Our leaders...

[Northerner]

I can see aromulas's point though. If they can spend the millions on researching and finally progressing with a space program, they don't need financial aid from us!

And I wish we would learn that lesson with north Korea! They're building the scariest weapons ability on the planet and we send food aid to stop famine. Surely, famine might weaken the regime and stop the whole nuclear thing anyway.... Or am I being too simple with my thinking?

[bornatbirth]

I can see aromulas's point though. If they can spend the millions on researching and finally progressing with a space program, they don't need financial aid from us!

And I wish we would learn that lesson with north Korea! They're building the scariest weapons ability on the planet and we send food aid to stop famine. Surely, famine might weaken the regime and stop the whole nuclear thing anyway.... Or am I being too simple with my thinking?

the people who need the food arnt making them rockets!

those guys get well fed.

[JimOttley]

the people who need the food arnt making them rockets!

those guys get well fed.

Surely that's Sean's second point though, the people who need the food probably aren't getting it :( i.e. we are probably feeding the missile builders?

However it's mostly South Korea that subsidises the North in food and raw materials, a parasitic relationship born out of the insane military muscle of the North :(


Jim