US officials say North Korea may be planning military action to create chaos ahead of US election, report says

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Business Insider

May 25, 2024, 8:35 AM EDT


US officials are preparing for potential North Korean military action — possibly encouraged by Russian President Vladimir Putin — in the run-up to the US election in November, NBC News reported, citing six senior US officials.

Such a move could be designed to create chaos in another part of the world as the election process ramps up, they said. "We have no doubt that North Korea will be provocative this year. It's just a matter of how escalatory it is," one US intelligence official added. Following the NBC News report, a campaign spokesperson for Donald Trump said, "The only 'October surprise' will be the look of shock" among reporters when Trump is reelected.

The officials' warning comes ahead of a likely meeting between North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and Putin, which the Kremlin announced earlier this week was "being prepared." "President Putin has an active invitation for an official visit to North Korea. The visit is being prepared. We will announce the dates of the trip in due course," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, French news agency AFP reported.

Russia and North Korea have developed closer relations since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. For its part, North Korea has sent munitions to Moscow, ostensibly to help Putin's forces in their war against Ukraine, but also to take advantage of the opportunity to test its equipment on the battlefield, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank.

Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-north-korea-military-alliance-growing-us-presidential-election-2024

[BoRaGard]

1. I wonder where that sicko idea came from"

Republican War on American democracy enlists foreign enemies of our nation.
Their betrayal of America, the truth, the Ten Commandments, and their own conscience is complete.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. And Kim Jong-Il will proclaim that he won't negotiate with anyone

but TSF.

[Marcuse]

3. Rumor has it that Noem and Rodman will be the campaign's liaisons to North Korea based on knowledge and experience.

[keithbvadu2]

4. Shouldn't be a problem. Dotard can send Rocketman another love letter.

[BComplex]

5. Kim Jong Un has been threatening to send a nuke to California for a long time.

He's also been throwing all the money in N Korea at hackers in his country...I don't know about beyond his borders. He's as unstable as trump, but he's a little smarter and has all the power in N Korea.

I'm more worried about the billions from world dictatorships & authoritarian governments/players coming into republican coffers, thanks to Citizens United. Democrats, I'm afraid to say, have not been taking the war on democracy seriously going all the way back to Reagan. I'm extremely worried, as an older person who is too old to wage another fight. I protested and marched my butt off during the Civil Rights and women's rights days, and joined meet ups and sit ins until I was blue in the face. Now, it seems like it was so totally not enough.

[Martin68]

6. What kind of "military action" are they suggesting? They've already fired missiles over Japan.

That pushed Japan closer to the US. A troop buildup on the border? What would the prove?

[Evolve Dammit]

7. Go for it Little Rocket Man. Be the last thing you ever do. Who's the dotard?? You, if you initiate. n/t

[AdamGG]

8. Dump was the one who ended US joint military exercises w/ S Korea

No doubt Kim would rather have him back in office.