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| U.S. tells North Korea it is prepared to go to war |
| 2017-07-05 |
| [WSJ] The U.S. warned North Korea that it is ready to fight if provoked, as Pyongyang claimed another weapons-development breakthrough following its launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile a day earlier. The regime, having demonstrated its capacity to reach the U.S. with a missile, on Wednesday touted another achievement of the test launch: It claimed that its missile warhead--the forward section, which carries the explosive--can withstand the extreme heat and pressure of re-entering the earth's atmosphere. If true--the claim couldn't be independently verified--that would clear another hurdle in developing a nuclear-tipped missile that can reach American cities. As tensions between Washington and Pyongyang rose, Gen. Vincent Brooks, the top American military commander in South Korea, said in a statement Wednesday that the U.S. and South Korea are prepared to go to war with the North if given the order. "Self restraint, which is a choice, is all that separates armistice and war," Gen. Brooks said. "We are able to change our choice when so ordered....It would be a grave mistake for anyone to believe anything to the contrary." Earlier in the day, allied armies conducted a rare live-fire drill, launching tactical surface-to-surface missiles off the east coast of Korea--an action they said was aimed directly at "countering North Korea's destabilizing and unlawful actions on July 4." The drill and tough language appeared meant to reassure Seoul after North Korea's successful ICBM test, a significant advance. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson described the development as an escalation of the threat to the U.S. It came despite years of sanctions and warnings aimed at preventing Kim Jong Un's regime from reaching the milestone. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #10 ...Something that would get their attention - and right quickly at that - would be not showing up at the next meeting of the armistice commission, and with no warning. Just let the Norks sit there for an hour or so with no explanation. See, we ALWAYS go to the meetings. Never missed one. If we didn't show up, that would set off some serious alarm bells. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2017-07-05 18:17 |
| #9 How about flooding the artillery areas with VX and mustard gas? |
| Posted by: gorb 2017-07-05 18:09 |
| #8 USN, Ret, Small toys (Small Diameter Bombs) to seal artillery caves and air vents, carried by big toys (B-2). |
| Posted by: Thumper 2017-07-05 18:04 |
| #7 This situation is increasingly resembling that of an insane blind man walking into a crowded bar carrying an automatic sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-07-05 17:44 |
| #6 I'm with Gorb, but I hope DJT and Mad Dog have the right coordinates for all the big toys or it will likely get messy, esp. for SKOR. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2017-07-05 17:40 |
| #5 North Korea has announced that it will no longer abide by the armistice at least 6 times, in the years 1994, 1996, 2003, 2006, 2009, and 2013.[46][47] - wiki How about believing them and act accordingly. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-07-05 17:31 |
| #4 I have a feeling we are going to war with this idiot because it seems he honestly believes he has godlike privileges. Be this the case, we may as well make an example of him that folks will talk about for the next thousand years. |
| Posted by: gorb 2017-07-05 14:33 |
| #3 Technically, we are still at war. We are prepared and willing to unleash more ass kickings at a moment's notice. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2017-07-05 14:19 |
| #2 Did Joe get a bad batch of LSD? |
| Posted by: gorb 2017-07-05 14:04 |
| #1 Yeah and just wIT TILL WE GET THEM WALKERS AND 3 POINTED CANES UP TO THE FRONT LiNES AND DENTURES AND POLY GRIP YOUZ A GONNA GET A tuunge lashing and just way til we get the ben gay and adult diapers on youz bastards is gonna pay we been here for over 6 decades cuz of them damn french stinky bo bastards youz just wait north korea we mean it this time will someone change my diapy and get me my bingo cards and marker the North Koreans have started up the bingo game over the loud speakers on the DMZ and imzzz gonna win this time! |
| Posted by: Crinegum Ulaigum2776 2017-07-05 13:52 |