Posted on 03/28/2012 5:51:00 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
2012/03/29
(LEAD) N. Korea honing capability to attack Seoul: USFK commander
By Lee Chi-dong
WASHINGTON, March 28 (Yonhap) -- The commander of U.S. troops on the Korean Peninsula expressed concern Wednesday that North Korea's new leadership will trigger a military conflict based on a "miscalculation."
Before the House Armed Services Committee, Gen. James Thurman said the North continues improving its ability to attack the South Korean capital of Seoul.
"The first thing I worry about every day is a miscalculation on somebody's part that causes a conflict that he hadn't planned for," he said at a hearing on the security condition on the peninsula.
Kim Jong-eun is under time pressure to show something to assert his leadership. He is using a hacksaw to get things done instead of a sharpened sword.
Wholesale purge at light speed. About-face on US-NK deal only after a couple of weeks.
In the latest development, NK air force have increased its daily traing sorties several fold, according to Chosun Ilbo: From 'less than 100' to 'up to 650'
P!
Who’s providing maintenance/supplies/fuel? Without serious support after that amount of sorties, maybe they will not be operational when “needed”.
Ping.
I think its blackmail time again.
Get those 240,000 tons of food aid ready.
Half for the army, half for Kim Jong-eun himself.
I think it is obvious that Kim Jong-fat is planning something. I just hope whatever they do is met by a heavy response from SK. I think cruise missiles hitting government and party buildings in Pyongyang might make an impression because most North Koreans would never know otherwise.
Not like East/West Germany.
The NKs don't know anything else but fight...
Bump
I think the range of emplaced NK artillery is way over rated, I think most of Seouls’ region is outside of most launchers. I also thnk SK knows where most of the better ones are. Unless NK uses a nuke, I think Seoul bounces back relatively quickly.
Besides, if it happens, the gated loyalist city of Pyongyang could be much easier to level.
Read OPLAN 5027.
NK AAA cover
From 2009, at least, it looked like northern Seoul might get whacked. Plus, you can't assume that the South Koreans know nothing about counter-battery artillery. The NK artillery is not all that mobile for the most part.
BTW. The google map pics and stuff are really good on these pages.
I agree.
It seems like NK is going to strike out again.
Weren’t they also doing missile launches around the time of the Cheonan sinking and the artillery attack on the island?
I think this one might be a bit bigger.
the more and more it appears Obama will lose, the more we will start seeing these provocations from enemies like Iran, NoKo, Russia and Venezuela.. They need to get their licks in before we get our guard back up. I just hope we don’t lose a carrier or two in the meantime..
Obama offered 240,000 TONS of food.
I guess they wanted more?
Their range is fine, its the accuracy thats in question.
Don’t forget that NK also has significant stockpiles of chemical and bio weapons, plus the missiles to deliver them anywhere in SK within about 25 mins.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.