America and North Korea

Sorry, are we talking about the US or NK now?

Ha Ha, I know where your coming from there..

Do you think North Korea having nuclear weapons is a good thing ? Please don't go off on a tangent , its a simple question

There is a major difference between USA and NK, of course.

One is not:

a. a threat to the world's peace; and

b. threatening to use its nuclear weapons on the other.

I realise this is a little off topic but...

On BBC Radio 4 Extra there is a programme called Radiolab, it is an American public radio programme.

A recent production ( that is recent to the UK ) deals with the launching of an ICBM and the safeguards.

There is also a discussion on how much Harry S Trueman knew about the nuclear weapons and the orders given

for their use on Japan. It is well worth a listen.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b4cvx1

There is a major difference between USA and NK, of course.

One is not:

a. a threat to the world's peace; and

b. threatening to use its nuclear weapons on the other.

and only one has previously used theirs on a country in the world

and only one has previously used theirs on a country in the world

True. Without those two uses, maybe there wouldn't now be any world at all...

Who'd have thought it?

Trump and Kim Jong-Un have signed a denuclearisation treaty. Whether it will hold only time will tell, but nobody can deny that Trump has achieved something other politicians could not.

Is it because his style cuts through the <removed> and doesn't waste time on nicities and faffing around like other politicians?

Could we learn something from it?

Our whole political system works so grindingly slow. In a world that is moving so fast these days, is that good enough?

Who'd have thought it?

 

Trump and Kim Jong-Un have signed a denuclearisation treaty. Whether it will hold only time will tell, but nobody can deny that Trump has achieved something other politicians could not.

 

Is it because his style cuts through the <removed> and doesn't waste time on nicities and faffing around like other politicians?

 

Could we learn something from it?

 

Our whole political system works so grindingly slow. In a world that is moving so fast these days, is that good enough?

I suspect it's more to do with North Korea's nuclear test site collapsing than anything else.

Who'd have thought it?

we did, then it went, then we did, then it went, then we finally did

we knew it was coming aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaages ago

Who'd have thought it?

 

Trump and Kim Jong-Un have signed a denuclearisation treaty. Whether it will hold only time will tell, but nobody can deny that Trump has achieved something other politicians could not.

 

Is it because his style cuts through the <removed> and doesn't waste time on nicities and faffing around like other politicians?

 

Could we learn something from it?

 

Our whole political system works so grindingly slow. In a world that is moving so fast these days, is that good enough?

I think it's probably less due to Trumps negotiating and more to the fact that the NK economy is about to implode. Trump just happend to be the right guy in the right place at the right time which is how so many things fall of course. Let's just hope both sides keep to what is a rather wooly at the moment agreement and then they can build a proper accord on that.

As you say though - it won't happen quickly.

The difference between Obama and Trump is that Obama was scared to try whilst Trump was scared not to. Give me a businessman every time, they don’t know the meaning of political manoeuvring.

I think it's probably less due to Trumps negotiating and more to the fact that the NK economy is about to implode. Trump just happend to be the right guy in the right place at the right time which is how so many things fall of course. Let's just hope both sides keep to what is a rather wooly at the moment agreement and then they can build a proper accord on that.

 

As you say though - it won't happen quickly.

That's what I mean about being ready to move quickly and grab the opportunity when it happens. He's also sealed an agreement in less than 24 hours. Hats off to him.

We seem to have an army of men in grey suits keeping themselves in a job by endlessly procrastinating and delaying as long as possible. They should watch and learn...

He's also sealed an agreement in less than 24 hours.

No. He really hasn't. It's been a lot more than 24 hours.