soundscape26
      @soundscape26 Рік тому +6

      He's been doing that for ages and many people commented on how grating that can be, but he didn't change his over the top delivery.

    • @tillitsdone
      @tillitsdone Рік тому +2

      6.57M subscribers, so I guess it works for him. This is how he orders takeout.

    • @Spacemongerr
      @Spacemongerr Рік тому +1

      It is REALLY grating.. I HAVE more than ONCE stopped viewing his VIDEOS because of THIS

    • @TTFerdinand
      @TTFerdinand Рік тому

      It happens most with the words having a "H" in them. A form of vocal technique to control mild stuttering perhaps? It eludes me why would anyone choose to speak like that unless to overcome slight phonetic issues.

  • @megadwipayana5544
    @megadwipayana5544 8 місяців тому

    I was a cook on Indonesian embassy in Pyongyang from 2010 to 2012😅😅😅i just see pyongyang rarely go outside the embassy but Pyongyang look like jakarta during 60s 😅😅😅

  • @maxzhang729
    @maxzhang729 2 місяці тому +1

    Great content with fair and neutral perspective, best creater on UA-cam I've every seen so far! Love from China!

  • @eko2418
    @eko2418 Рік тому +131

    Everyone always says "Why's North Korea", nobody ever asks "How's North Korea"

    • @Tick421
      @Tick421 Рік тому +18

      We know how north Korea is doing by the interviews with the escaped slaves

    • @Heynmffc
      @Heynmffc Рік тому +11

      Hungry

    • @bababababababa6124
      @bababababababa6124 Рік тому +10

      They’re poor that’s how they are

    • @cmdr1911
      @cmdr1911 Рік тому +7

      Not good, they are not ok

    • @nicodemusedwards6931
      @nicodemusedwards6931 Рік тому

      North Korea is bad, M’kay?

  • @justinbradshaw1300
    @justinbradshaw1300 Рік тому +8

    Great video and I hate the fact that it might get demonetized!

  • @GirGir183
    @GirGir183 9 місяців тому +1

    This adverisement lasted an entire half an hour.

  • @ryandeckman9242
    @ryandeckman9242 8 місяців тому

    It's like when your kid shows you a rock he found. Good job buddy

  • @user-lv7ph7hs7l
    @user-lv7ph7hs7l Рік тому +180

    The rocket was a Hwasong 17. It's been around for a couple of years they just hadn't pushed it as far. 6000 km is extremely impressive and it's a beast of a rocket well capable of orbital lauch of around 1 t. Staged combustion engines too, basically Made in Korea RD-250s. It is my estimation that we can expect a lot of space launch activity from NK in the coming years. It's proven way of testing missiles while performing useful work such as launching surveillance satellites. They are cut off from the rest of the world so having their own intelligence gathering assets is vital and of course it's a big propaganda victory. People still think their rockets are shit when actually they have become a premier manufacturer of doomsday devices. Coupled with the last tested nuclear weapon the H17 becomes something to be feared. Up to 6 x 250 kt, most likely able to be targeted individually. And with that yield their bad accuracy is less relevant now. You can miss by quite a bit with that yield and with decoys the GMD ABM system would be overwhelmed by as few as 5-8 H17s. After that the rest would get through. Honestly one could do it, just dedicate one H17 to launching 50 decoys or more (inflatable warheads painted to reflect radar like a real one).

    • @danielduncan6806
      @danielduncan6806 Рік тому

      Fear. Many will read what you have left here and they will fear it. I do not. It is possible to be aware of nuclear weapons and not be living in fear of it. I have been doing it my whole life. You have too. Everyone born after 1949 has. Every human born after 1949 on this Earth has lived their entire lives under the relentless threat of nuclear annihilation. It is as natural to you as breathing is at this point. It is a part of what defines you as '221 b'; and without the relentless threat of nuclear annihilation you would be someone else entirely. And if your parents were born after 1949(like mine were) they would have been the same way, which means without the relentless threat of nuclear annihilation you may not even exist. Yeah, you may owe your very existence to the relentless threat of nuclear annihilation.
      How can you be afraid of this? How can anyone be afraid of it? Do you even have a right to be afraid of it?!
      Me? When I hear threats of nuclear annihilation I lean one of two ways. I dismiss it entirely, or I treat the threat with indignance. I either don't care or I dare you to do it. Because really, at this point, if I did fear the relentless threat of nuclear annihilation, I would be paralyzed with fear, huddled in a corner somewhere, unable to move, unable to function.
      And lastly, what does one expect another to do? These are matters that are unfortunately way beyond your control. I mean, if you had the time to worry about a UA-cam video, you don't have any control over anything.
      So fear? Why even bother with it.

