North Korea



This is just his siblings. I assume there could be some non-family members to take over. Things could go tits up in a nuclear powered state very quickly...
 


This is just his siblings. I assume there could be some non-family members to take over. Things could go tits up in a nuclear powered state very quickly...


Can't see the military being able to control the population without a leader.
 
Can't see the military being able to control the population without a leader.

No doubt Xi will step in to hold things together. He can't risk the North Koreans flooding into China and losing his buffer state.

Fortunately for him, the US is in no position to do anything about it either.
 
This is a very inconvenient time to put the US military in the western Pacific on high alert, for a variety of reasons.
 
This is a very inconvenient time to put the US military in the western Pacific on high alert, for a variety of reasons.
TR is obviously out of action at this minute, sitting in Guam. But as the Captain said in his letter, they could still be operational if it was truly needed. I think that idea is what would apply to most of the military. Not that I think the US will really do anything about this.
 
TR is obviously out of action at this minute, sitting in Guam. But as the Captain said in his letter, they could still be operational if it was truly needed. I think that idea is what would apply to most of the military. Not that I think the US will really do anything about this.
No, I would think it won’t. This pandemic has me thinking of worst-case scenarios, I guess.
 
Part of me agrees. Good riddance.

The other part of me fears what is to come in the power vacuum that could form.

2020, what a year.
 
No, I would think it won’t. This pandemic has me thinking of worst-case scenarios, I guess.
I think in normal times a mainstream US administration would move some pieces and posture a bit. I think even under this pandemic a mainstream administration might do a bit of posturing. But this administration is notably incapable of doing 2 things at once, so I think they're going to let it slide regardless of what the people who care about this at the Pentagon or State Dept might think (not that those people are necessarily right, but just that they would usually present views that the president would consider and might act on).
 
Kim Jong Dos is the bookies favourite to be the new boss of North Korea.
 
I reckon if Kimmy goes, it'll be split between Russia & China... can't see it continuing as is and his siblings or whoever is heir to the throne would hold even less weight than he does.
 
Wait what the feck, he's younger than me? :lol:
He's a heavy smoker and drinker and he's become grossly obese. He eats rich food and has gout. He doesn't have a good family history health-wise. He's a prime candidate for a stroke or heart attack, quite honestly, even at his age.

edit - this family holds itself up as some kind of special god-like race, but they're not doing too well, in reality.
 
Can't see the military being able to control the population without a leader.
Choe Ryong Hae most probably would step up to be day to day leader
Think he would appoint kim's sister to be head of state (who happens to be his daughter in law i think)

Probably works for both of them - it gives his rule legitimacy in terms of the family dynasty and it gives her the head of state role

At least in the short term - no doubt a lot of internal politiking and power plays in the background

provided the offer the Ryugyong to be Trump tower Pyongyang or some other ridiculously superficial thing to stroke trumps ego I think he wont care - and provided there isnt mass starvation and immigration (especially during a CV19 pandemic) Xi will not care
 
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Choe Ryong Hae most probably would step up to be day to day leader
Think he would appoint kim's sister to be head of state

Probably works for both of them - it gives his rule legitimacy in terms of the family dynasty and it gives her the head of state role

At least in the short term - no doubt a lot of internal politiking and power plays in the background

provided the offer the Ryugyong to be Trump tower Pyongyang or some other ridiculously superficial thing to stroke trumps ego I think he wont care - and provided there isnt mass starvation and immigration (especially during a CV19 pandemic) Xi will not care

China will take care of North Koreans, whoever next in line would bow down to China and you can't blame them, who's feeding them? The west with all the sanctions?

New leader would probably opens up a bit with promise of more liberal measures, orders would be maintained, because a coup d'etat would serve nobody if the Chinese didn't green light the succession. you'd be left as a head of an empty starving state.

There won't be mass exodus, china won't allow that. Feeding N.Koreans are an easy task for China, she'll keep them well fed and quiet across the border. Grease the leader with promise that he can keep his seat. Military would play along, because that's the only way they can keep their luxurious life. Life will goes on.

I find it amazing that nobody tried to topple jong un, but now I kinda know why. His position is worthless, he's just a puppet dictator
 
I hope he gets well so we criticise him again. People wishing a dictator of the world's most totaliterian regime which kills its citizens would die are bang out of order.
 
Going to clap for him tonight at 8pm.
 


This is just his siblings. I assume there could be some non-family members to take over. Things could go tits up in a nuclear powered state very quickly...


Of course she will. Look at that ice cold countenance. She's ready and waiting to purge officers, party members and more.
 
Probably writing Trump a beautiful letter from his deathbed.

When his crimes are exposed if he does snuff it Trump will be there with a tweet.

“Barely knew rocket man but may have bumped into him once or twice. Never spoke to him as I don’t speak Chinese and he couldn’t understand basic English. Dumb as a rock.”
 
Of course she will. Look at that ice cold countenance. She's ready and waiting to purge officers, party members and more.
Yes, the sister looks frightening. However, they'll never have a woman in charge. No idea who they could put up for the job, he's already killed the experienced ones.