Will Rocket Man test a H bomb over the Pacific?
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« on: September 22, 2017, 01:07:09 PM »

They did say they were going nuke Guam....probably bluffing I hope.
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« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2017, 01:10:35 PM »

10% chance.
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« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2017, 01:12:25 PM »

They never said they were going to nuke Guam. Besides the threat to hit the waters around Guam, they have always either followed through with their threats, or gone even further than expected. And Trump's threats only seem to make it worse.
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« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2017, 01:12:50 PM »

If he does then China will invade him.
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« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2017, 01:13:45 PM »

He'll probably claim it was an H bomb but it will never be confirmed.  China will be pissed if he keeps this up.
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« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2017, 01:19:38 PM »

My bet is no. It is a low chance however, given the level of tensions, but if KJU orders this, it may constitute a red line for both the US and China. There is a lot of shipping in the Pacific and a shot like this would have to cross over Japan, thereby running the risk of it getting shot down by THAAD or Aegis BMD ships along the route. He could do it via an cargo ship for a covert test but that has other strings and would likely result in an all-out blockade of DPRK waters.

So no, but you can never tell with NK.

For ref, the area he would probably shoot it is in the N. Pacific (take your mouse cursor over Japan's East Coast and go over about a half-inch - see those shipping lanes), tons of cargo ships pass through there and would risk being hit or contaminated from the fallout:

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« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2017, 01:32:40 PM »

They never said they were going to nuke Guam. Besides the threat to hit the waters around Guam, they have always either followed through with their threats, or gone even further than expected. And Trump's threats only seem to make it worse.

I don't like Trump but he didn't make a threat.  He said if attacked, that's basic policy I hope any President would follow.
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« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2017, 01:39:47 PM »

They never said they were going to nuke Guam. Besides the threat to hit the waters around Guam, they have always either followed through with their threats, or gone even further than expected. And Trump's threats only seem to make it worse.

I don't like Trump but he didn't make a threat.  He said if attacked, that's basic policy I hope any President would follow.

threat
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noun

a statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done.

It's literally just the English language. Of course everyone would support overwhelming retaliation if attacked, but his words fit the definition of the word threat.
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« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2017, 02:38:09 PM »

Non-zero chance.
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« Reply #9 on: September 22, 2017, 04:56:25 PM »

Seems like many think he will.
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« Reply #10 on: September 22, 2017, 05:08:56 PM »

If he does this, it should be the red line. China or the US would be forced to strike. That's why it's unlikely although not altogether inevitable.
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« Reply #11 on: September 22, 2017, 05:39:35 PM »

I haven't seen anything that says he would hit Guam with an H bomb. That sounds false.
It sounds like he was saying he would explode the H-bomb over the Pacific, somewhere in open water, as a test of some type. Regardless though, this will be un-acceptable with almost every nation on the planet.

Also: Fallout can be a problem to neighboring nations/islands to any explosion. If NK fails to calculate high-altitude air currents, then fallout could sicken/kill innocent people, even those living at some distance from ground-zero.
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