North Korea Threatens US With A "Fire Shower Of Nuclear Retaliation"

Some weapons grade sabre rattling from North Korea:

The North "will never give up its nuclear deterrent ... and will further strengthen it" as long as Washington remains hostile, Pyongyang's main Rodong Sinmun newspaper said.

In a separate commentary, the Rodong blasted a recent U.S. pledge to defend South Korea with its nuclear weapons, saying that amounted to "asking for the calamitous situation of having a fire shower of nuclear retaliation all over South Korea."

But hey, today is a special day for the Norks --- June 25 is officially "Anti-US Day" (no, really), known to the rest of the world as "the day North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950." And such a special holiday entails some special activities, like, say, heckling a boat:

North Koreans participate in a rally held to commemorate the June 25 anti-U.S. Day in front of the Pueblo, a U.S. spy ship that North Korea seized 41 years ago, in Pyongyang. (in this story's picture gallery)

So, any US attack on North Korea will invite a nuclear response. Let me remind you that includes airstrikes on ICBM's as they fuel on launchpads. Which is why it's good we have a backup plan with missile defense. 

Comments

[JSanderson]

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[x]

They're like a lost tribe worshiping a 40 year old plane wreck. Maybe they captured a Ford Pinto & still worship it, too. Ford Pinto day.

[col.smeag]

Why is it that communist countries always feel that their military technology is supior to ours? I mean, and correct me if I'm wrong, we are the only country with advanced stealth technology, a viable missile defense program, the largest most versatile navy, and enough cruise missiles and predator drones so every kid in America can fly one in on their X-boxes via the internet.

The defunct USSR always thought they could win in a land war and they did have more troops but equipment wise the Abraham's tank decimated the Soviet made tanks of Iraq...don't these guys have Wikipedia?