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| U.S. Crack WMD Team Takes Part in Joint Exercises |
| 2010-03-12 |
| A U.S. unit specializing in the removal of weapons of mass destruction from North Korea in the event of a war is taking part in this year's South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises known as "Key Resolve," according to U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Walter Sharp. Sharp told reporters at the Combined Forces Command headquarters in Seoul the North's WMD threat is a "shared responsibility" between South Korea and the U.S. The allies will closely cooperate to locate, secure, and eliminate WMDs. The crack team "are here for this exercise and if we ever went to war, they would naturally come also," he said. That will continue once full operational control of South Korean troops is transferred to Seoul, he added. This year is the second year the crack team has been dispatched to participate in the exercises. It is part of the Combined Joint Task Force for the Elimination of Weapons of Mass Destruction at the U.S. Army 20th Support Command based in Maryland, according to a military source. Sharp dismissed calls by some Koreans and Americans to delay the transfer of the wartime operational control, saying the transfer will happen in 2012 and the bilateral alliance will be further consolidated in the process. He also shrugged off North Korea's denunciation of the joint exercises as aimed at a "pre-emptive strike," saying they are normal exercises aimed at preparing for a war like those conducted by armies anywhere else in the world. The Norks always sound off like that. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 OTOH WMF > SINO-NORTH KOREA TUMEN RIVER PORTS AGREEMENT IS A MULTI-FACET WARNING TO US, JAPAN, AND REGION. To wit, * DETER US STRATGIC ATTACK from SEA OF JAPAN. * PARTIAL CHINESE TAKEOVER, SECURITY GUARANTEE OF NORTH KOREA? * INFERRED OFFENSIVE THREAT to JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, TAIWAN. Allows China to break the US-JAPAN-ALLIED BARRIER to Chin-desired "FIRST ISLAND CHAIN" AND BEYOND. * MONITOR RUSSIA'S REGIONAL, GEOPOL MOVES. * RIPPLE/TRICKLE-DOWN TRANSREGIONAL EFFECTS, espec as per US-SINGAPORE = STRAITS OF MALACCAS IOW, the Agreement is deemed as helping China to defeat the US in KOREAS, JAPAN, TAIWAN, + MALACCAS, ETC, BY IMPROVING CHINA'S MIL ABILITY TO DE FACTO DEFEAT US MILFORS FAR OUTSIDE ANY LOCAL = SPECIFIC THEATER OF BATTLE. To defeat the US in TAIWAN, etc. CHINA MUST DEFEAT THE US IN GUAM, HAWAII, AND BEYOND. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-03-12 18:37 |
| #1 It is pretty clear that securing and removal of nuclear weapons from Nork is a Chinese responsibility. Simply put, only they could muster the resources quickly enough to do the job right and minimize risk. This would be with Russia looking over their shoulders, and preparing to act with the US if China somehow screwed up. By the US and Skor preparing for this, more than anything else, keeps the Norks looking South, making things a little easier for the Chinese, if they have to act. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-03-12 09:38 |