# Increased pressure on NK **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 13, 2017, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increased-pressure-on-nk/784409 "2017-04-13T21:27:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increased-pressure-on-nk/784409/21 "2017-05-02T17:15:41Z")
Actually, that sounds like a nearly ideal outcome for both sides. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increased-pressure-on-nk/784409/22 "2017-05-02T17:35:50Z")
> [@up\_the\_junction](#): > > It does not have a viable delivery system (re-enrty issues). > > It might be bluffing on miniturisation, who knows. Not yet. 15 years ago they didn’t have nukes, either. ---
**Author:** ![sweat209](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increased-pressure-on-nk/784409/23 "2017-05-03T18:59:10Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Not yet. > > 15 years ago they didn’t have nukes, either. And you can blame China and Russia. If China and Russia gone hard with UN sanctions North Korea would not last this long. Blame China and Russia. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increased-pressure-on-nk/784409.md?page=1)