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‘Win Tonight’: Men and Women at South Korean Base Poised for War 24/7
NBC ^ | APR 3 2017, | LESTER HOLT and ALEX JOHNSON

Posted on 04/03/2017 10:54:07 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

‘Win Tonight’: Men and Women at South Korean Base Poised for War 24/7

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — With the stakes on the Korean peninsula as high as they have ever been, life for the men and women here with the U.S. Air Force's 51st Fighter Wing is lived in a state of constant alert.

South Korea has no nuclear weapons, so it relies on the United States' nuclear umbrella to deter North Korea and its erratic leader, Kim Jong Un.

That makes Osan — less than 50 miles from the Demilitarized Zone separating the mortal enemies and home to a large proportion of the 28,500 U.S. military personnel in South Korea — the leading edge of the shield that protects the South from the North.

Hence the base's slogan: "Ready to Fight Tonight."

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


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: kimjongun; nkorea; nuke; skorea
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To: StAnDeliver

First his artillery and mrls unload on the DMz and extending into Seoul
Then his commandos hit in the rear, as several million panicked civilians flee south , confusing the battle zone as his fanatically dedicated forces head south

Meanwhile there is a strategic launch out toward Japan which hits nothing vital but nonetheless raises the question

Do you hit back based on his effect ( minimal target damage if any) or his intent ( which may be unknown and hotly debated ...)


21 posted on 04/04/2017 2:23:14 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: Tennessee Nana

I’ve been to Bangkok. Open sewers; too.

But that was 50 some years ago...


22 posted on 04/04/2017 2:27:29 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: kaehurowing

The Cougars!


23 posted on 04/04/2017 2:29:15 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

I just spent several days in Seoul...a bustling city of 26 million. To give you an example of how advanced it is...there 291 subway stops and 32 river bridges. It is incredibly clean...cleaner than any US city we’re seen. Everyone was nice and helpful. We never felt threatened or uncomfortable. They have great WiFi connectivity. As long as the mentally ill north Koreans don’t mass murder them, they’ll do fine.


24 posted on 04/04/2017 2:59:32 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation camp?)
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To: ThanhPhero

Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia.


25 posted on 04/04/2017 3:25:02 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: hal ogen
It is incredibly clean...cleaner than any US city we’re seen.

Nowadays, Tony Bennett would probably leave his heart THERE instead of San Fran!


http://mashable.com/2014/11/21/public-poop-san-francisco/

26 posted on 04/04/2017 3:30:29 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: silverleaf

One problem with that scenario: fuel. From what I’ve been reading the North Koreans either could not mount a mechanized invasion or, if they could, sustain one. So what you have is the combination of a nuclear strike & a commando/guerrilla war. Decisive? Probably not, since the US would drop a tactical nuke on Pyonyang while the SK Army ruthlessly wipes out the Nork leg infantry.


27 posted on 04/04/2017 3:43:27 AM PDT by Tallguy
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To: Tennessee Nana

I’m in Kyushu ( Japan ) ...400 miles from Pyongyang ...


28 posted on 04/04/2017 3:45:22 AM PDT by sushiman
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To: dp0622

They are a “tripwire”. The norks given their resources are good for a Sunday punch attack, about 36 hours or so imho. After that they stall out.


29 posted on 04/04/2017 3:58:47 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: dp0622

Tridents can come from half a world away.


30 posted on 04/04/2017 4:10:51 AM PDT by Bryanw92 (If we had some ham, we could have ham and eggs, if we had some eggs.)
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To: grey_whiskers
Minuteman missles are in silos in places like Minot ND and somewhere in Missouri.

No ICBM fields in MO left. Just B2s and their WSAs at Whiteman AFB.

31 posted on 04/04/2017 4:42:28 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!)
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To: Repeal The 17th
We currently have 4 Vanguard Class and 18 Ohio Class on patrol.

We don't have Vanguards. Those are problematic British ships. All are in port at Glasgow, one is unarmed for life extension.

We don't have 18 OH SSBNs on patrol. We have fourteen. The remainder are SSGNs. Two of which are undergoing life extension, another being rearmed with new missiles. We have, at best, three or four SSBNs on patrol.

32 posted on 04/04/2017 4:49:48 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!)
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To: hal ogen

Unfortunately, the first NK fire mission from their 122mm, 155mm, 203mm guns and BM21 MLRS brigades will kill 100k+ Seoul residents in the first few minutes. They have massive amount of artillery.


33 posted on 04/04/2017 4:52:34 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!)
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To: Tennessee Nana

I think you wouldn’t recognize the place today.


34 posted on 04/04/2017 5:56:10 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: TigerLikesRooster

So the PLA is planning it’s own landing at Inchon??


35 posted on 04/04/2017 5:57:52 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: mesoman7
Used to brief the U-2 guys. Back then, the aircraft “wasn't there”. Any photos of the bird would land you in a world of hurt.

I was there '89-'91, I have several photos of it. No one ever said boo about taking photos of them, and I have several. They were well known by then, I guess. 6903d Electronic Security Group "Skivvy 9". We called 'em TR-1s when I was there, though. Not sure the logic behind the name change. I know they changed it back to U-2 after I left the service.

I had a chance to ride in a chase car when I was there. They were converting from the early 70s big-block El Caminos to the new Mustangs at the time. The day I was supposed to get my ride was fogged in, so it was a no-go. Never got another shot at it.

36 posted on 04/04/2017 5:58:25 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (An' Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool - you bet that Tommy sees! - Kipling)
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To: arthurus

NK launching a nuke, hitting a target and detonating are all big IF’s. It would almost take a miracle. Getting it off the launch pad is a big if and if it doesn’t work, you are in a world of hurt.

I’m surprised the Norks haven’t accidentally nuked themselves.


37 posted on 04/04/2017 6:01:27 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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To: DCBryan1

The artillery will also kill thousands of Chinese including the children of China’s leaders who attend school there.

Counter battery fire and air strikes will destroy 50% of the North’s pieces in about two hours. Static artillery is an invitation to die.


38 posted on 04/04/2017 6:05:13 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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To: Wuli
Pyongyang is a lot closer to Shandong than Inchon. So it is more likely that they would land somewhere near Nampo (a port city to the Southwest of Pyongyang.)

I remember reading some article which said that China has a contingency plan to land on Hwanghae Province (south of Pyongyang) presumably to cut off ROK-U.S. advance.

39 posted on 04/04/2017 6:08:48 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Osan? LOL! What about the “trip-wire” division at Camp Casey, and those on the DMZ?


40 posted on 04/04/2017 6:12:24 AM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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