    • @danielduncan6806
      @danielduncan6806 Рік тому

      @@user-lv7ph7hs7l I would argue that nuclear weapons are no longer useful as a deterrent. I could site the number of people who think stopping Russia is too dangerous and risky, as the argument. In their case, the mere mention of nuclear weapons was enough to get them to back down. What does that even mean? That means Russia is ALREADY using their nukes in an offensive manner. In fact, Russia has leveraged their nuclear weapons to good effect, they have been able to use them without actually detonating them. Effectively allowing Russia to use their nukes, free of charge.
      Nuclear deterrent no longer works. And really, I am wondering now if it EVER worked to begin with.

    • @FaisalCyber
      @FaisalCyber Рік тому

      Dancu

    • @danielkuleshov5876
      @danielkuleshov5876 Рік тому

      you still not realized that none of them actually made in korea but rather exported from one european country ?

    • @thomasherrin6798
      @thomasherrin6798 Рік тому

      It doesn't matter if their stuff works or not if they use it, that's the end, keep them pegged in and leave them!?!

  • @danieln6700
    @danieln6700 Рік тому +44

    That population thing was very interesting. The next 20-30 years are going to be really interesting. Lots of countries going to have big population crisis with other country's like Nigeria having booms

    • @dean9261
      @dean9261 Рік тому +3

      Or canada. For almost 10 years(half a birth cycle) their immigration rate has been 3x their birth rate.
      I'm guessing in 10 years canada is gone

    • @boerandemo7766
      @boerandemo7766 Рік тому +1

      ​@@dean9261 gone to whom

    • @leeroyking1088
      @leeroyking1088 Рік тому

      @@boerandemo7766 Mexican Influence always results in a drug infested region . Canada is done for.

    • @dean9261
      @dean9261 Рік тому +1

      @@boerandemo7766 shortest answer is it's a transfer of power from federal to provincial and municipal governments to the UN-regional-microstates and municipal.
      A supranational layer of governance is being added, and provincial government is being divided into regional and microstates
      But to answer as to whom, all governments work for banking corporations.
      These corporations all have slices of the pie worldwide and the middle of the pie is unknown to me.

    • @dean9261
      @dean9261 Рік тому +2

      @@boerandemo7766 *the big kick in the crotch about how canada is being divided is that when the npcs rise up they will blame immigrants instead of themselves and our government.

  • @LendysYT
    @LendysYT 9 місяців тому

    How can they be so under developed but so powerful at the same time.

  • @kissoffire1
    @kissoffire1 8 місяців тому +1

    Do they control where rhe missile lands? What if there is an unfortunate ship at the other end?

  • @AlphaGeminorum1
    @AlphaGeminorum1 Рік тому +88

    To be clear. The US would never let an NK missile attack on any US asset go unanswered. Pyongyang would be a molten sea of glass if they did so.

    • @kuyasa8855
      @kuyasa8855 9 місяців тому

      One of the biggest points is the huge amount of casualties. If we sent something they’d retaliate. NK can’t send anything for the same reason

    • @YangLiu-fx9yn
      @YangLiu-fx9yn 8 місяців тому

      hope so. If like that, what will dictators Putin and Xi react then...

    • @Yinzermakesvids
      @Yinzermakesvids 8 місяців тому

      I totally agree. NK most likely will never attack, but it’s it’s more about just fluffing up the feathers to stop anyone from coming in or mear

    • @AltairEgo1
      @AltairEgo1 8 місяців тому

      And then China and Russia get involved and retaliate, and then everything becomes a glass crater.

    • @JustMe-lj8ix
      @JustMe-lj8ix 8 місяців тому +6

      Yep, it would rain death if that happened.

  • @BDCSam
    @BDCSam Рік тому +5

    Joined Nebula just to follow your content! Love it! Thank you.

    • @ianf5996
      @ianf5996 Рік тому

      Are you able to see the latest video he said was uploaded to Nebula? Isn't on my one

  • @DaveGuerreroTijuana
    @DaveGuerreroTijuana 7 місяців тому

    That's 18 times higher than typical helium weather balloons. It would've exploded when colliding with the dome

  • @rogergriffin9893
    @rogergriffin9893 7 місяців тому +2

    Japan has ABMs and the US has it's Aegis equipped destroyers. Both are capable of shooting down NK's missles during the launch phase if we fire soon enough. But we definitely need a major increase in South Korea's and Japan's ABM systems. There is a majority in South Korea who want to develop their own nuclear deterent and I think the US should step aside and let them do so. Japan is a little more iffy because of their past history with Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But there is an increasing sentiment for Japan to also develop it's own nukes. This will drive China nuts but what can they expect? We tried for decades to get their help in persuading North Korea to negotiate a nuclear free peninsula. Instead they helped or allowed the North to develop the Bomb as a counterweight that China could use to play against the US.

