TH-cam: How dare creators attempt to be compensated for strategic commentary and visualizations of the geopolitics of war! I punish you to surrendering your income to me instead!
@@xfreeza4978The ads themselves aren’t the problem. TH-camrs make money by selling ad space. Demonetizing these videos disincentivizes people to pursue making videos on these topics. If the guy making running this channel doesn’t see revenue, he’ll be forced to spend his time and money doing something more lucrative. It’s a shame.
@sterlingarcher74 the ads are the problem, no one other then you wants to watch ads that aren't even real ads some are tiktok shorts which are just wasted time, the ones with the voting is prepaid ads that are on topics tht dont even make sense and are lies. There's temp ads which temu is a Chinese ran knock off shop, like you can't be seriously defending ppls revenues or money in their banks when actual lucrative deceitful scams are being sold on google/youtube you ppl are crazy to not think I'm onto you
@sterlingarcher74 ads are the problem. Temu shouldn't be an app, Google shouldn't be a website browser tht runs scam ads and bot ads. And youtube is under Google basically owned by and ran by Google, so you want ppl to have money just to spam other ppl with ads to waste their time, that's crazy bruh. I hope youtube and Google aren't even a thing in the future I don't want my kids growing up with something so vicious with adbots. I mean you legit support the fact that you can't go a watch a single vid on youtube anymore without getting spammed by ad after clicking off the video and reclicking on it. It's a disease type of setup bruh a plague. I'm telling you, you keep supporting this type of youtube and Google ad rev setup, it's going to be the downfall of Google and youtube. I'm telling yall it's a waste of money and it makes me mad to not be able to click on a video without being spammed each time I try to bypass it.
@@sterlingarcher74kind of, but you're ignoring the fact that the YT algorithm is primarily designed to make TH-cam money, not creators, meaning it doesn't promote videos that YT can't make money off of. The creators can get sponsor deals to offset the removal of ads, but being demonetized means the video will reach fewer people and mainly appear to people who are subscribed to these channels, aka the people who are already more aware of these global issues. Getting Demonetized means fewer people will become aware of this stuff unless mainstream news decides to cover it.
@@sterlingarcher74 NO the ads ARE the problem. If the content of the video isn't able to be monetized by the creator because of the content, then TH-cam/Google shouldn't be running ads and making money either. It's a literal scam that's being allowed.
You don't destroy roads if you plan to invade soon. If you will invade you want to use the roads. You don't sell off your weapons if you plan to invade. This is a longer term plan.
That only really implies that there are no plans of an immediate invasion during the next few years, as both of those are something one can reacquire and in the case of artillery shells they have shelf-life too. Dump your old storage to make up room for new ones. With Russia again geared up for shell production, it could be that NK expects to get new shells some time in the near future.
Hey man! It sucks that TH-cam demonetized your video, I can only imagine that these videos take hours of research and writing and production. I can't subscribe to Nebula right now, but I wanted to show some appreciation for your amazing work. Keep it up!
Don't confuse the BRICS with the CRINKs. Many of us in the BRICS dislike dictatorships as well. Russia and China only pretend to be part of the undeveloped world in order to gather sympathy. But India and Brazil, who actually represent the undeveloped world, are democracies.
A few points to add: 1. With the USA's reluctance in its support for Ukraine, especially with how it just did nothing for a few months in early 2024, deterrence is now weaker than ever. If I were China, I'd seriously question if the USA will actually fight if the chips are down instead of using empty threats to avoid a fight. 2. Considering I'm not certain about the USA even entering the war, I heavily doubt that they'll do anything that would even remotely risk nukes being fired at them. In my mind, they're far more afraid and have far more to lose from escalation (totalitarian regimes don't care about their people or their popularity unless there's the threat of revolution) than China and North Korea. 3. Despite that, I doubt that anyone will use nukes in that area, since any fallout or other environmental issues will affect China as well. 4. A simultaneous war with both China and North Korea is far less problematic than it might seem, since the two conflicts would be fought in different domains. The war with China would include mainly naval and air assets, while the war with North Korea would include mainly ground assets with some older air assets and the South Korean air force in the air. 5. The main reason why I doubt that China will start a war, is how heavily reliant it is on trade. China imports huge amounts of natural resources and food to keep its industry and population alive and is the largest exporter in the world. Sanctions and especially a naval blockage against China would be far more effective than they are against Russia and North Korea, absolutely wrecking China's economy and maybe even leading to famine. Russia can substitute for some of that, but not all and it would take time to ramp up. That would also increase discontent of their own population and, judging from all the censorship and surveillance, the Chinese Communist Party is terrified of the Chinese people. What will actually happen, I can't say. Logically, war is far to costly to be worth the price, but then again, most experts thought, Russia would not attack Ukraine. It feels to me that China is on the decline in some regards, including population, contentment of the population, and industry and for a totalitarian state on the decline, a patriotic war could just be what they think they need to keep themselves in power.
I agree in that, one would think China relatively satisfied with immense trade surplus and increasing influence with BRICS. Why not just let US expend itself in Russia, plus, they do plenty of damage with unopposed cyber attacks on the US. I believe they are declining through poor management and an increasingly dissatisfied population. Russia, obviously the same.
Having seen ROK troops in maneuvers, and having a pretty solid idea what the KPA looks like ... the North can *hurt* South Korea, but is utterly incapable of successfully invading. There are three usable invasion routes into the South: one along the east coast, one along the west coast, and one down MSR 3 into the Uijeongbu Bowl. The first two routes are a waste of time and would only be useful as diversionary axes of attack. The third is *the* viable invasion route, as Seoul has no defensible terrain worth a damn once you enter the Bowl. ROK officers are not stupid, they are more than aware of this and have planned accordingly. Every bridge is wired for demolition, every hill has been fortified, and a hell of a lot more. Technologically, the North is totally outclassed. ROK troops have modern body armor and night-vision optics along with some of the most advanced and capable armor and artillery assets on earth (Samsung and Hyundai make a hell of a lot more than cell phones and automobiles) while Northern troops are still using Soviet-era equipment that is often deeply out of date. The South also has more (and more advanced) artillery, in addition to force multipliers like counter-battery radar (which they are quite competent at using). Not to mention the US forces on the peninsula, bringing with them the best infantry on the planet and the best intelligence picture of any country in the world. Once a handful of very specific units (including the KPA heavy bridging units) move past pre-plotted lines, the 8th Army starts calling for backup and the US Military starts sending in more forces (in addition to the seriously capable ROK forces already present). An invasion by the North will destroy a lot of towns and kill a lot of people, but their military forces are hopelessly outmatched. If the North breaks the Nuclear taboo, B-2 bombers and Trident SSBNs are likely to make an appearance as well (not to mention the almost certain deployment of US special operations personnel, who will rack up unbelievable kill counts against unarmored and situationally-blind NK troops).
A couple things, Firstly I personally have been Stationed in South Korea (1-15th FA 2ID) so I can speak on things here. Firstly it's not just Bridges that are rigged to blow, there are multiple tunnels in that area which are designed in a way to be rigged to blow as well. Next as for the 8th Army, in particular 2ID they have quite amount of forces located north of Ujiangbu, located in Dongducheon called Camp Casey and Camp Hovey. In event of war these forces have been ordered to evacuate people and move south towards Camp Humphreys which is located south of the South Korean Capitol Seoul. And then get ready for counter movements back north. One of the largest reasons for this, is because North Korea while old have A LOT of Artillery positioned along the border and that Area will be one of the first places targeted.
If it's really an intelligence assessment then it would know the us need to be get out of the picture In no way kim will invade south korea without messy us exit. He's relying on the us getting out while making sure it's chaotic and the south don't get any nukes in the meantime. If those 2 are met, then gg sk. If not, then welcome back status quo... Or MAD if the kim regime see no other choice
@noticedruid4985 I was stationed there too, also on Hovey (A/1BSTB). Area 1 doesn't exist anymore, it's all been shut down and handed over to the ROKs. US forces are all south of the Han River, at Hump. 1HBCT was shut down in 2013, 2ID HQ moved south and now commands rotational brigades from CONUS.
Any sort of invasion by the North would bring about the end of the Kim dynasty and the North knows this as well. Posturing itself away from unification is a form of self preservation as the North knows also quite well. Any peaceful interaction with the South brings about dangerous interactions, from the regimes standpoint, that could potentially ideologically subvert the north’s population(K-pop, kdrama, owning a car etc)
Minor nitpick: Modern diesel-electric subs can be _extremely_ quiet when running on battery, even quieter than nuclear (the reactor uses coolant pumps that need to keep pumping, a battery doesn't move at all). That's why SSKs (modernized diesel-electric) are still very relevant, albeit with a more defensive application due to relatively short ranges as RLL points out. TBF, the Typhoon-class _did_ have a really cool quirk in its reactor design that because it was huge enough and configured in such a way that they could turn off the pumps and there'd still be enough oomph for the flow to still keep going for _very limited periods_ (which inspired Clancy to write Red October because at the time nobody in the west knew how they pulled it off). IIRC, it's not something workable in most other sub designs.
This is the point i went to the comment section for: diesel-electric subs are much stealthier than nuclear ones IF they are running on their batteries. The problem is: those batteries have to be charged once in a while..
Clancy wrote The Hunt for The Red October because Russian subs on their best day could not track American subs. It's called "The Ping Heard around the World." New Years Eve in 1989 by direction of President Bush Sr. at the strike of midnight every Russian nuclear sub in the world heard a single Ping from a submarine. Simultaneously every Russian sub in the world by An American Hunter-Killer sub trailing every Russian sub, undetected until that Ping. The book/movie "The Hunt for Red October" was 100% accurate. If you flipped the roles and subs of America and the Soviet Union. The movie basically giving the middle finger to Russia. And there's nothing they can do about it. To this day they still cannot track our subs. Taking away Russia's first strike nuclear capability. And it's been that way, and will continue to stay that way for decades. If Not America, then Who?
Russia can't build a car, a decent tank or aircraft carrier. But they can build the world's most advanced submarine? The only time you can't track a Russian submarine is when everything has failed and turned off sinking the sub to the bottom of the ocean. lol
I used to be a sonarman on an FFG, did a lot of ASW. exercises Best way I ever heard diesel boats described was "How much noise does a flashlight make?"
