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..."
More from the article:
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.
Does this guy really think he can start WWIII and survive?
The feces must be ready to hit the oscillating blades over there...pure propaganda. Tyrants always thump their chests when things are going well.
Oops, edit: NOT going well!
Are they aiming for Tijuana? One line in the map clearly goes towards Baja California...
China might be acting like they’re oh-so-upset about this - but I doubt North Korea could do this without China’s approval.
I hate the thought of going to war with Obama as Commander in Chief.
Oh so Baby Lips is going to use toy soldiers ???
Those little green plastic guys ???
And for dessert, lady fingers!
I was wondering likewise about bombing the US West Coast. Why would they bomb their state-side reserve troops?
Anytime I see straight lines plotted on a flat map like that, I know for sure that it doesn't have anything to do with a serious military threat.
Gosh -- hasn't anyone here seen the movie "Wargames"?
Arguably, many victories were won, but in the end we lost the political war. Far too many lives lost in a tiny country I’ve never really figured out why either us OR the communists were willing to put so much into it. And there were the French there before us.I was never against the war,I wish we would have had a more positive outcome, if that is the way to put it.
My point was "who is buying this crap?" Do North Koreans actually believe their military would reveal operational details to the whole world?
Their hats suck, but those are ‘snappy’ uniforms. The Nazis had better hats.
In that Agreed Framework, North Korea was GIVEN two twin, light water nuclear reactors from the U. S. - - [since Bill Clinton designated that Agreed Framework as a 'deal'...Congress had no say in it!!] Thank you Bill & Hillary Clinton (and democrats) for fully loading up North Korea with plutonium bombs!
Google: "Clinton Bankrolled North Korea's Nuke Program"
(not to mention, this proof from Albright's words herself!! )
Google: "FLASHBACK: Albright: North Korea 'Cheated' on Clinton Nuke Agreement"
Again, thanks Hillary and democrats; look what you've brought upon us now!
Kim needs to have his guidance engineers shot. The correct trajectory to Austin looks like this:
"Clinton Bankrolled North Korea's Nuke Program"
Bill, Hillary, Albright and the democrats called it - a 'plan'- so that Congress wouldn't get to vote on it.
*Loral
see alamo-girl.com/ click 'High Treason'/ click 'Timeline'
KEDO announced November 21, 2003 that it would suspend construction of the two light-water nuclear reactors in North Korea for one year beginning December 1. The suspension came in response to Pyongyang’s failure to meet “the conditions necessary for continuing” the project, according to the KEDO announcement.
.....North Korea reacted December 12 by announcing that it would restart the nuclear facilities governed by the Agreed Framework....the construction of the future light-water reactors was far behind schedule. The first reactor was initially slated for completion in 2003 but was not likely to be operational until 2008 at the earliest."
http://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/agreedframework
Hans Blix, report for duty.
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