He has been testing, but I do not think he has operational nukes on station at this time. Our government should know.
I don’t see Trump saying, “I’d like to do something, but it’s too late now.” He is instead trying to get Kim to come to his senses.
IMO < Out of the blue Trump is going to launch on Kim. First targets will be any place where Kim has been launching from. Second, all his nuclear labs will be gone. Third, we’ll be hot on his tail, and the tail of each of his regime leaders.
I believe we’ll be on high alert in case he does launch.
If he does, we’ll be prepared to counter those missiles.
Within six hours after initial action, Kim will be powerless to deal with our continuing onslaught.
He may be given safe haven in China to get rid of him.
As we attack, it may be a good idea to deliver massive shipments of food to the North Koreans too.
I’ll bet they want out from under these dictatorial regimes more then we want it for them.
I believe we’ll be on high alert in case he does launch.
And Kim will launch on Seoul and American forces in S. Korea.
I’ve come here and advocated for a first strike now to rid us of the North Korean threat.
What this may result in is anybody’s guess. I don’t think Russia or China want to take us on, when that is clearly not our intent.
Kim has been issuing threats, and proving he will soon have the ability to carry them out.
So are choices are these.
1. We allow North Korea to continue to develop his missile and nuclear bomb capabilities. We will then be subject to blackmail by North Korea. Whoever North Korea decides to align with, will be able to blackmail us using North Korea. North Korea thus becomes a global player on the level of China or Russia.
2. We make a preemptive strike against North Korea, while communicating to China and Russia that we have no intention to make incursions into either of their nations. We explain that North Korea has threatened us and our allies, and he has proven he has the means to follow through.
We use conventional weapons to take out his facilities. We do not introduce nuclear weapons to the conflict. Of course that’s under review as long as none are introduced by N.K. or others.
Further we let China and Russia know we are not interested in turning North Korea into South Korea. The North Koreans are free to develop their own destiny. We will not be setting up a puppet regime.
We go in. We do what we have to do. We give food to the nation. We leave a neutered nation (missiles and nukes) behind.
If China and or Russia wish to up the ante, we can’t stop them. We will have to face them at some point anyway, if they choose to push it now. We just as well not kid ourselves.
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Living on the West Coast, I’m probably square in the middle of retaliation central. What I advocate here is position 2.
We cannot allow Kim to be able to blackmail us on his nation or any other nation’s behalf.
If this expands, so be it. I don’t like it, but Kim would not be in charge.
Folks, Iran is next.
We cannot allow them the ability to strike the United States, Europe, or Israel.
And hundreds of thousands of Seoul’s residents will be dead.
Not saying we shouldn’t do it.
Just gotta do it with your eyes wide open.
” Our government should know.”
Yes, they should. But remember, Obama and his bunch ran things for the last 8 years.
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I think it is foolish to wait until NK can credibly threaten Seattle, SF, and LA. “We are going to invade South Korea and you won’t do anything because we will destroy your cities.” Imagine the US leaving South Korea to its fate and evacuating a few thousand at the last moment. Imagine NK getting control of SK scientists and industries. We should not send ground troops to NK though.
You launch scenario gets millions killed in ROK.
There is no clean way to attack NK without giving them the opportunity to get at least one salvo into the south.
If that were not the case we would have knocked this clown down in the past.