Thank Trump for entrapping America to choosing either military isolationism or diplomatic disrepute. This is but a taste of what a “multipolar” world will be like should the US disengage further.
It's just Republican talking points. Each situation is different. We wouldn't abandon SK like we did Afghanistan. The difference is South Koreans would actually be willing to fight for their country, and not just give up. Afghanistan was always a lost cause. If a people won't stand up for themselves, they don't deserve us to stand up for them.
@@JimmyMon666 nobody in Afgh wanted you there. You were always 100% foreign occupiers. Why did you for a second imagine that any Afghans would "stand up" and be "willing to fight" for a foreign occupier?
It's a little misleading how much you downplayed the payment North Korea received from Russia for their assistance. You said "mere cash and food" as payment, but Russia paid North Korea more than $5 Billion, and provided North Korea with tons upon tons of food during the worst famine North Korea has experienced in decades.
What are you on about? North Korea hasn’t been in a severe famine since the 90s…but they are always starving. Regardless of a famine though, from a world view when trading for weapons on a large scale…99.9% of countries would consider food an insult for trade. So yes, from the Russia perspective, they gave up “mere cash and food” for millions of pounds of ammo and artillery…
@TheLastCustomer I'm deeply sorry that literacy is not standardized where you are from, but «$» is a character which is representative of the United States banknote.
Quick thing about the subs, diesel submarines main issue is not being loud - they don't* run diesel engines underwater, only above water or just below water with a snorkel. They rely on electric batteries to move when properly submerged. So the issue is most of the time they operate on the water, not under it - making their position visible. They only dive for relatively short periods of time when needed (attacking, escaping) - most of the time they're above water. Their range isn't that short either, but yes not unlimited like a nuclear sub. So really, the issue is that a nuclear-armed nuclear sub relies on being anywhere at any time, and a diesel sub will have to be surfaced for a significant amount of time, eliminating that advantage. *And yes, diesel subs can extend their submerged time with air independent propulsion, but that also relies on oxidizer that is consumable, and that is consumed very quickly. It's not meant for continuous use.
And while running on batteries, they tend to be even more silent than nuclear subs. Less moving parts. At least that was the case a while back, maybe state of the art nuclear subs overcame that (which wouldn't apply o North Korea either way). That made me stop watching. If he's wrong about something not that technical or unknown, what else in the video is wrong?
You are right about those diesel subs, but you do know that most of what is told here is only speculation based on nothing. So i guess ( or better, i hope ) nobody really takes this report as "real". Did you take a good look at that so called nuclear sub, it was nothing more than a mockup. Just look at the way it moves on the waves and the middle section bends. Just by showing that kind of video makes them unbelieveble. As for the nuclear subs being louder then diesel subs when submerged, not anymore buddy. The propulsion was the problem. They have made improvements on the shape of the blades and are now way more silent.
Eh, an oxygen candle can give a huge nuclear submarine 8 hours of air, so a small submarine can prob last 16 hr on one, and the candles are about the size of a artillery shell.
What's the point? We're not fighting in pacific. It's defensive war, and battle will take place along the coastline. Nuclear submarine is simply waste of money and overrated. nuclear subs are best only in ocean.
Showing them wartime Russia and Ukraine isn't much to look at. And they'll get actual combat experience with (allegedly) the second most powerful military on earth.
@@ZergleJerk Even war-torn Ukraine is going to be a real eye-opener to the North Koreans. The level of material wealth in Ukraine, while not impressive by Western standards, will be to North Koreans. I'm sure North Korean commanders have instructed the Russians to keep them in the battlefield as much as possible to avoid contact.
@@magtafcmdr8621 what material wealth. have you seen the Ukrainian landscape over there? everything is rubble. they are not visiting Kiev or Lvov or Odessa. They are "visiting" villages razed to the ground
North Korea and Eastern Europe economically peaked during the Soviet era. Eastern Ukraine is very rural and very poor. Pyongyang is likely still more impressive than anything they will see on the front lines.
@@wiegandweitz9763 is this a joke or does he have a video series on that? be pretty funny if this vid shows up in your feed followed by the same channel having an equally in depth 40 min video on middle earth geopolitics.
Yeah, he sent troops to fight for Russia against Ukraine to test their readiness, not to fight for Putin. Didn't want to be caught off-guard like Putin was, unprepared & ignorant of the Army's shortfalls. They'll come back with all the reconnaissance & and training results that can fit in a body bag.
My theory is Putin told North Korea to act like they are going to invade, to pull attention and military units away from Europe and more towards the Korean/Chinese area.
And their acting included blowing up all the infrastructure that would be needed for starting a war? It's obvious North Korea is just sending more than it is comfortable with to Russia and deciding to beef up the border in case the south takes the chance to invade while North Korea is weakened.
I've lived in South Korea and my ex-wife comes from there, so it feels a bit like my second home. Still, I'm currently not too worried about a possible invasion. There's good reason to be vigilant but we shouldn't blow the danger out of proportion. For starters, it's not at all clear whether China will truly invade Taiwan. At the present time, they are heavily disincentivized from doing so because they profit from the western economic order. Economic stability is everything to the Chinese leadership because it's the only thing that keeps China's huge population from revolting and demanding more democratic structures. Furthermore, Kim Jong Un isn't a madman in my opinion. He may wield his nukes as a means to scare his enemies but I can't imagine him going through with an actual nuclear attack over a populated area. Besides, he's not the only one in possession of nuclear warheads and he knows that. What's the point of incinerating Seoul if the US retaliates and incinerates Pyongyang? Another factor that has been left out of this video are America's numerous allies, particularly in Europe. Many Americans assume that European countries would stay neutral because they refused to join America's war in Iraq. However, Iraq and Afghanistan can't be compared with a WWIII. For one, Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 and America's invasion was completely unprovoked. The situation in Afghanistan was a little more complicated but at the end of the day, that too, was an unprovoked invasion. As a European myself, I get why many European leaders felt it was crazy to sacrifice their own male population to forcefully democratize Afghanistan or steal Iraq's oil. I'm sure the political calculus would look different if Taiwan or South Korea were invaded because both of them are European allies and both of these invasions would be unprovoked (i.e. Taiwan and South Korea would be the victim). Depending on how the Russian-Ukrainian war continues to develop, some leaders may also feel that all of these conflicts are interconnected and refusing to support Taiwan/South Korea would come back to bite Europe in the ass. For this reason, I think countries like the UK and France (perhaps even Germany, Poland, Italy and Spain) would get much more invested in these conflicts than they are currently. It's worth mentioning that taken together, France and the UK alone outspend Russia in terms of military budgets. Out of the 10 countries with the highest military budgets, 8 are the US or American allies. The only exceptions are China and Russia; North Korea doesn't even make the list. China and Russia, North Korea and Iran have a combined military budget of approx. USD $425 billion. Meanwhile, India, Saudi Arabia, the UK, France, Germany, Ukraine, and Japan (all top 10) have a combined military budget of approx. USD $575 billion. South Korea adds another $45 billion to this, while Taiwan adds another $16 billion. In other words, North Korea and its allies are already outspent massively. And this doesn't even include the US, which approved a defense budget of $841 billion for 2024. And while China is a global superpower, I'd still venture to say that at least at the present time, America and Europe have an edge when it comes to military technology. I'm pretty sure Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping know this and they will think very carefully whether a military adventure is truly worth it for their country. I'm still convinced Putin made a big miscalculation by attacking Ukraine. Even if he wins the war, which isn't at all certain, it will be a pyhrric victory. I mean... 150,000 dead soldiers after 3 years of fighting, that's ridiculous. That's nearly 4 times the US casualties during the Vietnam War.
The US invasion of Afghanistan was completely justified. They hosted Al Qaeda and refused American demands to quell them. According to this logic the Israeli invasion of Lebanon today is unprovoked, because it was in response to the militia actually ruling the country rather than the shell of the Lebanese state. Much can be said about American mistakes in Afghanistan, but the binary question of whether the initial invasion was justified is an unequivocal yes.
3:00 the sending of millions of artillery shells to Ukraine argues against imminent war. If it was planning to attack South Korea, it would be stockpiling shells, not giving them away.
Maybe true, but after the treaty between Russia and North Korea, I wouldnt rule out a quid pro quo situation, where, after Ukraine, Russia assists NK in its war against SK. Also, China will most certainly get involved, as it almost desperately wants to pull Taiwan back into the fold. Especially after recent fallout from TSMC chips in Chinese ai.
He probably thinks the rest of the world is too busy dealing with Ukraine, Syria and Israel but I think he's underestimating South Korea, they'd be no pushovers
And also underestimating the US's capacity to respond to crises in multiple theatres. The Navy and Airforce, along with forward deployed ground assets, would be very quick to respond. Unlike the ruzzians who larp at being a superpower, the US is a truly global superpower, some would argue hyperpower.
Every assessment I have seen says that South Korea would crush the North's obsolete military with or without the aid of America. Aside from China wanting North Korea as a buffer zone, the main thing that has kept America and South Korea back hasn't been concerns about whether or not we could defeat the North, it's that nobody wants to deal with a refugee crisis caused by the North's regime toppling and nobody wants to do the work to fix that country.
@@michael9433 They are such a powerful super power that they didn't win any direct war after ww2. In truth the US can't attack nk as astounding as it sounds. If they could attack nk then they would have done it after the collapse of the Soviet Union and instill a puppet dictator. As of now nk has relations with Russia, china etc who would fund and support nk just like how the EU or the United States do with Ukraine, only this time they have a compatible military whether we accept or reject the notion that the US has better military technology. Ukraine was a failure as it didn't destabilize Russia , with sk your only viable supporters would be Japan and the United States (who doesn't want to completely stop its relations with china) . Including the EU would overstretch its economical aid (and that is if its aid even reaches sk. The us can make multiple fronts due to its geopolitical position and relations, after that it is economically outperformed by china and it's outperformed by Russia in military (again, chugging cash into the drain doesn't automatically mean you would have an equally good result). And that's all without considering the fact that nk has nukes.. Pre Ukraine you could make the case of whatever you had said but as of now the US is at a political turmoil and simply saying "we will spend billions and equipment in Ukraine, Israel and sk!! 😃" would cause even more economical instability with broken relations. The only way for the US to at least have the possibility to do whatever you had said it would need to stop the Ukrainian conflict by making amends with Russia and accepting its terms(which are the most straight forward and realistic terms in the negotiation) . Then it would need to put its shit together for a time and swiftly end the Israeli-pakistan conflict as its a money and equipment drain. So you would literally need to pull a "what if everything went good for the US" to do whatever you had said
You'd think that theyd keep the roads around so that tanks would cross faster, to me theyre just closing the border and focus on solidifying the separation between north and south
@@jimsopinion9867 When they need to cover significant distances. Or be transported to locations. Both of which happen all the time in warfare. Just look at the plight of Russian tanks in Ukraine - most of them have been destroyed while attempting to use the road network.
