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US preparing ‘bloody nose’ attack on North Korea
The New York Post ^ | December 21st 2017 | By Yaron Steinbuch

Posted on 12/21/2017 9:39:19 AM PST by Mariner

The US is preparing plans to deliver a “bloody nose” attack against North Korea to knock out its nuclear weapons program.

The White House has “dramatically” ramped up its military plans amid fears that diplomacy won’t thwart North Korean despot Kim Jong Un from making good on his threats, sources told the UK’s Telegraph.

One option is destroying a launch site before the rogue regime uses it for a new missile test, while another is targeting weapons stockpiles, according to the news outlet.

The Trump administration hopes that pre-emptive action would show the trigger-happy dictator that the United States is serious about stopping his bellicose pursuits and persuading him to negotiate.

The Telegraph cited three anonymous sources, one inside the administration and two former officials familiar with the White House thinking.

“The Pentagon is trying to find options that would allow them to punch the North Koreans in the nose, get their attention and show that we’re serious,” a former US security official briefed on policy told the Telegraph.

President Trump’s decision to launch 59 cruise missiles against a Syrian airfield in response to the country’s chemical weapons attack that killed more than 80 civilians is considered an indication of his resolve, the paper reported.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: armageddon; nknukes; trumpasia
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To: Vermont Lt

“How do you prevent South Korea from being flattened. What about Japan? How are we going to protect them from dozens of missiles launched from mobile launchers?”

If I knew the answer to that question I’d be part of the military planning folks. But what I do know is that in the order of things, my life, and that of my family and fellow Americans has to be paramount in how my country goes about formulating and carrying out whatever military actions are necessary for preservation of same.

Kim probably “would do that,” so the way MUST be found, to insure he can’ “Do That!” The idea that using military action to protect our country being “madness” indicates to me that you would prefer to take a nuclear hit in this country before taking any preemptive measures, so in my mind, you are the “mad” person in this conversation.


81 posted on 12/22/2017 6:14:52 AM PST by vette6387
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To: vette6387

——How do you prevent South Korea from being flattened——

The tactic is simple. The first actions are to destroy completely command and control. Like Germany in 1944, North Korean officers do not have initiative. They will not act without orders from above.

If the chain of command is severed, there will be no orders from above.

The problem becomes, how good is the intelligence locating the command and control nodes.


82 posted on 12/22/2017 6:21:36 AM PST by Thibodeaux (2018 is looking good)
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To: Thibodeaux

“——How do you prevent South Korea from being flattened——”

I still think that there would, of necessity, be the need for a massive attack on NK’s border installations, because you could not completely rely on the rank and file not commencing firing on Seoul. Seoul’s proximity to the border is a big problem, but with current weapons technology today, it probably doesn’t make as big a difference as it once did.


83 posted on 12/22/2017 6:44:36 AM PST by vette6387
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To: Vermont Lt

“Killing a few million people in Seoul is not the action of a sane person.”

Source for your estimate? The highest I’ve read from SK sources is 200,000.


84 posted on 12/22/2017 6:47:35 AM PST by Justa
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To: vette6387

My way keeps a lot of people alive, longer.

Your family will be in no more danger tomorrow than they are today.


85 posted on 12/22/2017 6:48:11 AM PST by Vermont Lt (Burn. It. Down.)
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To: Vermont Lt

Your way has many more people dying. It’s the same strategy which was followed for 25 years which got us to the present situation of NK with nuclear weapons and ICBMs which can strike all of America. Waiting long just increases their stockpile. They have >100 nuclear warheads in the 250Kt range and more missiles than they can put them on. They are producing nuclear warheads and ICBMs as fast as they can and have been threatening America for years.


86 posted on 12/22/2017 6:55:38 AM PST by Justa
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To: Justa

I’ve seen both figures, it all depends on if the estimates of the numbers of emplaced hardened artillery sites are correct, how much warning, whether the NORKs use gas (something in all the excitement over Nukes & missiles we have forgotten about!), how well the evacuation goes (under attack or not!) and how quickly we can take out the artillery sites (in artillery I include tactical missiles) and probably a dozen other intangibles.


87 posted on 12/22/2017 7:01:44 AM PST by Reily
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To: Vermont Lt

“Your family will be in no more danger tomorrow than they are today.”

Seriously? You really believe that? Glad you’re not running anything in this country having to do with my safety. Talk about McConnell being a turtle, pal you have him covered in spades.


88 posted on 12/22/2017 7:41:48 AM PST by vette6387
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To: vette6387

Although I am in fact a miscellaneous expert, the military complexity of Korea is actually beyond my capacity.

I will not argue with your point.


89 posted on 12/22/2017 10:11:35 AM PST by Thibodeaux (2018 is looking good)
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To: Mariner

This issue is a distraction. There is no solution to Korea until after all foreign soldiers have left the penninsula. Until then, there will be an NK with nuclear wepaons pointed at us from now until kingdom come. China and Russia will not back down on their own borders. They care about things besides money. Any war in Korea will be the end of the admin. that starts it. And a 2006 style blowout for the party. Trump’s posturing is not credible because the other side knows Trump can’t survive a war politically.


90 posted on 12/22/2017 11:07:17 AM PST by WatchungEagle
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To: Vermont Lt

They’re working on a fix.


91 posted on 12/22/2017 4:36:46 PM PST by 2CAVTrooper (Democrats... BETRAYING America since 1828.)
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