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hlthe2b

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11. Hello! How about North Korea? And they are working hard on ICBMs that might one day reach US

Reply to malaise (Reply #3)

Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:35 AM

Apr 4

Yet, not a comment about N. Korea having nukes. At all.

Still, the deterrence factor is something we tend to ignore. Had Ukraine not been forced to give theirs up by very foolish American and some European forces who promised to protect them in exchange, they might not be in a now 4-year plus war with Russia.

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