I disagree. I think North Korea has accepted that they could never absorb South Korea. The separation has been so long that South Korea economically and ideologically could never be controlled and would actually pollute the Kim dynasties cult of personality it currently has over the North.
Kim hasn't accepted squat. Never will. Dictator types always believe that they can never lose, i.e. Hitler, Trump. They're in it until their last breath.
Trust me they know alone they can not succeed but If China goes after Taiwan and places the US, Japan and South Korea in sending support there North Korea will indeed attack. They have been building their military for over 70 years and are desperate.
Thanks for not thinking beyond the tip of your nose. What an enslave mind, ask your teacher who lied to you because the book said so, infact she has already learnt what she taught was wrong.
@@tempejkl There's always a begining for anything, like Saudi Arabia got themselves stuck with a flood and even a snow storm at some points a few years ago, same can be said with Israel.....
It’s crazy how close NK’s current military equipment they parade looks like WW2 era German and Soviet equipment. Essentially they’re just a slightly updated/upgraded version of the same weapons
Would Soviet era nukes, even a single one, still evaporate thousands of civilians? I get that they’ve blown smoke for decades but they just joined BRICS. They now have the funding finally, to pose a real threat.
Not crazy at all if you think about a North-South Korea war as a WW2 battle. In that scenario the North Korean army would perform even better than their South Korean counterpart.
Diesel electric subs are quieter than nuclear subs when they're running on their batteries. It wasnt too long ago that a swedish diesel sub scored a kill on a fully escorted US carrier during allied excercises.
Are you sure it was Swedish? There were 2 GERMAN HYDROGEN-powered submarines achieving that due to their overall superior stealth. It is not enough to have a silent drive to remain undetected. The Gernan captain made a picture of the USN carrier through his periscope and the Yankees did not know he was there. They were not amused. In the "rematch" the (even more modern) German U-Boat won again.
Berlin, Present Day. Nighttime. The camera pans down to a gravestone with the date 1889-1945 barely visible. The ground moves before a skeletal hand bursts out. V.O.: "His story isn't over yet" To Be Continued in Season Three.
And that is exactly what led to the 2nd world War, will it be the cause of a 3rd? And I still find it strange that the first was started over the assassination of one guy in Austria, I mean I get the treaties and all but come on it was one guy
@benlarson9303 there was also issues that when wars loomed and countries started mobilizing no one wanted to be the one to stand down first as they would be defenceless to those that did not. Mobilization takes time and strategic thinking by then revolved heavily arround speed and getting to the battlefield first. Also the threat of two front war and German plan to avoid it by knocking France out quickly would not have allowed rhem to sit there seeing if anyone does anything with mobilized troops. It was probably more "go go go or we're screwed" kind of situation.
@@benlarson9303There's also another layer of controversy when it's the heir to a monarchy that is assassinated as opposed to a party leader in a republic or dictatorship
think about it: deterrence is the promise of hostility when hostility is shown and the power to follow through. we had that during the cold war and it got us nowhere. it is not lack of backbone. it is just not a winning strategy (but not a loosing one either).
If US allows Putin to occupy Ukraine, I think we can plan on China invading Taiwan. The possibility of Korea remaining neutral in that case had not occurred to me, but is rattling.
This is world war 3 we're talking about, there will be no "innocent people" anymore, discrimination will be pushed to a white hot stage, riots will breakout to push foreigners out, the US just spent billions into anti-chinese media campaigns, TH-cam is one of those platforms and TH-camrs are paid by agency in the shadow with generic names
The problem with a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is that it's not just the US that China would be fighting. Japan, South Korea, Australia, and The Philippines all would have reasons to defend Taiwan. China would also have to contend with a potential second front with India as well, as India would likely see it as an opportunity to reclaim land along its border that's in dispute.
that is uncalled for and a comparison that suggests similarities where i can find none. this video is based on exaggerations and its purpose is either blurring the issues and/or make money with sensationalism. Expand on your hypothesis.
I don't think you can debunk speculation, but I'd say it's not very likely. The time frame is part of it. Assuming that you aren't saying Russia is just going to give North Korea the fully manufactured weapons systems and that it's just a tech transfer, I don't see NK being able to meet even the 2030 timeline wrt being able to manufacture even Russian levels of tech with their current tech base. Then there is the use of nuclear weapons, which would be a hard red line that I don't see even the Russians shielding NK from the consequences, let alone China, even if China is engaged in a Taiwan adventure. Basically, it's the reason Russia hasn't used a nuke in Ukraine...it's a red line that every country would honor if crossed. Use of them would basically be declaring total war not just on the South but on the entire Western alliance...even the Europeans wouldn't sit by, thumb up ass for that. The US would literally go ballistic, and so would Japan. Finally, unless NK is willing to use their nukes extensively on the South...which kind of renders moot an invasion...the South would kick the NKs ass conventionally. I'll just point out one more point...all of these regimes, with the possible exception of China, are on the verge of collapse at this stage. And frankly, China ain't lookin' so good either, economically. Pretty obviously, this 'alliance' between NK and Russia is a desperate move by both parties, and it will only go as far as each party thinks it directly benefits them...and here I'm talking about Kim and Vlad. Neither is going to really stick their neck out for the other when the chips are down. And the China factor is that China is not that happy with either right now for escalating the conflict in Ukraine by introducing NK troops. Just my off the cuff thoughts FWIW....I think this is improbable, but I suppose it could happen.
@@haroldotrotter9148 Half of my family lives in Russia and Russia is not about to collapse lol. Thats just either wishful thinking or straight up propaganda.
Bro you drunk if you think any of these regimes are on the "brink" of collapse. NK was having a really bad time during a famine but these countries are doing pretty much fine for the most part.
The only real reason the west didnt use military force to help ukraine is that they dont have a formal alliance with ukraine, thus no military protection and nuclear umbrella. With that reasoning, if ever north korea would invade, their purpose is to just trigger a conventional war with the west in the korean peninsula. In that scenario, china can attack taiwan and the west would only just give aid to taiwan just like they did with ukraine. NK invasion would just provide a saving face to the west so as if they are doing something.
High tech isn't always a good thing. It's harder to maintain and repair and it's more expensive. The older soviet tanks are kicking ass in Ukraine against the newer western tanks.
As a Korean who moved back to Korea, Im pretty scared and I don't think South Korea is taking things too seriously... Im not so scared about losing the war but just the innocent lives that are going to be lost from war alone scares me. I live relatively close to the border and I don't want my family to suffer. I have a dog who is basically going to become a 'baggage' if we have to defend ourselves but I don't know if Im able to do that. Id rather die protecting my dog but I also dont want to put my family members in danger.. If we get nuked, we're all practically doomed. War is just not the way.
If you anywhere near a nuclear launch site or depot. Which are usually in rual region in the usa, you are probably very likely to suffer from the fallout of nuclear strikes on these sites.
There isn’t going to be a world war. This has been threatened for the past 30 years. Worry about the economic state of your country over things you can’t control.
When talking submarines, diesel submarines are generally far quieter than the alternatives. Due to all the water intake needed to cool nuclear reactors, nuclear submarines have by far the largest emission profile of the two. The naval part is just wrong on so many levels. Also, if NK subs were easy to detect, you wouldn't see so many incursions in SK TTW. The trade-off with Deisel to Nuclear is theoretical endurance. Without the need to refill, a nuclear submarine could technically stay underwater for a great deal longer, depending on logistical stores. Which is completely irrelevant when operating in the coastal and litoral waters that any naval engagement would take place in.
Generally, though newer naval nuclear propulsion minimizes the amount of noisemaking pumps, instead having natural convection create the movement of coolant. But yeah there isn’t much need for months of stores for long deployments underwater. Although NK’s smaller boats will eventually face pressure with its limited stowage and resupply lines getting choked off over time.
Well you are right and wrong at the same time... Yes, modern, top of the line diesel-electric submarines are more quiet than nuclear ones. On the other hand: the 1950-1960s era submarines (Romeo and November class boats, even Kilo class) are definitely noisy compared to anything the western power have nowadays. And I agree, NK doesnt need high endurance boats to put up significant challange to western navies near the Korean coast. The electric motors are still fairly quiet until while the batteries last.
So i'm guessing Kim-Jong Un wants to leave some kinda legacy behind so he sees a war as the only option. Classic. "Since we have all this military equipment, why wouldn't we use it?" Let diplomacy win, please, for once.
Let’s hope Harris wins then. A competent diplomatic corps would at least stabilize the situation, as opposed to Trump’s abortive embarrassment that’s already burned that bridge.
@doujinflip I mean if we let Harris go talk to Kim about the significance of passage of time for a few hours he might fall asleep and forget all abouat attacking SK. 🙄
@@doujinflip Trump got them to negotiate and made a historical meeting between the two leaders. It was during Biden's administration that Putin invaded Ukraine, and that the DPRK changed their constitution to have a strike first policy.
Our enemies need to understand that we arent scared to fight, we just prefer not to. It would be less death, but if our hand is forced, they will lose.
maybe, but the online psychological warfare, which is whats making it WW3 in my eyes (and many have also said this on vids i watch) is more than making up for the 'incompetence'
I never really put together that Trump's diplomatic failings with North Korea directly lead to their realignment with Russia but with the context here that tracks 100%.
36:10 The problem with this whole scenario is that the Yeonpyeong Isles are heavily fortified with hundreds of South Korean marines. Taking the islands wouldn't be possible without heavy casualties on both sides. At that point, escalation would be inevitable.
the problem with this whole scenario is that its channel got demonetarized, if i heard correctly. but the whole point on exaggerating an issue with crazy urgent headlines is to make money through views and advertisement, maybe blurring the issue. any escalation would only mean that the channel gets banned for making very liberal use of freedom of speech.