  • @BunkerSquirrel
    @BunkerSquirrel 9 місяців тому +106

    Thank you so much for these videos. It’s so neat to get all this extra history and context about current events I wouldn’t be able to get elsewhere. Love it!

    • @jcl6861
      @jcl6861 9 місяців тому

      These are not real analyticals, just authors own very ignorant wet dreams and ideas from wikipedia and tabloids

    • @toolbag-sy9ij
      @toolbag-sy9ij 8 місяців тому +1

      why cant you get elsewhere?

    • @MASTEROFEVIL
      @MASTEROFEVIL 6 місяців тому

      100th like

  • @salamandrecesa2008
    @salamandrecesa2008 Рік тому +144

    amazing, simple, to-the-point explanation of a 70 years long confrontation.

    • @bilboriches7216
      @bilboriches7216 9 місяців тому +1

      Ukraine has to redevelop its nuclear weapons.

    • @borisyurinov4822
      @borisyurinov4822 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@@bilboriches7216lol. Gave it away. Would have been #3 nuke power.

    • @bilboriches7216
      @bilboriches7216 9 місяців тому +1

      @@borisyurinov4822 thats whst you get when you give it away. No sane country would give it up now.

    • @bilboriches7216
      @bilboriches7216 9 місяців тому

      @@coloradoing9172 Yep. You never trust russians, they will always betray you.

  • @serioussilliness2064
    @serioussilliness2064 8 місяців тому +1

    I remember when using nukes at all was a last resort. What nostalgia.

  • @Alouette_EXE
    @Alouette_EXE 8 місяців тому

    If only theres a robot with a strong force ever invented that pushes nukes to space or back to the origin. I'm pretty sure that could work better than anti ballistic missile.

  • @Garkimyer
    @Garkimyer 7 місяців тому +1

    I’d love to see the faces of the North Korean missile scientists if they find out the about how advanced the united state’s anti missile protection system is. It doesn’t matter that they have ICBM’s, there’s almost no chance whatsoever that they wouldn’t be shot down. South Korea is the country actually in danger.

  • @callumsaunderson1089
    @callumsaunderson1089 Рік тому +87

    I’ll have to step in if North Korea keeps this up

    • @zulubob5824
      @zulubob5824 Рік тому +15

      Yeah!

    • @kresil.
      @kresil. Рік тому +9

      like you can do anything lmao

    • @chello656
      @chello656 Рік тому +19

      @@sIlver66916 I made that mistake once. All I can say is i never will again

    • @ydid687
      @ydid687 Рік тому +5

      damn callum chill mah nigga

    • @moosemusicofficial
      @moosemusicofficial Рік тому +14

      No, Callum. Rest more now, warrior. Your fight is coming, and it will be enough for a thousand lifetimes.

  • @mattyhartley9079
    @mattyhartley9079 9 місяців тому +278

    So many nations people and governments don’t take demography seriously enough in their national interests. Lots of western countries for example are potentially sleep walking into disaster. It will be interesting to see how South Korea and Japan try address this issue, doesn’t seem to be an easy solution any time soon

    • @thetrawlerman
      @thetrawlerman 9 місяців тому

      Russia is one of them as well, their population is decreasing since the end of URSS
      I heard they already have some programs to incentivize new immigrants

    • @tenzingyatso5096
      @tenzingyatso5096 9 місяців тому +5

      lab born babies, like in the new brave world

    • @mattyhartley9079
      @mattyhartley9079 9 місяців тому +16

      @@tenzingyatso5096 problem even with that is a lot of young people don’t want children even if they could skip pregnancy and childbirth, their too distracted with holidays, shopping, socialising and less responsibility.. you wouldn’t have enough people wanting to parent

    • @patriciaduncan6523
      @patriciaduncan6523 8 місяців тому +10

      @@mattyhartley9079
      Or becoming a soldier to protect a psycho ruler who would hang you for enjoying an American song by Elvis 😅

    • @DasHeino2010
      @DasHeino2010 8 місяців тому +2

      Robots and AI maybe? I dunno. Slavery? Oh.... Both! Both is good!
      (this is supposed to be verry dark irony! pls dont get me publicly executed like im in *some countries* !)