Yeah, I think its gonna be a long, long time.
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You’re probably right about that. It took a long time to develop and its going to take a long time to neutralize the threat. Unfortunately, the problem is not just confined to NK. China is the key to the whole thing. They have enabled NK and enjoy watching Kim provoke their neighbors and taunt the U.S. We need to turn the tables on China and see how they like having the likes of Japan and South Korea equipped with highly advanced military capabilities. At that point you would see China start to reign in NK.
My dad’s unit faught their way to the North bank of the Yalu river before they were told to get back to the 38th parallel. China has been in this since day #1.
You can bet there is sufficient firepower in the region to handle the threat but optics with Japan pulling the trigger on some hi-tech military wizzardry would be helpful.