On: US Military's Microwave Weapon Can Fry North Korea...

[clort]

or until they run out of money

[littlestymaar → clort]

Money for what ?

As long as they don't rely on foreign supply for their missiles[1], they can manufacture them forever without having to pay anything to anybody.

[1]: it may sound like a bold hypothesis, but I doubt anyone would ship missile materials to North Korea. China could, of course, but that would be a bit risky diplomatically.

[dragonwriter → littlestymaar]

> it may sound like a bold hypothesis, but I doubt anyone would ship missile materials to North Korea.

Historically, Iran, North Korea, and Pakistan cooperated on nuclear and missile tech, though I think that was engineering rather than parts.

[digi_owl → clort]

The place is an autocracy. The only way they will run out, is if nobody, and i mean absolutely nobody, wants to trade with them, officially or under the table.

And with NK slaves showing up in Polish shipyards, that is highly unlikely.

[georgeecollins → clort]

They have been at this for fifty years, don't hold your breath.

[rljy → clort]

why would they need money? Why would they need to trade with anyone? It is not like North Korea is infinitely small and the earth infinitely big. The earth is a small globe, and NK is a region of that globe, one which almost certainly can be an autarky.