Face saving in Asian cultures is important. Kim is not giving himself much wiggle room. The Nork population is unaware of the war games. They are living in a closed society. It’s the Nork generals whose opinions count. Perhaps Kim is afraid of them.
Face saving in Asian cultures is important. Kim is not giving himself much wiggle room
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True but in ‘true Devils Advocate’ mode, how would WE react if Nork/China/Russia were holding live fire drills?
The ‘excuse’ they were in the plans is not realistic (even though true) as picking up the phone could/would cancel them.
Phone works FAST...ask McNamara/LBJ how long it took the Jets that were dispatched to save the USS Liberty (AGR-5) while under attack from the Israelis in 1967 to be ordered back to their ‘home’, USS America (CV-66)