Kinetic means action involving lethal force. That’s all.
Kinetic in military terminology is more than simply application of force- it is used to equate military action in terms of speed, violence and agility- the tenets of modern US warfare doctrine. IOW, we won’t be fooling around much.
The march on Baghdad in early 2003 was a kinetic operation- cover as much ground as quickly as possible while destroying as much of the enemy force and command/control as possible while avoiding becoming decisively engaged ( maintaining agility).
I would take Kelly’s remarks as nothing more than alluding to a set of contingency plans for the reduction of the centers of gravity ( things/people/infrastructure that make a system work) in NORK via all means necessary and effective to render the regime military blind, leaderless and exposed to fires from a combined operation as quickly as possible.
Operational Plans (OPLAN) with a date of execution become Operational Orders (OPORDs) and are the basis of all military and naval operations coordinated by a (usually) Joint Forces Headquarters, in this case Pacific Command (PACOM).
Nukes can be included in a kinetic operation.
Kinetic means action involving lethal force. That’s all.
Not really. Kinetic energy is defined as energy from motion.
Lethal or otherwise has nothing to do with it.
Project Thor also known as Rods from God are kinetic weapons. Their destructive force is derived only from their weight and the speed of their impact.