US reveals North Korea's demands to Russia in exchange for war support (www.newsweek.com)
from MicroWave@lemm.ee to world@lemmy.world on 09 Dec 21:49
https://lemm.ee/post/49382625

Summary

North Korea is set to receive Soviet-era MiG-29 and Su-27 fighter jets from Russia in exchange for deploying thousands of troops to support Moscow’s war in Ukraine, according to U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo.

While the troops are reportedly in combat zones, their direct involvement in fighting remains disputed.

This military collaboration has raised concerns about the potential transfer of advanced technology to bolster North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs.

The growing Russia-North Korea alliance has been called a “dangerous escalation” by U.S. officials and has alarmed regional powers like South Korea.

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NOT_RICK@lemmy.world on 09 Dec 22:18 next collapse

Trading 40+ year old airframes for 50+ year old artillery shells. They deserve one another

Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world on 09 Dec 22:25 next collapse

I was more worried about them getting Russian rocket tech tbh, maybe you need to send troops that can actually fight to get that subscription perk.

NaibofTabr@infosec.pub on 09 Dec 22:50 collapse

Meanwhile, the US is sending Ukraine *checks notes* 50 year old airframes…

Neither the US nor China has found reason enough to commit any of their fancy, expensive hardware yet… that’s probably a good thing. Both the US and China are happy to watch Russia burn out its military accomplishing very little (for different reasons, but ultimately the same goal). The US and China are still on trade dispute terms because a militarily weakened Russia favors both of their interests.

And comparatively, no other country’s military matters at this level. Sure there are other nations that spend high amounts of their GDP on military buildup, but none of them have global deployment capability at scale like the US or China.

So I guess the question is, when the Ukraine situation eventually ends, do the US and China square off for a fight? or do they go back to the quietly simmering economic tension that is the status quo? … with Putin’s control of the Russian nuclear stockpile as a wildcard.

massive_bereavement@fedia.io on 09 Dec 23:32 collapse

Comparing an F16 to a fulcrum is just hurtful, you know, for the fulcrum.

DogPeePoo@lemm.ee on 09 Dec 23:03 next collapse

Next: ”I’ll trade you our lack of food for your lack of food”

palordrolap@fedia.io on 09 Dec 23:49 collapse

Sometimes you want a change and so you have no bibimbap instead of no solyanka.

DogPeePoo@lemm.ee on 09 Dec 23:52 collapse

Solyanka is people!

fulcrummed@lemmy.world on 10 Dec 00:12 collapse

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Shawdow194@fedia.io on 10 Dec 00:15 next collapse

Haha now we wait 20yrs for the NK training program and at that point the jets will be closer to century old

x00z@lemmy.world on 10 Dec 00:42 collapse

Mom I got traded for an old airplane