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Documents: U.S. had plan to nuke N. Korea
United Press International/Washington Times ^ | November 8, 2004 | United Press Internatioanal

Posted on 11/08/2004 7:40:00 AM PST by WmShirerAdmirer

Seoul, South Korea, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Newly declassified documents revealed the United States planned as recently as 1998 to drop nuclear bombs on North Korea if the country attacked South Korea.

As part of "scenario 5027," 24 F15-E bombers flew simulation missions at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina to drop mock nuclear bombs on a firing range between January and June 1998, the Korea Times reported Sunday.

(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: clinton; northkorea; nuclearbombs; nuke
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I consider this nuke idea pretty drastic measures. What was Clinton and his peace niks-appeasement-bomb WMD factories at night (when no one is in the building) buddies in the State Department thinking?
1 posted on 11/08/2004 7:40:03 AM PST by WmShirerAdmirer
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To: WmShirerAdmirer

This, if true, is probably more along the lines of leaked information to give the N.K. a thought along the lines of, "if clinton was going to 15 nuke armed planes in NK, what the heck will GW do?"


2 posted on 11/08/2004 7:42:35 AM PST by ruiner
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There are nuke plans for every enemy...and 10 other conventional warfare plans to cover any possible scenario. What did people think, we had nukes and they sit in a warehouse somewhere? That we don;t pay our military officers to plan and prepare?
3 posted on 11/08/2004 7:42:40 AM PST by Bob J (Rightalk.com...coming soon!)
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Newly declassified documents revealed the United States planned as recently as 1998 to drop nuclear bombs on North Korea if the country attacked South Korea.

I don't think "planned" is quite the same thing as "had plans."

4 posted on 11/08/2004 7:42:58 AM PST by sionnsar (NYT/Cbs: "It's fake but true!" | Iran Azadi | Traditional Anglicans: trad-anglican.faithweb.com)
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Why F15s???

Why not cruise missiles? Don't tell me! The
Klin-toons were afraid of COLLATERAL damage??!

MV


5 posted on 11/08/2004 7:43:25 AM PST by madvlad ((Born in the south, raised around the globe and STILL republican))
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To: WmShirerAdmirer

Good. :P


6 posted on 11/08/2004 7:44:52 AM PST by Constantine XIII
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The plan was in existence for the entire 1990s, and probably the 1980s.

When they say as recently as 1998, they mean that Clinton somehow scrapped it back then... probably.


7 posted on 11/08/2004 7:45:01 AM PST by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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I really don't know why the press gets all worked up in a tizzy over this. The USA also has plans to attack Canada, Switzerland, Russian, Vatican City, and Great Britain if need be...we have a whole section of our government that does nothing but sketch out ideas and scenarios that could conceivably happen. They look for worst-case positions and try to develop a plan *if* military action is needed.

I would be more worried if the Washington Times came out with a story that we DID NOT have a plan to fight against North Korea. Just my humble opinion.

8 posted on 11/08/2004 7:46:03 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: coconutt2000

Who can say that we don't have an even more, ahem, explosive plan now?


9 posted on 11/08/2004 7:46:07 AM PST by Constantine XIII
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Why is this news? The Commies have 15,000 artiliery guns trained on Seoul alone, the only way to stop an invasion may be a nuke.


10 posted on 11/08/2004 7:46:09 AM PST by KC_Conspirator (I am poster #48)
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My, my. We certainly aren't wasting any time taking care of business around the globe. I'm betting documents from "1998" aren't declassified very often. Especially ones detailing warplans for one of our biggest problem countries. I smell disinformation, and I smell strategery.


11 posted on 11/08/2004 7:46:35 AM PST by johnb838 (We had to beat the left in this country before we could take on the terrorists. Now let's roll.)
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Seriously, though.. Clinton BETTER have made plans to nuke NK. To me, they're the most dangerous power on Earth today. Poor folks, terrible markets, communism and NUKES.

The neo-cons know how to plan (hooray!) and I hope they are including NK as a central part of their course. There's more to the world than the middle east!


12 posted on 11/08/2004 7:47:37 AM PST by SBOinTX
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HAD???

not HAS????

13 posted on 11/08/2004 7:49:21 AM PST by Red Badger (Give someone enough EU-ROPE and they will hang themselves......out of pure frustration......)
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If we didn't have "plans" for evey single contingency imaginable I'd be upset.


14 posted on 11/08/2004 7:50:25 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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I'm pretty sure this option has been in the plan for a very long time. The same can be said during the NATO vs.Warsaw pact days. Specifically in OPLAN 4102, it called for nuclear strike option if the need called for it using tactical nuclear weapons.
15 posted on 11/08/2004 7:51:11 AM PST by demlosers
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We have a plan for each country to nuke....doesnt mean its serious or is ever a "real" option. Plans are just that.


16 posted on 11/08/2004 7:51:57 AM PST by smith288 (I have posted over 10,000 times. The more I post, the more intelligent you become!)
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I would hope that we, as a country, as a nation, have a plan to nuke any and all of our declared enemies.

It's only prudent planning.

17 posted on 11/08/2004 7:53:20 AM PST by ChadGore (59,459,765 Bush fans can't be wrong.)
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Re: If we didn't have "plans" for evey single contingency imaginable I'd be upset.

Bingo !

18 posted on 11/08/2004 7:54:03 AM PST by ChadGore (59,459,765 Bush fans can't be wrong.)
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To: Constantine XIII

Probably because nuking is pretty much the most explosive card in our deck. We used to keep nuclear subs with nukes off of the N. Korea coast. Every time the N. Koreans massed on the border, the subs would surface and make themselves obvious... Essentially waving at the N. Koreans saying.. "Hey, how much for that parking lot you call a country?"


19 posted on 11/08/2004 7:54:46 AM PST by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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The plan was in existence for the entire 1990s, and probably the 1980s

And probably the 1970s and 1960s.

20 posted on 11/08/2004 7:57:31 AM PST by demlosers
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