I honestly love this guy since he said scotland's independence would cause russia to invade europe. Sincerely the worst takes for a major education connected youtuber
Unfortunately this isn’t 1938 when nuclear weapons weren’t a thing, and unlike 1938, the western allies haven’t had strong leadership and a increasing instability within its borders for decades now and that’s starting to take its effect.
and the solution is what exactly? war? since you are stressing learning from the past: appeasement has most of the times been the solution because appeasement is most of the times preferable to war.
One note: Isn't it true that the DPRK fell back on its nuclear energy when normalization talks with the US and the ROK, and only began making nuclear weaponry in proper when these peace talks fully broke down after top US officials under Bush started talking about turning the DPRK into a charcoal crater? I feel like you got the cause and effect switched but could be wrong. I like that you noted that Un is rational, we have to be careful of thinking world leaders are completely irrational, it can often be a tactic to come off as such for various reasons, like Nixon's so called "Madman strategy" or whatever it was called where he tried to do that, something currently also applicable to Israeli leadership. Many of these people arent insane so to speak but acting under an often unempathetic hyperrationality. I'm glad you noted this potential for an explosion of conflict isn't necessary. Sorry, but I don't have a hopeful analysis to give you though. The US could cool this down after like a 1 minute phone call just like they could end the gen* in Gaza, but they won't. Kamala follows the democratic neocolonial bloodlust line, and Trump follows the the "the Israel lobby and the MIC pays me and I gotta look out for me" which means he stumbles into even more bloodthirsty policies. It's truly lesser evil voting when it comes to foreign policy which I believe has the potential to ruin or end the lives of millions right now, on top of the atrocities already committed. I think the only way to stop these atrocities that the US could fix or not cause with ease we would either need a complete democrat party leftward overhaul or a third party (not any of the current main parties) to come in and take its place. I fear we'll have to hope the next generation of politicians is more progressive, but even if that does happen, how many will die as a result of the old vanguard holding on in that time period
Of course he does. He's a propagandist. There isn't a fucking country on planet Earth that has had the deals they've signed with America be upheld by America.
I think it would be better if democrats toned it down a little so more simple minded people can get behind them, and the Republicans just outright throw out all the crazies that infested their party. We need to stop giving idiots a mouth piece, that's how humans end up regressing.
Still getting ads on a demonetized video is criminal
TH-cam: How dare creators attempt to be compensated for strategic commentary and visualizations of the geopolitics of war! I punish you to surrendering your income to me instead!
Bandwidth still costs $$$..
Servers etc.
The ad money is no longer for the channel
@@timothyp3378Has literally nothing to do with the irony at hand.
@@denisdeari1 But, but, he is a very "smart" millennial...
I don't know about any of you, but I'm getting pretty tired of these evil people waging war for their own benefit while the rest of us suffer
Then vote for peaceful ladies instead of these violent billionaire buddies
History of humanity tbh
@@RaphaelAlejandrothought humanity developed
Just another Tuesday if you look at the past, still sad...
Which ones are evil? The ones that benefits the most are the companies making the weapons.
Shame on TH-cam for demonitizing important topics.
@@xfreeza4978The ads themselves aren’t the problem. TH-camrs make money by selling ad space. Demonetizing these videos disincentivizes people to pursue making videos on these topics. If the guy making running this channel doesn’t see revenue, he’ll be forced to spend his time and money doing something more lucrative. It’s a shame.
@sterlingarcher74 the ads are the problem, no one other then you wants to watch ads that aren't even real ads some are tiktok shorts which are just wasted time, the ones with the voting is prepaid ads that are on topics tht dont even make sense and are lies. There's temp ads which temu is a Chinese ran knock off shop, like you can't be seriously defending ppls revenues or money in their banks when actual lucrative deceitful scams are being sold on google/youtube you ppl are crazy to not think I'm onto you
@sterlingarcher74 ads are the problem. Temu shouldn't be an app, Google shouldn't be a website browser tht runs scam ads and bot ads. And youtube is under Google basically owned by and ran by Google, so you want ppl to have money just to spam other ppl with ads to waste their time, that's crazy bruh. I hope youtube and Google aren't even a thing in the future I don't want my kids growing up with something so vicious with adbots. I mean you legit support the fact that you can't go a watch a single vid on youtube anymore without getting spammed by ad after clicking off the video and reclicking on it. It's a disease type of setup bruh a plague. I'm telling you, you keep supporting this type of youtube and Google ad rev setup, it's going to be the downfall of Google and youtube. I'm telling yall it's a waste of money and it makes me mad to not be able to click on a video without being spammed each time I try to bypass it.
@@sterlingarcher74kind of, but you're ignoring the fact that the YT algorithm is primarily designed to make TH-cam money, not creators, meaning it doesn't promote videos that YT can't make money off of.
The creators can get sponsor deals to offset the removal of ads, but being demonetized means the video will reach fewer people and mainly appear to people who are subscribed to these channels, aka the people who are already more aware of these global issues.
Getting Demonetized means fewer people will become aware of this stuff unless mainstream news decides to cover it.
@@sterlingarcher74 NO the ads ARE the problem. If the content of the video isn't able to be monetized by the creator because of the content, then TH-cam/Google shouldn't be running ads and making money either. It's a literal scam that's being allowed.
"I'm tired of old men finding new ways to kill young men" - some guy I don't remember who.
It was said by "Every fking sensible guys out there"
Agree
In the words of Lenin: "There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen"
Lenin was a murderous dictator, that's who you look up too?
@FATHOLLYWOODB123 because quoting a person means I look up to them? Fucking idiot man 💀
@@FATHOLLYWOODB123 I certainly don’t, but that quote speaks volumes when you look though History.
@@FATHOLLYWOODB123Yes and he also read and analysed tons of books that you even will never know exist.
He was chinese.
You don't destroy roads if you plan to invade soon. If you will invade you want to use the roads.
You don't sell off your weapons if you plan to invade.
This is a longer term plan.
Good points…. 🤔Unless that’s what they want us to think!! ☝️🧐 dun dun dun
That only really implies that there are no plans of an immediate invasion during the next few years, as both of those are something one can reacquire and in the case of artillery shells they have shelf-life too. Dump your old storage to make up room for new ones. With Russia again geared up for shell production, it could be that NK expects to get new shells some time in the near future.
I've always felt that the Korean battlefield existed primarily in Kim's psyche.
He, this is a CIA/ Mi6 site and they can spout any nonsense they want. Logical thinking: get out of here!
@@Anton-tf9iwthis^
As the years have gone by, I've more and more understood the old Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times."
interesting saying
That's not a Chinese phrase, it's fake lol
@@LancesArmorStriking lol and confidence in which people say it attempting to sound smart and sophisticated while being utter tools
I know it as a curse from Terry Pratchett's book.
2020s be like:
Unfortunate demonetization. However, please don't stop making videos this truthful and informative.
Hey man! It sucks that TH-cam demonetized your video, I can only imagine that these videos take hours of research and writing and production. I can't subscribe to Nebula right now, but I wanted to show some appreciation for your amazing work. Keep it up!
@@kepler656 must feel like a lot to you.
@@kepler656
Alright, bro gives 3$ what did you give ? ..... Oh wait! Nothing, you give absolutely nothing!
@@kepler656 you must be a wonderful person to be around in real life, lol
@@kepler656get a load of this loser. Dissing someone else's contribution while contributing nothing himself.
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If you ever feel useless, remember, North Korea has elections.
Unfortunately, elections in North Korea are not useless for the regime.
So does Russia.
Now that’s just riddiccullous!
Not useless, a count for loyal citizens
@@realdreamerschangetheworld7470 Yeah, same as calling the country the "People's Republic" when its the definition of an absolute monarchy.
Technically they are still at war
Not anymore. War formally ended in 2018. After Trump and Kim met in Singapore.
@@bac0n_b1tz Wow I thought it was still ongoing
@@bac0n_b1tz In Nov 2023 NK terminated that agreement
Don't confuse the BRICS with the CRINKs. Many of us in the BRICS dislike dictatorships as well. Russia and China only pretend to be part of the undeveloped world in order to gather sympathy. But India and Brazil, who actually represent the undeveloped world, are democracies.
@@bac0n_b1tz Oh, unfortunately, we're still at war.
What you remember is the ongoing negotiations to end the war, which ultimately failed.
A few points to add:
1. With the USA's reluctance in its support for Ukraine, especially with how it just did nothing for a few months in early 2024, deterrence is now weaker than ever. If I were China, I'd seriously question if the USA will actually fight if the chips are down instead of using empty threats to avoid a fight.
2. Considering I'm not certain about the USA even entering the war, I heavily doubt that they'll do anything that would even remotely risk nukes being fired at them. In my mind, they're far more afraid and have far more to lose from escalation (totalitarian regimes don't care about their people or their popularity unless there's the threat of revolution) than China and North Korea.
3. Despite that, I doubt that anyone will use nukes in that area, since any fallout or other environmental issues will affect China as well.
4. A simultaneous war with both China and North Korea is far less problematic than it might seem, since the two conflicts would be fought in different domains. The war with China would include mainly naval and air assets, while the war with North Korea would include mainly ground assets with some older air assets and the South Korean air force in the air.
5. The main reason why I doubt that China will start a war, is how heavily reliant it is on trade. China imports huge amounts of natural resources and food to keep its industry and population alive and is the largest exporter in the world. Sanctions and especially a naval blockage against China would be far more effective than they are against Russia and North Korea, absolutely wrecking China's economy and maybe even leading to famine. Russia can substitute for some of that, but not all and it would take time to ramp up. That would also increase discontent of their own population and, judging from all the censorship and surveillance, the Chinese Communist Party is terrified of the Chinese people.
What will actually happen, I can't say. Logically, war is far to costly to be worth the price, but then again, most experts thought, Russia would not attack Ukraine. It feels to me that China is on the decline in some regards, including population, contentment of the population, and industry and for a totalitarian state on the decline, a patriotic war could just be what they think they need to keep themselves in power.
thank god, that you are not working for the DoD. what is your take on the impending mars invasion?
