Posted on 03/28/2013 11:05:07 PM PDT by CMB_polarization
Edited on 03/28/2013 11:22:28 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
"In a photo published in the Korea Worker’s Party (KWP) paper the Rodong, plans for a strike on the U.S. mainland are clearly –and therefore probably deliberately– visible. The newspaper is widely distributed in cities, and often displayed in public places for easy viewing..."
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UPDATE 1449KST: South Korean intelligence agencies have spotted increased activity on North Korean mid-t0-long range missile platforms, an unnamed official told Yonhap in Seoul: “We are closely watching for the possibility of a missile launch,” the anonymous government source said.
SEOUL – Kim Jong Un signed off on a plan to ready his forces to target the U.S. mainland and American bases in East Asia following yesterday’s U.S.-led B2 strategic bomber runs, the KCNA reported after the North Korean military conveyed an “emergency meeting” in the early hours of this morning.
In a photo published in the Korea Worker’s Party (KWP) paper the Rodong, plans for a strike on the U.S. mainland are clearly –and therefore probably deliberately– visible. The newspaper is widely distributed in cities, and often displayed in public places for easy viewing.
“He finally signed the plan on technical preparations of strategic rockets, ordering them to be on standby to fire so that they may strike any time the U.S. mainland, its military bases in the operational theaters in the Pacific, including Hawaii and Guam, and those in south Korea,” a KCNA report in English said.
In the below photos, Kim Jong Un can be seen in what appears to be a military command room, signing the ready order.
In the version enlarged by NK NEWS (below), the text reads “U.S. Mainland Strike Plan” [미본토타격계획], and a larger map towards the back of the command centre appears to show the Western coast of the United States.
A composite overlay appears to show Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Hawaii and possibly Austin as being primary targets in a North Korean attack plan:
In a second picture Korean People’s Air Force (KPAF) squadron numbers are visible, as is what appears to be a flight plans on the left side of the large map on the wall. A 21.5 inch aluminium unibody iMac is on Kim Jong Un’s desk, confirming long-held rumors of the Kim family’s passion for Apple Macs.
Given that the photo will have primarily been intended for a domestic audience, it will most likely have already served its purpose of demonstrating North Korean military capabilities internally. Most analysts agree North Korea would not be able to hit any U.S. mainland targets.
A composite of the two photos gives a better idea of the scene, although the different focal lengths distort the image slightly:
The development appears to be a tit-for-tat response to a U.S. stealth bomber training run Thursday that saw two B-2’s fly from Misourri to drop ordinance on an island in the southern half of the Korean peninsula. U.S. officials said the flights were not designed to raise tensions, but reduce them by bolstering deterrence in face of North Korea’s recent vitriolic provocations.
However, North Korea sees ongoing U.S. military drills as part of a plot to conduce a full-scale nuclear invasion of their country. This week, North Korea put its military on the highest level of alert possible and cut a second military hotline. A KCNA report published earlier today added to tensions by saying that the North Korean military was preparing to “blow up the strongholds of aggression…through precision strikes no matter where they are.”
Observers worry that, with tensions running high and two new leaders in Pyongyang and Seoul, there is significant potential for escalation in the event of military confrontation. Both Kim Jong Un and Park Geun-hye are under domestic pressure to show strong and decisive leadership in the face of each other’s threats, and a lack of direct communication between the two sides is worrying for some.
I think that if I had an advanced weapons system I wouldn’t need to draw a picture in order to plan where my rockets would go.
America is now on Double Secret Probation.
My money is on Dallas. Kim is probably upset with Ewing Energies and has decided to strike Southfork.
Their just angry about the hollywood movie Red Dawn, whereby some high school kids in Michigan fight back against North Korea. the movie recently was viewed by their dear leader, courtesy of Obama whom desired “never let a crisis go to waste”. So North korea will bluster some more, and the US will send them food. Send them cases and cases of spam, vienna sausage and ecoli tainted beef. that will eliminate the North koreans - diarrhea.
Silly human.. You oughtta know that’s “Missle Command”, not “Space Invaders”!! The trac-ball gives it away. Hehehe.. d:^)
The North Korean tyrant worries me less than the one in Washington, D.C.
Because of the family’s passion for Apple Macs.
Austin represents Dell.
My concern is the idiots there may launch something, aimed at the sea to scare their neighbors, and accidentally hit one of our allies.
And the bigger the hat, the higher the rank, unless there is no hat.
“I don’t think Obama would use nukes. I also think Kim knows this.”
KU also knows Obama said we could take a nuclear hit and recover ... KU is just preparing to test the proposition.
Photo in post #53:
“Fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is ‘Never get involved in a land war in Asia,’ but only slightly less well known is this...”
He’s a fat ugly little tyrant... Even ‘war’ won’t make up for that....
LA and DC?
Can’t see the downside here.
Yeah, that’s odd. The only thing I can think of is what another poster mentioned earlier. They might try firing payloads into low orbit and let them fall back to earth with hopes and dreams of coming close to the US mainland.
No he would still be a tyrant, probably a dead one.
Millions of others would also probably be dead.
And thats nothing to laugh about.
And have you ever smelled kimchee up close? Talk about your chemical weapons!
No jokes from me. Very serious matter, as are all threats of war.
Info appreciation.
Works for me China can have it.
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