Russia has a plan for a pre-emtive strike against N. Korea(if it is about to use nukes)

hani.co.kr ^ | 08/01/03 | Ryu Jae-hoon

[TigerLikesRooster]

I guess that Russians want to make sure they won't have another Chernobyl in Russian Far East. On the other hand, this could also be a media blitz to nudge N. Korea into 6-way talks.

AmericanInTokyo first commented on this story at (reply 14, reply 19.) Later, I came across it in a S. Korean site which refered to this article in hani.co.kr. So I decided to post it here after translating it.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Ping!

[FreedomCalls]

Way to go Putin!

[Elliott Jackalope]

If true, then this is quite interesting, and reminds me of the old joke that goes like this...

"You know what you have when you have a mothball in one hand and a mothball in the other hand? You have one moth's undivided attention!"

North Korea is now looking at the U.S. coming at them from one direction, and Russian missiles coming at them from another direction. I do believe we have one particular little moth's undivided attention.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #4

China reportedly also did a study on the invasion of N. Korea back in February. Kim Jong-il is getting a lot of attention for sure.

[Cyber Liberty]

I hope Putin clears all this with the French, the Germans and Tom Dasshole.

[scab4faa]

Hey everybody! Nuke em if ya got em!

[New Horizon]

Did you ever smell mothballs?

[VRWC_minion]

A strike based on a war breaking out is not a pre-emtive strike.

[FreeAtlanta]

All mentally-Ill ever wanted is a little attention. Now, I think he is getting more than he bargained for.

[RightWhale]

Does Russia have the capability without going nuclear itself?

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #11

I think so. They have a lot of conventional missiles and warplanes.

[1stFreedom]

Think of a band of friendly thieves. On the surface, they get along to varying degrees. Underneath, they are trying to pickpocket one another.

This is how I view the relationship between the US, China, and Russia. We might not be at cold war anymore, be we are still undermining each other in subtle and not so subtle ways.

At the same time, we have to deal with rouge nations which present a threat to the interests of all three countries. We should be backing each other up, which appears to be the case. After all, none of the three countries wants to be struck with a nukes or nuke fallout from N Korea. A multi tiered plan assures all countries that one way or another, rouge states will be neutralized.

Think of it as a good old boys club: rouge states need not apply to the nuclear club.

[Southack]

The Russians have enough chemical warheads to depopulate North Korea with ease, and they could even use substances that would dissipate before being blown back to Russia soil.

The pucker-factor in PyongYang must be pretty tight right about now!

[MattGarrett]

RUSSIA hits NORTH KOREA. CHINA RETALIATES. THE US RESPONDS IN SUPPORT OF RUSSIA. IRAN TAKES ADVANTAGE AND HITS ISREAL WHICH RESPONDS. PACKISTAN, NOT WANTING TO BE CAUGHT UNAWARE, DOES A PREEMPTIVE STIKE OF INDIA - WHICH REPONDS.

ADIOS MUCHACHOS.

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

A strike based on a war breaking out is not a pre-emtive strike.

Russia intends to stop an imminent NK/SK war from getting underway... that's why it's called pre-emption.

[RightWhale]

ADIOS

All this is being worked out through diplomatic channels. That's why the delay, just like Iraq.

[Olde School]

"THE US RESPONDS IN SUPPORT OF RUSSIA" ?

Not 100% sure about that part of your scenario.

[Monty22]

Talk about something I thought was IMPOSSIBLE in my lifetime!

USA and Russia joining forces against nk???