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2013-04-04 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by Steve White 2013-04-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 FREEREPUBLIC Artic says a DPRK "MUSUDAN" BM has been spotted being moved to the coasts - presum that it doesn't blow up on the launch pad or in flight phase the Missle M-I-G-H-T be able to strike Nippon + ROK + [drum roll iff you please, Johnson] Taiwan.

"Mahanist" China = Guam, etc. islands is needed for PLA projection of power, hence IMO use of a strategic Nuke by China to wholly destroy Guam is unlikely or at worst an absolutely last resort in case Obama refuses to surrender or make concessions. IMO THE MOST REALISTIC THREAT TO GUAM IS CONVENTIONAL, I.E. SUB-LED COMMANDO/SPECOPS FOLLOWED BY MASSIVE AIRBORNE ASSAULT + LR HEAVY BOMBING. EMP DETONATION(S) IN THE SKIES OVER GUAM IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

China wants "sole" overseas PLA MIlbases so that means Pacific Islands like Guam may be attacked + damaged, but NOT destroyed, or made protractively or prohibitively radioactive.

Unless China is willing to delay or amend its "post-US" future World #1 "Manifest Destiny" a Sino-US or "Great Power" confrontation + mil conflict in Asia-Pacific may be inevitable - EITHER CHINA UNILATERALLY CONCEDES, OR THE US UNILATERALLY CONCEDES.

Poor North Korea + Pudgy, even South Korea, is caught smack in the middle of China's global ambitions to succeed = takeover from the US.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-04-04 01:53|| 2013-04-04 01:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Ona separate note, as per ABM-BMD the US should also protect the CNMI's Saipan, Rota + Tinian islands, + Iwo Jima, as these have Airfields + Harbors that the PLA may find useful.

One of the big mistakes Japanese Adm. Yamamoto made after the Pearl harbor attack was in NOT immediately invading the Hawaiian islands, iff only in part + to deny use of Pearl Harbor + Big Island, etc. to the US. Yamamoto should've attacked Pearl again or conquered nearby islands to use as Japanese bases for land-based Airpower + Submarines to isolate Pearl + other. CHINA MAY OR MAY NOT MAKE THIS SAME MISTAKE VEE THE MARIANAS.

AFAIK Saipan only has a small unit of local US Army Reserve to protect its large Airport + Tanapag Harbor - Tinian + its Airfields, Harbor only has individual US Army Reserve whom must travel to Saipan for any organized unit training.
IFF GUAM PROVES TOO DIFFICULT OR PROBLEMATIC, THE MOTHERLY COMMIE/PLA AIRBORNE MAY DECIDE TO STRIKE THE CNMI IN LIEU OF GUAM.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-04-04 02:09|| 2013-04-04 02:09|| Front Page Top

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