Russia 'moves troops and equipment' to North Korea border:
Russia has moved heavy military equipment towards its border with North Korea amid mounting fears of a military clash between Pyongyang and the United States over the North's nuclear program. Ref. Source 5n
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That's a good sign that most of their stuff is dated and if a war happened they would probably get some strikes in but for the most part they will be hit badly by our military. The only thing they have is lots of numbers. Now not to stray from this topic with Russia I want to stay that its sad to know that we have to come all the way from the west to deal with a country that should be properly disciplined by Russia. That bad missile launch should be enough.
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I don't know why any country would want North Korea as an ally. They are led by an unstable dictator. They don't have any special natural resources. They produce virtually nothing. And did I mention they are led by an unstable dictator? That means that Russia won't be able to really influence… they'll just be used.