The USA fears that the North Korean artillery will destroy South Korean cities on the border. Would it be viable for the USA to stealth-bomb and destroy the artillery in a rapid offensive?
The Korean People’s Army has over 8,000 artillery guns and 4,000 rudimentary rocket launchers based on the WWII era Katyusha aimed across the border. According to a paper by the Nautilus Institute, a barrage from these forces could kill roughly 80,000 South Koreans in a few days, mostly in the first hours of bombardment before people made their way to extensive bomb shelters in and around Seoul. There’s no way the US could silence all these guns before their damage was done unless it performed a truly massive pre-emptive strike that would be seen as a flagrant violation of North Korean sovereignty. Even then, the military feasibility of knocking out so many targets in such a short amount of time is questionable at best.
Going on exchange to South Korea... and I'm worried about my appearance?
FIRST of all you are RIGHT too be exited you are going to have SO MUCH fun there! the food is awsome and there is so much to see. SECOND! i gotta tell you some people ARE going to stare no matter what you are a foreigner and that's okay they are just curious and they are not gonna do anything else. and its your choice if you would think it is the bet choice to dye your air brown go ahead but personally i wouldn't worry about it. THIRD: about the piercings; the belly Button one is pretty exceptional in Korea but the nose and the lip one might have to go. sorry, everybody is different but you don't want to get the wrong first impressions you know? FOURTH about CLOTHING in Korea it is somewhat different from America unfortunately i don't know what kind of clothing is Australia so i cant compare (sorry) they aren't like the SUPER Asian styles where people dress in long skirts and baggy silk pants :P actually the clothes are super pretty. and they are HECKA cheap. [WARNING: DO NOT go to malls if possible for clothes WAY too expensive] a near by 시장 (look it up) would be perfect. FIFTH the weather i don't know weather of Australia nor do i have enough patience to look it up but the winter is COLD and the summers are SOOO hot ESPECIALLY in Seoul.you cannot live without a heater and AC/FAN in Korea so BE PREPARED SIXTH your weight and height is no problem just like you said :) SEVENTH have fun in Korea you r going to have a GREAT time there<3 {best answer?} LOL
Who builds the North Korean missile carrier, the one with eight axles or 8x4 British designation? (The carriers, not the missiles.)
The missile carrier they use is actually not meant to be a missile carrier - it was originally a commercial vehicle provided by China for transportation. Supposedly when they were given, they were given in configuration and means to provide lumber transport to fulfill trade arrangements between North Korea and China. I would tend to believe this is true, though not out of trust for China. China does not want North Korea having nuclear missiles. Doing so means that the United States is drawn closer to an area that China does not want them in. In China’s mind it infringes on their sovereignty.The truck is originally called the WS51200, manufactured in China, built by the state. However, it is heavily modified by North Korea itself. There is some discussion about whether or not Russian technology was used to overhaul these vehicles to carry missiles, and the conclusion was “probably”, however there is no way to be sure.
Why did an Air China plane bring Kim Jong-un to Singapore for the summit? Is this a tacit message from China to the US and other Asian nations?
North Korea’s side for the summit sent a total of 3 planes.The first to arive was a Russian-made Ilyushin-76 cargo plane, carrying food stuff, personal vehicles, weapons for Kim Jong Un. (source: Trump-Kim summit: North Korea leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Singapore) (source: North Korea leader Kim's cargo plane bound for Singapore). It made a re-fuelling stop in Guangzhou).The second was a Air China Boeing 747, carrying Kim Jong-Un himself and about a 100 officials (Note: article may have been amended) (source: Trump-Kim summit: North Korea leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Singapore, welcomed by Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan / Kim Jong Un's private jet departs Pyongyang for Singapore: Report / Kim Jong Un meets PM Lee ahead of Trump-Kim summit ). The registration of the Air China plane was B-2447 and was used for transportation of the top-tier leaders of China for overseas trips (Kim And Company Arrive In Singapore Via A Procession Of Chinese And North Korean Jets (Updated))The third plane to arrive was the so-called Chammae-1 (source: Trump-Kim Summit: Here’s what you should know about the planes Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un are flying in to Singapore) , a Soviet-made Ilyushin-62 that served as the official air plane transport for North Korea’s leader.It may have been multiple reasons that happened to work out - or converge- for a lot of people.It may have been a last-minute “surprise”, at least to North Koreans outside of Kim Jong Un’s immediate inner circle. For the North Korean leadership, Chammae-1 could be sabotaged from internal factions within North Korea itself.For China, it may be a diplomatic message that says “we are still a big-time player in this”.But honestly, it could be just down to status: Kim Jong Un may have wanted to arrive in a plane comparable to Air Force One.