@@wiegandweitz9763 lol
Underestimating one's capabilities and resolve has led to repeated omissions from the historical record. Only the victors write the histories.
I agree in that, one would think China relatively satisfied with immense trade surplus and increasing influence with BRICS. Why not just let US expend itself in Russia, plus, they do plenty of damage with unopposed cyber attacks on the US.
I believe they are declining through poor management and an increasingly dissatisfied population. Russia, obviously the same.
China at risk from sanctions as a rising power with a strong military. This is starting to look like the precursor to WW1 all over again.
Having seen ROK troops in maneuvers, and having a pretty solid idea what the KPA looks like ... the North can *hurt* South Korea, but is utterly incapable of successfully invading.
There are three usable invasion routes into the South: one along the east coast, one along the west coast, and one down MSR 3 into the Uijeongbu Bowl. The first two routes are a waste of time and would only be useful as diversionary axes of attack. The third is *the* viable invasion route, as Seoul has no defensible terrain worth a damn once you enter the Bowl.
ROK officers are not stupid, they are more than aware of this and have planned accordingly. Every bridge is wired for demolition, every hill has been fortified, and a hell of a lot more.
Technologically, the North is totally outclassed. ROK troops have modern body armor and night-vision optics along with some of the most advanced and capable armor and artillery assets on earth (Samsung and Hyundai make a hell of a lot more than cell phones and automobiles) while Northern troops are still using Soviet-era equipment that is often deeply out of date. The South also has more (and more advanced) artillery, in addition to force multipliers like counter-battery radar (which they are quite competent at using).
Not to mention the US forces on the peninsula, bringing with them the best infantry on the planet and the best intelligence picture of any country in the world. Once a handful of very specific units (including the KPA heavy bridging units) move past pre-plotted lines, the 8th Army starts calling for backup and the US Military starts sending in more forces (in addition to the seriously capable ROK forces already present).
An invasion by the North will destroy a lot of towns and kill a lot of people, but their military forces are hopelessly outmatched. If the North breaks the Nuclear taboo, B-2 bombers and Trident SSBNs are likely to make an appearance as well (not to mention the almost certain deployment of US special operations personnel, who will rack up unbelievable kill counts against unarmored and situationally-blind NK troops).
Finally an intelligent military assessment.
A couple things, Firstly I personally have been Stationed in South Korea (1-15th FA 2ID) so I can speak on things here.
Firstly it's not just Bridges that are rigged to blow, there are multiple tunnels in that area which are designed in a way to be rigged to blow as well.
Next as for the 8th Army, in particular 2ID they have quite amount of forces located north of Ujiangbu, located in Dongducheon called Camp Casey and Camp Hovey.
In event of war these forces have been ordered to evacuate people and move south towards Camp Humphreys which is located south of the South Korean Capitol Seoul. And then get ready for counter movements back north.
One of the largest reasons for this, is because North Korea while old have A LOT of Artillery positioned along the border and that Area will be one of the first places targeted.
If it's really an intelligence assessment then it would know the us need to be get out of the picture
In no way kim will invade south korea without messy us exit. He's relying on the us getting out while making sure it's chaotic and the south don't get any nukes in the meantime. If those 2 are met, then gg sk. If not, then welcome back status quo... Or MAD if the kim regime see no other choice
@noticedruid4985 I was stationed there too, also on Hovey (A/1BSTB). Area 1 doesn't exist anymore, it's all been shut down and handed over to the ROKs. US forces are all south of the Han River, at Hump. 1HBCT was shut down in 2013, 2ID HQ moved south and now commands rotational brigades from CONUS.
Any sort of invasion by the North would bring about the end of the Kim dynasty and the North knows this as well. Posturing itself away from unification is a form of self preservation as the North knows also quite well. Any peaceful interaction with the South brings about dangerous interactions, from the regimes standpoint, that could potentially ideologically subvert the north’s population(K-pop, kdrama, owning a car etc)
Minor nitpick: Modern diesel-electric subs can be _extremely_ quiet when running on battery, even quieter than nuclear (the reactor uses coolant pumps that need to keep pumping, a battery doesn't move at all). That's why SSKs (modernized diesel-electric) are still very relevant, albeit with a more defensive application due to relatively short ranges as RLL points out.
TBF, the Typhoon-class _did_ have a really cool quirk in its reactor design that because it was huge enough and configured in such a way that they could turn off the pumps and there'd still be enough oomph for the flow to still keep going for _very limited periods_ (which inspired Clancy to write Red October because at the time nobody in the west knew how they pulled it off). IIRC, it's not something workable in most other sub designs.
This is the point i went to the comment section for: diesel-electric subs are much stealthier than nuclear ones IF they are running on their batteries. The problem is: those batteries have to be charged once in a while..
Clancy wrote The Hunt for The Red October because Russian subs on their best day could not track American subs. It's called "The Ping Heard around the World." New Years Eve in 1989 by direction of President Bush Sr. at the strike of midnight every Russian nuclear sub in the world heard a single Ping from a submarine. Simultaneously every Russian sub in the world by An American Hunter-Killer sub trailing every Russian sub, undetected until that Ping. The book/movie "The Hunt for Red October" was 100% accurate. If you flipped the roles and subs of America and the Soviet Union. The movie basically giving the middle finger to Russia. And there's nothing they can do about it. To this day they still cannot track our subs. Taking away Russia's first strike nuclear capability. And it's been that way, and will continue to stay that way for decades. If Not America, then Who?
Russia can't build a car, a decent tank or aircraft carrier. But they can build the world's most advanced submarine? The only time you can't track a Russian submarine is when everything has failed and turned off sinking the sub to the bottom of the ocean. lol
I used to be a sonarman on an FFG, did a lot of ASW. exercises Best way I ever heard diesel boats described was "How much noise does a flashlight make?"
USS Rustoleum
Interpreting North Korea's and Russia's belligerence in the light of the retreat from Afghanistan is very interesting actually. Good point of view!
Thank Trump for entrapping America to choosing either military isolationism or diplomatic disrepute. This is but a taste of what a “multipolar” world will be like should the US disengage further.
It's just Republican talking points. Each situation is different. We wouldn't abandon SK like we did Afghanistan. The difference is South Koreans would actually be willing to fight for their country, and not just give up. Afghanistan was always a lost cause. If a people won't stand up for themselves, they don't deserve us to stand up for them.
@@JimmyMon666 Ukranians are willing to fight, and have been....
@@JimmyMon666 nobody in Afgh wanted you there. You were always 100% foreign occupiers. Why did you for a second imagine that any Afghans would "stand up" and be "willing to fight" for a foreign occupier?
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It's a little misleading how much you downplayed the payment North Korea received from Russia for their assistance. You said "mere cash and food" as payment, but Russia paid North Korea more than $5 Billion, and provided North Korea with tons upon tons of food during the worst famine North Korea has experienced in decades.
What are you on about? North Korea hasn’t been in a severe famine since the 90s…but they are always starving. Regardless of a famine though, from a world view when trading for weapons on a large scale…99.9% of countries would consider food an insult for trade. So yes, from the Russia perspective, they gave up “mere cash and food” for millions of pounds of ammo and artillery…
Billion of what? USD, rubles or NOK?
@@TheLastCustomer do you know what this symbol means $. Or what about ₽z ma look like
@TheLastCustomer I'm deeply sorry that literacy is not standardized where you are from, but «$» is a character which is representative of the United States banknote.
@@mikedang3613US$ Would be the right symbol to use in this case.
Quick thing about the subs, diesel submarines main issue is not being loud - they don't* run diesel engines underwater, only above water or just below water with a snorkel. They rely on electric batteries to move when properly submerged. So the issue is most of the time they operate on the water, not under it - making their position visible. They only dive for relatively short periods of time when needed (attacking, escaping) - most of the time they're above water. Their range isn't that short either, but yes not unlimited like a nuclear sub.
So really, the issue is that a nuclear-armed nuclear sub relies on being anywhere at any time, and a diesel sub will have to be surfaced for a significant amount of time, eliminating that advantage.
*And yes, diesel subs can extend their submerged time with air independent propulsion, but that also relies on oxidizer that is consumable, and that is consumed very quickly. It's not meant for continuous use.
And while running on batteries, they tend to be even more silent than nuclear subs. Less moving parts. At least that was the case a while back, maybe state of the art nuclear subs overcame that (which wouldn't apply o North Korea either way).
That made me stop watching. If he's wrong about something not that technical or unknown, what else in the video is wrong?
You are right about those diesel subs, but you do know that most of what is told here is only speculation based on nothing. So i guess ( or better, i hope ) nobody really takes this report as "real". Did you take a good look at that so called nuclear sub, it was nothing more than a mockup. Just look at the way it moves on the waves and the middle section bends. Just by showing that kind of video makes them unbelieveble.
As for the nuclear subs being louder then diesel subs when submerged, not anymore buddy. The propulsion was the problem. They have made improvements on the shape of the blades and are now way more silent.
Eh, an oxygen candle can give a huge nuclear submarine 8 hours of air, so a small submarine can prob last 16 hr on one, and the candles are about the size of a artillery shell.
Even Japan used this tech during WWII.
What's the point? We're not fighting in pacific. It's defensive war, and battle will take place along the coastline. Nuclear submarine is simply waste of money and overrated. nuclear subs are best only in ocean.
DMZ the goat at being the most heavily militarized piece of land to exist.
not a good thing.
@haroldotrotter9148 ah yes, I called it a good thing.
Forgive me
They also love to talk shit about celebrities
It is also one of the most dangerous places to be if you are on the DMZ.
@@Emtrax.???
Surprised to see the hermit kingdom allowing thousands of young men to see the outside world with their own eyes
Showing them wartime Russia and Ukraine isn't much to look at. And they'll get actual combat experience with (allegedly) the second most powerful military on earth.
@@ZergleJerk Even war-torn Ukraine is going to be a real eye-opener to the North Koreans. The level of material wealth in Ukraine, while not impressive by Western standards, will be to North Koreans. I'm sure North Korean commanders have instructed the Russians to keep them in the battlefield as much as possible to avoid contact.
