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[Jopax]

Yeah, now way this goes the route of a middle-east clusterfuck, mostly because it's a much more culturally homogenous region, ie there isn't fifty billion different sects gunning for each others heads all the time.

Ideally I think some sort of very loose federation between the K's with a gradual integration would be the best solution. It'd minimze the shock of such economically/socially disparate societies openly meeting while allowing for a gradual change and integration of both.

[smjjames]

Well, if NK does destabilize and go south, someone has to secure the nuclear weapons and nuclear facilties lest the nuclear materials fall into the wrong hands (that is, the terrorists), and I think China shares the same concern that the US has as far as that goes.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

WMD Hunt 2018, hang Saddam now

[Kagus]

In a magnanimous display of friendship, Glorious Leader changes the very fabric of time.

EDIT: Also, this looks rather interesting. Kim Jong-Un was given a gift of a USB stick containing detailed information about potentially viable trade and transportation routes around NK, and how to go about developing them. There's also word of there being info for setting up a power plant on there.

All depending on if/how that stick gets used, this could be a huge step in developing North Korea and getting it connected with the world.

[Loud Whispers]

oh boy time to sell anime to nkorea

[smjjames]

Reports are that Sec. of State Pompeo will return with the three detainees and also the time, date, and maybe place, of the summit.

[ChairmanPoo]

I think what is happening is that the NK leadership genuinelly believed the only thing keeping them from a foreignee invasion were the constant nuclear tests (rather than the far more likely "smelly kid hypothesis"), and now that is perma-offline for the time being, they are acting uber-tame, as they are expecting a mass invasion any time now

[Trekkin]

I think what is happening is that the NK leadership genuinelly believed the only thing keeping them from a foreignee invasion were the constant nuclear tests (rather than the far more likely "smelly kid hypothesis"), and now that is perma-offline for the time being, they are acting uber-tame, as they are expecting a mass invasion any time now

That has certainly been their official position (and the justification for the songun chongch'i since it began over two decades ago); I suspect part of this relative quiet is worry over internal unrest as people come to understand that the country does not need to run itself ragged supporting an ever-increasing military force to maintain its independence.

[smjjames]

Looks like drama decided it had enough of a vacation, NK is threatening to cancel the summit over some military exercises. I don’t know if Kim is caving to internal political pressures or is trying to play Trump at his own game or like what here.

[ChairmanPoo]

Maybe they have enough of an atomic program left to keep it running for a bit longer after all?

[smjjames]

Don’t they usually make those protest statements right at the start of those exercises or within 24 hours or something though? Could have been aimed at their domestic audience, dunno.

[Glowcat]

How about... the DPRK still wants peace but is put off by how it's doing most of the work here and frustrated that the ROK-US alliance can't even make a gesture by backing off these military drills that it feels are threatening? I dunno. Seems more likely than there being some kind of multi-dimensional plot involved.

[MorleyDev]

Alternatively, Kim Jong-un saw his shadow so now we have 6 more weeks of terror.

[Starver]

Hmm...

[WealthyRadish]

Finally, normalcy.