Donald I, emperor of the world.

[Pblakeney]

Meanwhile, this is going on behind our backs.

• Reuters has confirmed that Kim Yo Jong, the sister of Kim Jong Un, criticized the United States and South Korea for continuing their joint Freedom Shield military exercises and warned that any threat to North Korea would bring “terrible consequences.” She said the drills undermine regional stability during a period of escalating global conflicts and vowed that North Korea would continue strengthening its military and nuclear deterrence in response.

 

[PurplePenguin]

Meanwhile, this is going on behind our backs.

• Reuters has confirmed that Kim Yo Jong, the sister of Kim Jong Un, criticized the United States and South Korea for continuing their joint Freedom Shield military exercises and warned that any threat to North Korea would bring “terrible consequences.” She said the drills undermine regional stability during a period of escalating global conflicts and vowed that North Korea would continue strengthening its military and nuclear deterrence in response.

That happens every year.

 

[Pblakeney]

That happens every year.

Yes. But is it bigger, bolder, or longer than usual to invoke the ire?
PS - Donnie loves his "shields" doesn't he?

 

[First Aspect]

That happens every year.

True but the fear is that the erosion of "normal" international behaviours will embolden other childlike psychopathic heads of state. Probably not likely at this stage because Xi is steering the ship, but in the longer term?

 

[Blazing Saddles]

It seems that fictional nuclear threats are more dangerous than actual nuclear threats in Donnie’s despot love in.

 

[PurplePenguin]

It always seems so pointless to me, they conduct military exercises around Baengnyeong Island which is incredibly close to North Korea. They don't really need to do them there and it just feels like a pointless wind up.

 

[First Aspect]

It always seems so pointless to me, they conduct military exercises around Baengnyeong Island which is incredibly close to North Korea. They don't really need to do them there and it just feels like a pointless wind up.

Isn't the intention to conspicuously not let Kim Yong Un come to the false belief that attacking someone might be fun?

N Korea has after all been delusional enough to imagine it's football team was good, and sent soldiers to be defenestrated in Ukraine.