@@magtafcmdr8621 what material wealth. have you seen the Ukrainian landscape over there? everything is rubble. they are not visiting Kiev or Lvov or Odessa. They are "visiting" villages razed to the ground
@@JWentu i think he means stuff like modern technology in the rubble
North Korea and Eastern Europe economically peaked during the Soviet era. Eastern Ukraine is very rural and very poor. Pyongyang is likely still more impressive than anything they will see on the front lines.
Bought the lifetime membership on nebula to support you 💪
if nebula is an organisation that encourages dystopian fiction then you have done the right thing.
Video may have been demonetized but people like me still check your channel regularly. Keep up the good work, man
Please do. Also keep us updated on Saurons war on Middle earth.
@@wiegandweitz9763 is this a joke or does he have a video series on that? be pretty funny if this vid shows up in your feed followed by the same channel having an equally in depth 40 min video on middle earth geopolitics.
Huh this ended up in my recommended
it says the video is monetized in the page's source code? Or is this not correct?
IMHO. It will kick off at the same time the PRC makes the play for Taiwan.
I have the same thought!
That's what I've been saying for months. I expect it to happen in 2025. Harris will have her hands full here soon.
@@JimmyMon666 Or maybe trump
@@Decatron-ox7seHopefully not
@@jerrywil7012 Get ready for 4 years of Trump fool :)
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LOX is not low oxygen, It's liquid oxygen.
Think theyve made this mistake before
What ARE you?!!! A rocket scientist?
Never say "forever" in context of politics. The most you can say is "for this generation".
Team “nothing ever happens” where you at?
Kim aint gonna do shit
What are North Koreas malnourished soldiers gonna do 😂
Nothing ever happens.... Until it does
@fisherman08123 NEVER underestimate your enemy
Yeah, he sent troops to fight for Russia against Ukraine to test their readiness, not to fight for Putin. Didn't want to be caught off-guard like Putin was, unprepared & ignorant of the Army's shortfalls.
They'll come back with all the reconnaissance & and training results that can fit in a body bag.
My theory is Putin told North Korea to act like they are going to invade, to pull attention and military units away from Europe and more towards the Korean/Chinese area.
And their acting included blowing up all the infrastructure that would be needed for starting a war?
It's obvious North Korea is just sending more than it is comfortable with to Russia and deciding to beef up the border in case the south takes the chance to invade while North Korea is weakened.
Putin isn’t going to invade Europe. He can’t and won’t. Not in his interest excluding Ukraine.
Sounds about right. Actually reigniting the war makes zero strategic sense for NK.
Invade what ?! The south ? They don’t have anything 😂
@@hockeynumber28 'act like they are going to invade'. Stage, distract. Western powers put resources on the DMZ, taking away from Ukraine.
I've lived in South Korea and my ex-wife comes from there, so it feels a bit like my second home. Still, I'm currently not too worried about a possible invasion. There's good reason to be vigilant but we shouldn't blow the danger out of proportion. For starters, it's not at all clear whether China will truly invade Taiwan. At the present time, they are heavily disincentivized from doing so because they profit from the western economic order. Economic stability is everything to the Chinese leadership because it's the only thing that keeps China's huge population from revolting and demanding more democratic structures. Furthermore, Kim Jong Un isn't a madman in my opinion. He may wield his nukes as a means to scare his enemies but I can't imagine him going through with an actual nuclear attack over a populated area. Besides, he's not the only one in possession of nuclear warheads and he knows that. What's the point of incinerating Seoul if the US retaliates and incinerates Pyongyang? Another factor that has been left out of this video are America's numerous allies, particularly in Europe. Many Americans assume that European countries would stay neutral because they refused to join America's war in Iraq. However, Iraq and Afghanistan can't be compared with a WWIII. For one, Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 and America's invasion was completely unprovoked. The situation in Afghanistan was a little more complicated but at the end of the day, that too, was an unprovoked invasion. As a European myself, I get why many European leaders felt it was crazy to sacrifice their own male population to forcefully democratize Afghanistan or steal Iraq's oil. I'm sure the political calculus would look different if Taiwan or South Korea were invaded because both of them are European allies and both of these invasions would be unprovoked (i.e. Taiwan and South Korea would be the victim). Depending on how the Russian-Ukrainian war continues to develop, some leaders may also feel that all of these conflicts are interconnected and refusing to support Taiwan/South Korea would come back to bite Europe in the ass. For this reason, I think countries like the UK and France (perhaps even Germany, Poland, Italy and Spain) would get much more invested in these conflicts than they are currently. It's worth mentioning that taken together, France and the UK alone outspend Russia in terms of military budgets. Out of the 10 countries with the highest military budgets, 8 are the US or American allies. The only exceptions are China and Russia; North Korea doesn't even make the list. China and Russia, North Korea and Iran have a combined military budget of approx. USD $425 billion. Meanwhile, India, Saudi Arabia, the UK, France, Germany, Ukraine, and Japan (all top 10) have a combined military budget of approx. USD $575 billion. South Korea adds another $45 billion to this, while Taiwan adds another $16 billion. In other words, North Korea and its allies are already outspent massively. And this doesn't even include the US, which approved a defense budget of $841 billion for 2024. And while China is a global superpower, I'd still venture to say that at least at the present time, America and Europe have an edge when it comes to military technology. I'm pretty sure Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping know this and they will think very carefully whether a military adventure is truly worth it for their country. I'm still convinced Putin made a big miscalculation by attacking Ukraine. Even if he wins the war, which isn't at all certain, it will be a pyhrric victory. I mean... 150,000 dead soldiers after 3 years of fighting, that's ridiculous. That's nearly 4 times the US casualties during the Vietnam War.
Punctuation and paragraphs, my brother. You have to learn to use them.
@@ararune3734FTGP😂
Your analysis is stuck in 2019.
The US invasion of Afghanistan was completely justified. They hosted Al Qaeda and refused American demands to quell them. According to this logic the Israeli invasion of Lebanon today is unprovoked, because it was in response to the militia actually ruling the country rather than the shell of the Lebanese state.
Much can be said about American mistakes in Afghanistan, but the binary question of whether the initial invasion was justified is an unequivocal yes.
@@blueandgreenslacks Too scared or uneducated to use words?
Easier to hide behind cartoon faces?
Maybe because you're 14...?
3:00 the sending of millions of artillery shells to Ukraine argues against imminent war. If it was planning to attack South Korea, it would be stockpiling shells, not giving them away.
Maybe true, but after the treaty between Russia and North Korea, I wouldnt rule out a quid pro quo situation, where, after Ukraine, Russia assists NK in its war against SK. Also, China will most certainly get involved, as it almost desperately wants to pull Taiwan back into the fold. Especially after recent fallout from TSMC chips in Chinese ai.
You know some people think North is whatever way forward they're looking.....
He probably thinks the rest of the world is too busy dealing with Ukraine, Syria and Israel but I think he's underestimating South Korea, they'd be no pushovers
And also underestimating the US's capacity to respond to crises in multiple theatres. The Navy and Airforce, along with forward deployed ground assets, would be very quick to respond. Unlike the ruzzians who larp at being a superpower, the US is a truly global superpower, some would argue hyperpower.
Every assessment I have seen says that South Korea would crush the North's obsolete military with or without the aid of America. Aside from China wanting North Korea as a buffer zone, the main thing that has kept America and South Korea back hasn't been concerns about whether or not we could defeat the North, it's that nobody wants to deal with a refugee crisis caused by the North's regime toppling and nobody wants to do the work to fix that country.
North Korea does have a gun to Seoul’s head though…
@@michael9433 They are such a powerful super power that they didn't win any direct war after ww2. In truth the US can't attack nk as astounding as it sounds. If they could attack nk then they would have done it after the collapse of the Soviet Union and instill a puppet dictator. As of now nk has relations with Russia, china etc who would fund and support nk just like how the EU or the United States do with Ukraine, only this time they have a compatible military whether we accept or reject the notion that the US has better military technology. Ukraine was a failure as it didn't destabilize Russia , with sk your only viable supporters would be Japan and the United States (who doesn't want to completely stop its relations with china) . Including the EU would overstretch its economical aid (and that is if its aid even reaches sk. The us can make multiple fronts due to its geopolitical position and relations, after that it is economically outperformed by china and it's outperformed by Russia in military (again, chugging cash into the drain doesn't automatically mean you would have an equally good result). And that's all without considering the fact that nk has nukes.. Pre Ukraine you could make the case of whatever you had said but as of now the US is at a political turmoil and simply saying "we will spend billions and equipment in Ukraine, Israel and sk!! 😃" would cause even more economical instability with broken relations. The only way for the US to at least have the possibility to do whatever you had said it would need to stop the Ukrainian conflict by making amends with Russia and accepting its terms(which are the most straight forward and realistic terms in the negotiation) . Then it would need to put its shit together for a time and swiftly end the Israeli-pakistan conflict as its a money and equipment drain. So you would literally need to pull a "what if everything went good for the US" to do whatever you had said
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You'd think that theyd keep the roads around so that tanks would cross faster, to me theyre just closing the border and focus on solidifying the separation between north and south
It's their first time. They're still figuring out the basics.
North Korea no longer wants reunification
They don't need a land route to send over the missiles they've been testing
When did tanks become dependent on roads?
@@jimsopinion9867 When they need to cover significant distances. Or be transported to locations. Both of which happen all the time in warfare. Just look at the plight of Russian tanks in Ukraine - most of them have been destroyed while attempting to use the road network.
I disagree. I think North Korea has accepted that they could never absorb South Korea. The separation has been so long that South Korea economically and ideologically could never be controlled and would actually pollute the Kim dynasties cult of personality it currently has over the North.
Who said it was about control? There is also possibility of annihilation.
@@brenatevionly reason SK doesn’t have nukes is because America promised to place their nukes there and use them if NK uses theirs against them
@brenatevi You think killing everyone in the south was North Korea’s goal. All of it’s industry, banking, and infrastructure?
Kim hasn't accepted squat. Never will. Dictator types always believe that they can never lose, i.e. Hitler, Trump. They're in it until their last breath.
Trust me they know alone they can not succeed but If China goes after Taiwan and places the US, Japan and South Korea in sending support there North Korea will indeed attack. They have been building their military for over 70 years and are desperate.
