N Korea threatens to turn Japan into 'nuclear sea of fire'

Japan Today ^

[BigDoom]

Damn, what are we waiting for, tell me?!?

[kb2614]

Godzilla will protect them ;)

[ProudVet77]

November 3rd

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

Damn, what are we waiting for, tell me?!?

If North Korea has nuclear weapons and the IRBM means to deliver them (even to Honolulu and Anchorage -- let alone Seattle, Portland, Frisco and LA), then you can be assured of this: they will not be attacked by US forces.

Attacking a nuclear-armed adversary is sheer madness.

Whether or not Iraq was developing "WMD's", I respect Bush's War against Iraq on the simple grounds that Saddam was training Hijack-Terrorists at Salman Pak (and, very possibly, trained the 9/11 terrorists therein -- the probative evidence is uncertain, but "close enough for government work").

Now, for myself, before we spent $200 billion on a War -- I personally would have liked to have seen a Rescission of Executive Order 12333 (the Prohibition on Assassination) and the termination of Saddam's rule by "taking out the head". But -- Bush is the President, I'm not; he makes these decisions, I don't.

However, when you are dealing with atomic weapons, different rules apply.

We ain't God. There are some things that the United States can't do.
Attacking a Nuclear-Armed Adversary is one of them.

[mitch5501]

"There are some things that the United States can't do. Attacking a Nuclear-Armed Adversary is one of them."

Can't or won't?

God bless

[LiberalBassTurds]

Godzilla will protect them ;)

LMAO

[DB]

That obviously depends on how could your intelligence is. If you know where all the nuclear weapons your enemy has are and they aren't in large numbers you have a good chance of taking them out in a first strike.

Considering the recent past track record in intelligence though it would give one very serious pause.

[Casloy]

And people challenge Bush on calling NK part of the Axis of Evil? What do you have to do these days to be considered evil?

[detrik]

I think North Korea just likes attention...i think they feel left out in the world..laugh

[DaughterofEve]

What do you have to do these days to be considered evil?

Love God, hate sin.

[risk]

November 3rd

Don't get your hopes up.

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

"There are some things that the United States can't do. Attacking a Nuclear-Armed Adversary is one of them." ~~ Can't or won't? God bless

Can't.

If North Korea has the capability and the means to liquify Honolulu and Anchorage (or even Tokyo, for that matter), then no US President is ever going to seek an "Authorization of Force" or "Declaration of War" against them.

And if North Korea succeeds in extending the range of their IRBMs (or, if they already have) to include Seattle, Portland, Frisco, and LA, that only cements the facts of the case.

We ain't God, and we ain't Superman. No US President will ever seek an "Authorization of Force" or "Declaration of War" against a Nuclear-Armed Adversary.

Atomic Weapons and the Means to deliver them are the international, universal Ace Card.

[coconutt2000]

The N. Koreans are blustering. They know that we wouldn't use nuclear weapons to attack them. There'd be no point in it. We have more than enough conventional weapons to target and destroy their nuclear facilities, and they wouldn't see a darned thing on their radar.

Not to mention, if N. Korea tries to start a war with the U.S. before China is ready to give up its economic ties to the U.S., China will invade N. Korea and put an end to the silly dictator.

[ProudVet77]

Something to remember, you can deliver a nuke in many ways. No need for an IRBM. In fact using a missile requires that the weapon be made smaller. A more practical approach is by aircraft or surface vessel.

[Glenn]

Attacking a Nuclear-Armed Adversary is one of them.

An assumption. Most likely a bad one.

Kill their leaders now! The people are starving and living in inhumane conditions. DPRK has no particular friend in the world that I know of. South Korea, much like west Berlin, would accept the responsiblity for reunification with a free North Korea.

[BigDoom]

We have more than enough conventional weapons to target and destroy their nuclear facilities, and they wouldn't see a darned thing on their radar.

Nope, we don't have any conventional weapon to target a deeply burried shelter in Mountains. And we will have onle one strike for free, a pre-emptive one. It's not the same as Tora Bora. They know how to do some tunnels and so on. Just remember the wars over there...

[Glenn]

Attacking a Nuclear-Armed Adversary is one of them.

An assumption. Most likely a bad one.

Kill their leaders now! The people are starving and living in inhumane conditions. DPRK has no particular friend in the world that I know of. South Korea, much like west Berlin, would accept the responsiblity for reunification with a free North Korea.

[lt.america]

If Russia attacked us with nuclear weapons we would turn 5/8ths of the world into a wasteland, and their point is?

One can only assume since the start of the new fiscal year is upon us they want to ensure they get a piece of the fiscal year budget.

[mitch5501]

"Atomic Weapons and the Means to deliver them are the international, universal Ace Card."

Yep.Unfortunately you (I would suspect)and I both know that sooner or later someone's going to 'call'.

So your "can't" is arguable I think but I know what you mean.

God bless

[mitch5501]

< groan > Yep.

grace and peace to you

God bless