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[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 months ago (12 children)

And just before (probably the shit.justworks crowd...) come in to say this was an important thing to do and the reward outweighs the risk and blah blah blah:

What actionable intel would have come out of this? North Korea is already a nuclear power. Any attempt to "remove that capability" is going to trigger China and Russia and World War 3. Seoul is only 15 miles from the DMZ, so about 17 or 18 miles from where North Korea can do whatever the hell they want. Finding out about a dirty bomb or even plans to rush the DMZ and lob a proper nuke isn't going to change anything.

Which is a recurring theme in recorded history when it comes to Intelligence. I forget the phrase experts use, but it is the idea that, consistently, the highest risk and most "daring" efforts tend to provide the least actionable intel. Whereas just slipping someone a couple thousand bucks to tell you what they know is consistently the most effective method.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 20 points 3 months ago (6 children)

And just before (probably the shit.justworks crowd...)

Huh? What's your issue with my instance? How is shitjustworks pro-north-korea???

This was a very fucking stupid idea, which is probably why Trump OK'd it.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 4 points 3 months ago

They are mad that SJW has the meanwhileOnGrad com.

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