The only fair target would be the US, but can they even hit them?
Yes, they’ve had ICBMs capable of hitting New York for like a decade now. As it turns out, “military first” policy doesn’t just mean having lots of parades, they have been relentlessly developing technology for opposing the US for many years.
Part of me thinks that they’d hesitate nuking a population centre in SK
I agree, but the main thing that they have against SK is a whole lot of artillery because SK is a much closer target. They could turn major cities to rubble if that’s what they need to do.
If the DPRK got attacked, it has the potential to be catastrophic for the US and SK, which is why they haven’t been attacked.
DC is on the east coast, so the question at that point would just be if the missiles can reach the extreme northeast and southeast, but for the purpose of war with the DPRK, I don’t think Maine and Florida are that strategically significant. That said, here’s a recent example of a missile that can hit anywhere in the continental US, the Hwasong-20. I think the example that I was thinking of when I said they’ve had this capability for a decade is the Hwasong-15, which was unveiled in 2017.
The main limitation is that they reportedly have that many, and even if the DPRK is hiding the size of the stockpile (which would make sense), it still probably isn’t very many. Nonetheless, you don’t need a huge number of nukes to cause horrendous damage.
I always think DC is a little more towards the center, south of the great lakes, I didn’t realise it was basically just next to Baltimore (though I also thought Baltimore was on the Mississippi for some reason, only adding to my confusion). This is why I shouldn’t be in charge of the missiles.
Yes, they’ve had ICBMs capable of hitting New York for like a decade now. As it turns out, “military first” policy doesn’t just mean having lots of parades, they have been relentlessly developing technology for opposing the US for many years.
I agree, but the main thing that they have against SK is a whole lot of artillery because SK is a much closer target. They could turn major cities to rubble if that’s what they need to do.
If the DPRK got attacked, it has the potential to be catastrophic for the US and SK, which is why they haven’t been attacked.
Well it’s good to hear they have the range. It puts me at ease
And maybe that’s the only way gringos would get off their asses and do something about a war, if they think they could actually get bombed themselves.
Oh really? I thought it was the west coast and maybe Washington DC. Didn’t know it was the entire continental US.
DC is on the east coast, so the question at that point would just be if the missiles can reach the extreme northeast and southeast, but for the purpose of war with the DPRK, I don’t think Maine and Florida are that strategically significant. That said, here’s a recent example of a missile that can hit anywhere in the continental US, the Hwasong-20. I think the example that I was thinking of when I said they’ve had this capability for a decade is the Hwasong-15, which was unveiled in 2017.
The main limitation is that they reportedly have that many, and even if the DPRK is hiding the size of the stockpile (which would make sense), it still probably isn’t very many. Nonetheless, you don’t need a huge number of nukes to cause horrendous damage.
I always think DC is a little more towards the center, south of the great lakes, I didn’t realise it was basically just next to Baltimore (though I also thought Baltimore was on the Mississippi for some reason, only adding to my confusion). This is why I shouldn’t be in charge of the missiles.
Do ICBMs not have to worry about interceptors? Too fast? Too nuclear?
I think very recent ones have a better shot of intercepting an ICBM, but you don’t need to land every nuke to nuke a place.
They don’t only have ICBMs. They’ve launched satellites. They have a space program.