I think the President just laid out the plan for dealing with NK.
Up until now, North Korea merely had a missile program. Now they have a nuclear capable missile program, and their test sites might have just been targeted. It would make perfect sense to take out every missile making facility in the North, immediately.
Let's see where the UNSC goes, and if they waver one bit, if there is any sign of obstruction from China, or Russia, or anyone, I would look for the President to act decicively, and with overwhelming force against the NK missile sites, and with the assistance of South Korea and the Japanese.
Up until now, Kim Jong Il never actually stepped over the line to confirm his country has nuclear weapons. If this proves to really be a nuke test, the gloves will come off. If South Korea is smart, they will start mobilizing troops and calling up reserves to reinforce the DMZ...
We're not going to do squat. nK will keep their nukes, and Iran will get them. The US doesn't have the stomach to do anything about it, and no one else would back us if we did.
We need to consider how to live in a world with nukes in nK and Iran, 'cause we aren't going to stop them.
Doubtful. I didn't hear anything that you stated. President Bush came out and said that the world would handle this (we have heard this before). The UNITED NATIONS will handle this. President Bush did not say anything about the United States dealing with this. Nothing will be done. Perhaps a few security council meetings and so on.
I predict North Korea will test several more times. The world will stand by and watch. Iran will test within months as well. The world will stand by.
The only hope we have is Israel to deal with Iran. China to deal with North Korea. Nobody else is going to do squat.
Welcome to a whole new world!
Can Noko's conventional short-range missles reach the entire South Korean territory? Maybe if the Soko citizens could clear out of Seoul, military action against Noko would be more feasible.
A conventional war in Korea would almost certainly kill miliions of South Koreans. Do you really think the ROK will accept that?
A nuke tossed at Korea would kill fewer people than a conventional war, and would give just cause for a nuke response that might end things immediately.