Posted on 03/15/2017 1:01:07 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The US has declared it will permanently station missile-capable drones in South Korea in the latest round of military escalation in north-eastern Asia.
The drone deployment comes a week after North Korea carried out a test salvo of four missiles that landed off the coast of Japan, and a day before the US secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, embarks on a tour of a region widely regarded as the most dangerous corner of the world.
The US military in South Korea took the unusual step of publicly announcing the deployment of a company of Grey Eagle drones, which it said would add “significant intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability” for American and South Korean forces.
Grey Eagles, the army’s enhanced version of the Predator drone, are designed to carry Hellfire missiles and, together with the deployment of Thaad anti-ballistic missile defences in South Korea, they represent a significant build-up of US military muscle in response to an accelerated programme of missile and nuclear testing by the North Korean regime....
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chaebol
Ruh-roh ronely reader
The ball’s in Kim Jong Un’s court. Whatever he does next, he’ll be looking over his shoulder.
As the global focus moves to the Korean theater, keep an eye on the muzzies, they’ll use this as an opportunity to make a bold move.
Love Them Drones!
What can the Muzzies do? If Korea blows up it will be over in a few days. Trump should end our 37 year war with Iran while he’s at it. You think Israel will just sit back and watch?
Everybody laughed about the Axis of Evil...every dumb lib that is
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