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North Korea: US naval blockade would be 'act of war'
Sky News ^ | 14 December 2017

Posted on 12/15/2017 7:05:27 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster

North Korea: US naval blockade would be 'act of war'

As the rogue regime lashes out again, the Chinese and Russian Presidents warn of catastrophe if there is a military strike.

North Korea has warned the US would take a "dangerous and big step" towards nuclear war if it enforces a naval blockade.

It said it would take "merciless self-defensive" measures.

North Korea state media said the Trump administration was "pursuing a policy of military confrontation but this is nothing but a death-bed struggle by those alarmed by the might of the DPRK always emerging victorious".

"Should the United States and its followers try to enforce the naval blockade against our country, we will see it as an act of war and respond with merciless self-defensive counter-measures as we have warned repeatedly," said KCNA, citing a foreign ministry spokesman.

Although a blockade to enforce trade sanctions is not believed to be imminent, after North Korea's November rocket test US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said it was a possibility.

White House National Security adviser HR McMaster said in September however, that even 'non-strike' options carried the risk of military escalation.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blockade; nkorea
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To: oldasrocks

My guess is, that the Chinese have so many of their agents embedded in the Nork government that they would stop anything before it went too far.


21 posted on 12/15/2017 7:37:14 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: brewcrew1965
Right. After initial barrage, they have no really defense except that they all hide in underground tunnels and hope the storm will pass. Some tunnels may survive but the rest will be destroyed in massive counterattack. Most of tunnels have been already mapped. Those inside tunnels will be dead. Those who do survive will face another attack when they try to venture out of their hideouts.

N. Koreans probably know their chance of survival is really slim. Especially lower-ranking soldiers who do not have access to well-fortified bunkers deep underground or maze of escape tunnels for safe getaway.

22 posted on 12/15/2017 7:37:15 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster (dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

China better reel in the little noodle
slinger before he starts killing others...


23 posted on 12/15/2017 7:37:25 PM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand....never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: oldasrocks

I tend to agree with you, but I don’t think he would be able to accomplish much before all hell broke loose on his sorry ass. He may get one nuke off killing many, but he would never be able to do so again after the response.


24 posted on 12/15/2017 7:39:09 PM PST by brewcrew1965 (Liberalism is a mental disorder.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Correction: they have no reallyreal defense
25 posted on 12/15/2017 7:39:13 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster (dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

So we can start a war and make it look like they started it. Our first response must be overwhelming, wholly debilitating, apocalyptic and absolute. And then repeated.


26 posted on 12/15/2017 7:46:19 PM PST by Spok ("What're you going to believe-me or your own eyes?" -Marx (Groucho))
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Agreed and no NORK plane would last more than a few minutes in the air. Their Navy wouldn’t fare much better. Their soldiers won’t fight (except for the brainwashed ones and they would be slaughtered). I don’t see it lasting long at all. If the NORKs launch one nuke, one Ohio class sub completely destroys their country in under 15 minutes.


27 posted on 12/15/2017 7:47:28 PM PST by brewcrew1965 (Liberalism is a mental disorder.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Japanese immigrants to the Philippines increased prior to WW2. Fisherman who knew their way around the islands. Carlos Romulo, famous diplomat didn’t know his gardener was an army major and his masseuse a colonel.


28 posted on 12/15/2017 7:49:32 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Good question.


29 posted on 12/15/2017 7:49:50 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: Spok
This move could also give foreigners in S. Korea the time to voluntarily evacuate themselves.
30 posted on 12/15/2017 7:52:49 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster (dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Perhaps I missed it; has North Korea done anything past the ceasefire they signed more than 50 years ago? Because, you know, that pesky state of war existing and stuff, not sure it would really much matter if there were a ring of ships and an embargo going on - if they shot at the ships, they’d be breaking the same ceasefire agreement they’ve broken 97 times.


31 posted on 12/15/2017 7:54:48 PM PST by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: MtnClimber

As is shooting missiles into other country’s waters or over their territory.


32 posted on 12/15/2017 7:56:03 PM PST by jospehm20
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To: TigerLikesRooster

The Nork Navy is about to be short a few admirals. Fat boi will be sending them down range to catch some air defense rounds soon.


33 posted on 12/15/2017 7:57:06 PM PST by TADSLOS (Reset Underway!)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Nuke all the major cities, islandsb mountain villages, small towns....


34 posted on 12/15/2017 7:57:33 PM PST by stockpirate (REPRESSION BREEDS VIOLENCE)
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To: kingu
They had numerous small-scale provocations. Some bolder than the rest, if they are really convinced that U.S. is generally skittish.

They were conventional operations whose effect were limited to local theater, psychologically terrorizing S. Korea and making their regime look good by showing that N. Korea can stand up to U.S..

Now N. Korea is close to(or already has) long-range nuclear missiles and a high-yield nuclear bomb(probably a hydrogen bomb. This puts the whole thing in an entirely different perspective.

They are crossing the absolute red line and think that they can still get their way by resorting to their old well-honed script of threats accompanied by diplomatic maneurvers.

It is one thing to be shot at with a bullet from a handgun once in a while which you can duck and dodge (and may shoot hack a bullet or two), but entirely another thing to be aimed at by anti-tank missiles.

35 posted on 12/15/2017 8:08:14 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster (dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Yes, it would. I think we know that.


36 posted on 12/15/2017 8:14:55 PM PST by Fhios (1987: Where's Waldo -- 2017: Where's Jeff Sessions.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Correction:
(or already has) --> [acquiring](or already has)
((probably a hydrogen bomb --> probably a hydrogen bomb[)]
may shoot hack a bullet or two --> may shoot {hack}[back] a bullet or two
37 posted on 12/15/2017 8:16:51 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster (dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Things might be better if someone had killed grandpa a long time back.


38 posted on 12/15/2017 8:18:56 PM PST by JimSEA
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To: TigerLikesRooster

What IF NK doesn’t care about getting nuked? What if China would like to see us knocked down a notch or two and wants NK to hit us is some way. China promises Kim a secret spot in China for him and a small top group to live/hide ? NK hits us nuclear, it doesn’t wipe us out, just slows us down for a long time. China get super power status, takes over Taiwan as they have wanted to for decades, becomes a top power in the Pacific as they have wanted, even makes money helping us to rebuild. Russia gets in on it. At that point for us who cares if NK is turned into glass ?


39 posted on 12/15/2017 8:20:40 PM PST by midway1 (Inside every liberal is an American trying to get out)
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To: midway1
What IF NK doesn’t care about getting nuked?

That is a big "IF." Their mindset is used to getting their way by making big threats. We have been taking it seriously, but they really haven't, because their past track record is favorable to them.

Kim Jong-un knows that his exile in China is anything but comfortable. He would be a nuisance China has to tolerate for a while but after a while, China would find no use for him. At which point, his life is not even guaranteed.

China does want both N. Korea and U.S. to bleed, trying to weaken U.S. in the process. If China does that by helping N. Korea behind a scene, their long-term prospect would not be looking up because they have to face more draconian U.S. economic sanctions and nuclear armed E. Asia. They may still believe that things would not come to that.

40 posted on 12/15/2017 8:48:15 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster (dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
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