Act Of War?

Look What You Made Me Do

North Korea is insisting that it was forced into a position of having to develop nuclear weapons because of US threats. Now it says sanctions will be seen as an act of war.

"If the US keeps pestering us and increases pressure, we will regard as a declaration of war and will take a series of physical corresponding measures," the North’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency. It did not elaborate on what such measures would be.

The statement - the first official announcement from the Pyongyang government since the nuclear test was declared - went on: "We were compelled to prove that we have nuclear weapons to prevent the increasing threat of war by the US and protect our sovereignty and survival. We are ready for both dialogue and confrontation.

However, the regime added: "Even though we conducted the nuclear test because of the US, we still remain committed to realizing the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula through dialogue and negotiations."

Well, of course they're going to say this crap. All we want is for you stop playing with the bomb and come out of the cold.

Philosophical Question: If they nuked North Korea into a glowing green mist, would anybody really miss the place?