Thanks bro your content is dope! Shame on youtube for censoring this important info.
have to wonder how North Korean soldiers will fair during the winter months considering most have almost zero body fat
dont worry, im sure the russians can provide enough borscht and vodka...
dont worry china will help with it
Yeah, because North Korea has never had winter before…
Thanks for not thinking beyond the tip of your nose. What an enslave mind, ask your teacher who lied to you because the book said so, infact she has already learnt what she taught was wrong.
@@tempejkl There's always a begining for anything, like Saudi Arabia got themselves stuck with a flood and even a snow storm at some points a few years ago, same can be said with Israel.....
It’s crazy how close NK’s current military equipment they parade looks like WW2 era German and Soviet equipment. Essentially they’re just a slightly updated/upgraded version of the same weapons
Would Soviet era nukes, even a single one, still evaporate thousands of civilians? I get that they’ve blown smoke for decades but they just joined BRICS. They now have the funding finally, to pose a real threat.
They can still kill millions of people. Old guns or not
well, not actually crazy. they do not have the funds to buy newer and/or not the partners to donate weapons to their cause.
Not crazy at all if you think about a North-South Korea war as a WW2 battle. In that scenario the North Korean army would perform even better than their South Korean counterpart.
@@User-jr7vf why?
Diesel electric subs are quieter than nuclear subs when they're running on their batteries. It wasnt too long ago that a swedish diesel sub scored a kill on a fully escorted US carrier during allied excercises.
Are you sure it was Swedish? There were 2 GERMAN HYDROGEN-powered submarines achieving that due to their overall superior stealth. It is not enough to have a silent drive to remain undetected.
The Gernan captain made a picture of the USN carrier through his periscope and the Yankees did not know he was there. They were not amused. In the "rematch" the (even more modern) German U-Boat won again.
Expect US to be declaring war on Sweden!
@@bobbwc7011swedish as in swedish navy. Probably German-Made
It's like when a season is ending and there's a post-credits stinger teasing the return of a villain from long ago.
Berlin, Present Day.
Nighttime. The camera pans down to a gravestone with the date 1889-1945 barely visible. The ground moves before a skeletal hand bursts out.
V.O.: "His story isn't over yet"
To Be Continued in Season Three.
North Korea as a villain in a show only reminds me of team rocket
Holy shit and the name fits 💀
@@syphernynx4186Korean Team Rocket doesn't exist and can't hurt you
Korean Team Rocket:
Lmfao
Deterrence hasn't failed. Countries have lacked the backbone to take action to deter hostility.
And that is exactly what led to the 2nd world War, will it be the cause of a 3rd? And I still find it strange that the first was started over the assassination of one guy in Austria, I mean I get the treaties and all but come on it was one guy
@benlarson9303 there was also issues that when wars loomed and countries started mobilizing no one wanted to be the one to stand down first as they would be defenceless to those that did not. Mobilization takes time and strategic thinking by then revolved heavily arround speed and getting to the battlefield first.
Also the threat of two front war and German plan to avoid it by knocking France out quickly would not have allowed rhem to sit there seeing if anyone does anything with mobilized troops. It was probably more "go go go or we're screwed" kind of situation.
@@benlarson9303There's also another layer of controversy when it's the heir to a monarchy that is assassinated as opposed to a party leader in a republic or dictatorship
think about it: deterrence is the promise of hostility when hostility is shown and the power to follow through. we had that during the cold war and it got us nowhere. it is not lack of backbone. it is just not a winning strategy (but not a loosing one either).
@@wiegandweitz9763Smart take, there surely is a better way things could have been done/be done. We will see I suppose, yeah?
Thanks for focusing on this issue!🙏🏻
Yea this guy usually hits the spot on geopolitics.
Make SOJU Great Again 🍶Kim Jong Un 😎
@@silence4114 for brainwashed westerners, he does
@@TricaGamerConspiracy theorist😂
@@TricaGamer "Any reports i don't like is a western propaganda" ahh comment 😭🙏
Thank you for the depth of research and super inciteful presentation!!!😊
I'm a rocket man
Rocket man
Burning out his fuse up here alone
Slava SOJU 🍶 Kim Jong Un 😎
remember when trump called him 'little rocket man'? and afterwards tried to pass it off as a compliment? that was hilarious.
lost track of how long your chain of hypotheticals is. odds of anything coming true after the first couple of scenarios is effectively 0
If US allows Putin to occupy Ukraine, I think we can plan on China invading Taiwan. The possibility of Korea remaining neutral in that case had not occurred to me, but is rattling.
We need to send Matt Damon.
MATT DAMON!!
how much will that cost us to get him back this time good god
I thought you were going to say the USMC but you went a different way.
*NO WAY THAT'S JASON BOURNE*
Me: He'll never reference Taiwan
28:50
*spits out cereal*
Thank you Natasha Romanenko and Metal Gear for teaching me what a MERV was as a child.
MIRV*
MIRV. Multiple Indpendent Re-entry Vehicle. And yeah, Natasha was cool.
@@eWeaver144 No wonder I couldn't google it o7
I thought I remembered hearing about this tech before.
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South Korea is much more prepared to defend & fight, than in the '50's - Good luck NK.
Russia can’t even invade Ukraine and North Korea are extremely poor and weak😂
@@wygeeeUkraine is being backed by like 30 countries
@@MrBosszillaGaming 3 countries not 30. russia are backed by NK these 2 claim to be the strongest when realistically theyre not
@@wygeee ok so nato is just 3 countries?
almost all of nato is sending money and supplies to Ukraine
dont give my bro Kim too many ideas, at this point you are his inspiration lol
Putin: You can be my wingman anytime
Kim: Bullshit, you can be mine!
I pray for all the innocent people in these areas.
This is world war 3 we're talking about, there will be no "innocent people" anymore, discrimination will be pushed to a white hot stage, riots will breakout to push foreigners out, the US just spent billions into anti-chinese media campaigns, TH-cam is one of those platforms and TH-camrs are paid by agency in the shadow with generic names
People vote for or accept these leaders so they are not innocent
Thanks your prayers will definitely save them
@@envynoiryour a roach
Thanks for leaving the sponsor to the end, informative watch
I’ve been hearing about them ‘attacking’ for 30+ years. The wolf has cried and I don’t believe it.
The problem with a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is that it's not just the US that China would be fighting. Japan, South Korea, Australia, and The Philippines all would have reasons to defend Taiwan. China would also have to contend with a potential second front with India as well, as India would likely see it as an opportunity to reclaim land along its border that's in dispute.
My years of playing Fallout has prepared me for this scenario.
Cannibal build?😁
@@rhetorical1488 Katana VATS ninja seems the most reasonable in the grim darkness of the near future
I need to start saving my bottle caps.
so did my years of playing tetris. both games rely on some cause and effect which is applicable in the real world.
Hey I just wanted to mention that equatorial guinea has 2 capitals one is Malabar and the second is ciudad de la Paz
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“Guys, I know we’ve been saying war with North Korea is imminent since the 50’s, but this time we’re super serious guys.”
Kim Jong Un is almost as evil as TH-cam's demonitizing team.
that is uncalled for and a comparison that suggests similarities where i can find none. this video is based on exaggerations and its purpose is either blurring the issues and/or make money with sensationalism. Expand on your hypothesis.
And he has nukes. TH-cam's demonitizing team are still working on them.
The entire video was me going “I’m sorry he did what now?“
Kim Jong Un 😎 Make SOJU Great Again 🍶
@ Amen
feels good to be a dictator 🎵
Kim Jong-Un is just a disaster... Total disaster for that peninsula including his father and grandfather
Almost as bad as Drumpf
@@chaoticdanoridk I wouldn’t go that far Kim is more respectable
Least brainwashed democrat@@tonyawan1964
@@tonyawan1964 dude...
He is just exaggerated version of every other American President
Great work
Whatever happens, I will not be willing to participate or die in these upcoming wars.
Don't join the military.
Duly noted.
what if we get drafted lol i live in australia so if US gets heavily involved i could be dragged in too
@@dicefulW dodge the draft, if there is a will there is a way
Almost all western militaries are exclusively volunteers and there's no combination of enemies that's likely to change that, so you should be good.
What if we ask them to knock it off
Everyone asks why is Kim but no one asks how is Kim?
I don't think you can debunk speculation, but I'd say it's not very likely. The time frame is part of it. Assuming that you aren't saying Russia is just going to give North Korea the fully manufactured weapons systems and that it's just a tech transfer, I don't see NK being able to meet even the 2030 timeline wrt being able to manufacture even Russian levels of tech with their current tech base. Then there is the use of nuclear weapons, which would be a hard red line that I don't see even the Russians shielding NK from the consequences, let alone China, even if China is engaged in a Taiwan adventure. Basically, it's the reason Russia hasn't used a nuke in Ukraine...it's a red line that every country would honor if crossed. Use of them would basically be declaring total war not just on the South but on the entire Western alliance...even the Europeans wouldn't sit by, thumb up ass for that. The US would literally go ballistic, and so would Japan. Finally, unless NK is willing to use their nukes extensively on the South...which kind of renders moot an invasion...the South would kick the NKs ass conventionally. I'll just point out one more point...all of these regimes, with the possible exception of China, are on the verge of collapse at this stage. And frankly, China ain't lookin' so good either, economically. Pretty obviously, this 'alliance' between NK and Russia is a desperate move by both parties, and it will only go as far as each party thinks it directly benefits them...and here I'm talking about Kim and Vlad. Neither is going to really stick their neck out for the other when the chips are down. And the China factor is that China is not that happy with either right now for escalating the conflict in Ukraine by introducing NK troops. Just my off the cuff thoughts FWIW....I think this is improbable, but I suppose it could happen.
I really dont think Russia is on the verge of collapse at all (its military may tho). However your opinion is very sensible i will agree.
@@haroldotrotter9148 Half of my family lives in Russia and Russia is not about to collapse lol. Thats just either wishful thinking or straight up propaganda.
Bro you drunk if you think any of these regimes are on the "brink" of collapse. NK was having a really bad time during a famine but these countries are doing pretty much fine for the most part.
The only real reason the west didnt use military force to help ukraine is that they dont have a formal alliance with ukraine, thus no military protection and nuclear umbrella. With that reasoning, if ever north korea would invade, their purpose is to just trigger a conventional war with the west in the korean peninsula. In that scenario, china can attack taiwan and the west would only just give aid to taiwan just like they did with ukraine. NK invasion would just provide a saving face to the west so as if they are doing something.
High tech isn't always a good thing. It's harder to maintain and repair and it's more expensive.
The older soviet tanks are kicking ass in Ukraine against the newer western tanks.
One of your best videos so far
well, do not forget the 'how mars is rapidly preparing for war soon'-video from before.
They’re still at war (technically)
As a Korean who moved back to Korea, Im pretty scared and I don't think South Korea is taking things too seriously... Im not so scared about losing the war but just the innocent lives that are going to be lost from war alone scares me. I live relatively close to the border and I don't want my family to suffer. I have a dog who is basically going to become a 'baggage' if we have to defend ourselves but I don't know if Im able to do that. Id rather die protecting my dog but I also dont want to put my family members in danger.. If we get nuked, we're all practically doomed. War is just not the way.
war war never changes
As a hoi4 player it's sad that they haven't changed to war eco yet 22:35
Lol
That was a pretty clean and fitting ad segue. Kudos! I hope you keep getting good sponsors.
China, DPRK, and Russia together in an axis, what could go wrong😂
this is nothing more than a result of the us foreign policy
Add Iran to that list!
If you researched the history after the second European tribal war, these 3 have been an axis since 1945.
@@foundones China and Russia can't even get lost together.
Going against US and their minions
I don’t wanna experience a world war :(
don't worry it will be over before we know it.. especially if you're in a densely populated area 🥲
@@cemdursun You know the middle of nowhere nebraska is not so bad anymore lol
If you anywhere near a nuclear launch site or depot. Which are usually in rual region in the usa, you are probably very likely to suffer from the fallout of nuclear strikes on these sites.
There isn’t going to be a world war. This has been threatened for the past 30 years. Worry about the economic state of your country over things you can’t control.
15:15 I think you mean Liquid Oxygen- Kerosene rockets
Came here to say this, thanks
loooooooooool
LOX / LOW, what's the difference? 🤣
really enjoyied the video mate crazy how much info was init
When talking submarines, diesel submarines are generally far quieter than the alternatives. Due to all the water intake needed to cool nuclear reactors, nuclear submarines have by far the largest emission profile of the two. The naval part is just wrong on so many levels. Also, if NK subs were easy to detect, you wouldn't see so many incursions in SK TTW. The trade-off with Deisel to Nuclear is theoretical endurance. Without the need to refill, a nuclear submarine could technically stay underwater for a great deal longer, depending on logistical stores. Which is completely irrelevant when operating in the coastal and litoral waters that any naval engagement would take place in.
Generally, though newer naval nuclear propulsion minimizes the amount of noisemaking pumps, instead having natural convection create the movement of coolant.
But yeah there isn’t much need for months of stores for long deployments underwater. Although NK’s smaller boats will eventually face pressure with its limited stowage and resupply lines getting choked off over time.
Well you are right and wrong at the same time... Yes, modern, top of the line diesel-electric submarines are more quiet than nuclear ones. On the other hand: the 1950-1960s era submarines (Romeo and November class boats, even Kilo class) are definitely noisy compared to anything the western power have nowadays.
And I agree, NK doesnt need high endurance boats to put up significant challange to western navies near the Korean coast. The electric motors are still fairly quiet until while the batteries last.
So i'm guessing Kim-Jong Un wants to leave some kinda legacy behind so he sees a war as the only option. Classic. "Since we have all this military equipment, why wouldn't we use it?"
Let diplomacy win, please, for once.
Let’s hope Harris wins then. A competent diplomatic corps would at least stabilize the situation, as opposed to Trump’s abortive embarrassment that’s already burned that bridge.
@@doujinflipthe bide Harris administration is what brought all this on how you can't see that is beyond me
@doujinflip I mean if we let Harris go talk to Kim about the significance of passage of time for a few hours he might fall asleep and forget all abouat attacking SK. 🙄
@@doujinflip Trump got them to negotiate and made a historical meeting between the two leaders. It was during Biden's administration that Putin invaded Ukraine, and that the DPRK changed their constitution to have a strike first policy.
@bokiNYC you’re thinking about Biden he’ll be out by then
Our enemies need to understand that we arent scared to fight, we just prefer not to. It would be less death, but if our hand is forced, they will lose.
Im not letting any of my military age kids go fight for these leftist war mongers. I dont care if the world burns
War with Us always results in mass death for enemy civilians. I don’t know why you’d want to go to war with Us knowing that
Well....that's anxiety inducing
Don’t worry, the election is coming soon and your choice is between Russia Neville Chamberlain or Asia Neville Chamberlain.
Take your pick.
If the Punjabi wins the American election, I will tell you, we're ALL cooked
@@storminmormin14 what election? here it is 2 years for the next, everyone isnt american on the internet
@@alexstromberg7696 Then there’s no need for you to comment. And also your elections and opinions don’t matter on the world stage.
@ neither does yours, the American election is a shitshow to the rest of the world
Who's still watching this in 2019?
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@@waspify1853photos printed? 👨
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The video was only published in 2024.
Bro I'm still watching 2013
The bad guy roster in this world war seems to be more incompetent than the last ones.
which world war?
maybe, but the online psychological warfare, which is whats making it WW3 in my eyes (and many have also said this on vids i watch) is more than making up for the 'incompetence'
dang right
I never really put together that Trump's diplomatic failings with North Korea directly lead to their realignment with Russia but with the context here that tracks 100%.
South Korea needs to seriously invest alot into military this is scary
What about Western Europe? How Nato gonna stand without USA. Western Europe is not investing in their defence
@@memento5113they are though? Most of them are spending the 2% of their gdp. The Ukrainian invasion kick started their rearmament
@@memento5113 What makes you think the USA's leaving NATO?
6:36 KJU knows that every non Western entity that gave up its nukes ended up either overthrown or ended up like Saddam or Gaddafi
Awesome video bringing great insight into a subject unknown to most! Thank you always for your reporting and journalism!
what, great insight what? you are the producers wife, arentcha.
36:10 The problem with this whole scenario is that the Yeonpyeong Isles are heavily fortified with hundreds of South Korean marines. Taking the islands wouldn't be possible without heavy casualties on both sides. At that point, escalation would be inevitable.
the problem with this whole scenario is that its channel got demonetarized, if i heard correctly. but the whole point on exaggerating an issue with crazy urgent headlines is to make money through views and advertisement, maybe blurring the issue. any escalation would only mean that the channel gets banned for making very liberal use of freedom of speech.
Speculation is speculative. This is as valuable as next years superbowl picks.
and less entertaining ^^
I honestly love this guy since he said scotland's independence would cause russia to invade europe. Sincerely the worst takes for a major education connected youtuber
God forbid people think about their future 🙄
Literally EVERYTHING is speculation.
It's absurd to even bring it up.
@@itsROMPERS... Crazy take. Imagine complaining about "speculation" every time someone talks about how the future could play out.
TH-cam L for demonetizing
Nice video, thanks for sharing!
preparing for war while your neighbor is draining you from munition seems something north korea would do.
@9:52 I don't think Pyongyang is pronounced like "pee on yang"
Oh it is- and Yang is China 😂
Poor Yang. 😢
😭
i suppose its better than poo-on-yang. That man has enough troubles as is
Pee on wang
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Matrixcraft. Greetings from USA. Visited your country when I was hosting cultural exchange youth. Really enjoyed myself in your beautiful country.
"can never challenge the US AND South Korea in a one on one fight".
One on one eh?
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The western's response so far was so heartbreakingly disappointing. I feel like people never learn from the past. Appeasement is never the solution.
Unfortunately this isn’t 1938 when nuclear weapons weren’t a thing, and unlike 1938, the western allies haven’t had strong leadership and a increasing instability within its borders for decades now and that’s starting to take its effect.
and the solution is what exactly? war? since you are stressing learning from the past: appeasement has most of the times been the solution because appeasement is most of the times preferable to war.
We’d really prefer not having millions of people die over this bs
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Another great video! Make sure to share this so more people can learn about this important subject! ❤
One note: Isn't it true that the DPRK fell back on its nuclear energy when normalization talks with the US and the ROK, and only began making nuclear weaponry in proper when these peace talks fully broke down after top US officials under Bush started talking about turning the DPRK into a charcoal crater? I feel like you got the cause and effect switched but could be wrong. I like that you noted that Un is rational, we have to be careful of thinking world leaders are completely irrational, it can often be a tactic to come off as such for various reasons, like Nixon's so called "Madman strategy" or whatever it was called where he tried to do that, something currently also applicable to Israeli leadership. Many of these people arent insane so to speak but acting under an often unempathetic hyperrationality. I'm glad you noted this potential for an explosion of conflict isn't necessary. Sorry, but I don't have a hopeful analysis to give you though. The US could cool this down after like a 1 minute phone call just like they could end the gen* in Gaza, but they won't. Kamala follows the democratic neocolonial bloodlust line, and Trump follows the the "the Israel lobby and the MIC pays me and I gotta look out for me" which means he stumbles into even more bloodthirsty policies. It's truly lesser evil voting when it comes to foreign policy which I believe has the potential to ruin or end the lives of millions right now, on top of the atrocities already committed. I think the only way to stop these atrocities that the US could fix or not cause with ease we would either need a complete democrat party leftward overhaul or a third party (not any of the current main parties) to come in and take its place. I fear we'll have to hope the next generation of politicians is more progressive, but even if that does happen, how many will die as a result of the old vanguard holding on in that time period
Of course he does. He's a propagandist. There isn't a fucking country on planet Earth that has had the deals they've signed with America be upheld by America.
put it as a normal comment so everyone can see it because its very intersting and it would be a shame that less people see it
I think it would be better if democrats toned it down a little so more simple minded people can get behind them, and the Republicans just outright throw out all the crazies that infested their party. We need to stop giving idiots a mouth piece, that's how humans end up regressing.
Video is great, sucks it was demonetized, but that new background music was great
I love this channel, but the commercials every 2 minutes have become intolerable. 😮💨
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So basically Russians do the same they ve done to PRC after WW2 training and modernizing its huge army
It's very difficult if not impossible for Korea to be united when you have a dictator in the other country
Makes you realize how far trump is from a dictator when comparing him against someone like Kim
This was an extra scary Halloween.