[MaxistheBest]

Two more carrier groups makes three, plus at least 6 more subs...the USS Ohio has the SSGN conversion, as does, I'm sure, two more subs. The SSGN gives the Ohio an armament package that includes 22 tubes, each with 7 Tomahawk cruise missiles, totaling 154!!!!

Not counting the carrier strike groups, with the cruisers, destroyers and subs we will have 1200 to 1400 Tomahawk missiles in play.

Also 4 of the Ohio class subs have the SSGN conversion which includes this Special Forces application...notice the Special Forces pak on the USS Michigan (Ohio Class) which docked in Japan on 4/27/2017:

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/24/politics/uss-michigan-nuclear-sub-south-korea/

This is not your average show of force!!!

[matthew fuller]

Looks like the missiles are painted green- Eco-friendly!

[trebb]

This is not your average show of force!!!

Yep - Li'l Kim's days may be shorter than anyone is prone to believe. While it would be very difficult, I'd be willing to wager we have "conversations" going on with some of his generals or those who have access.

[real saxophonist]

I think Japan learned its lesson in the '40s, and they've been a good ally since.

I actually dated a girl from Japan way back at GA Southern. That was interesting.

[Yo-Yo]

Japan dispatches its biggest warship since WWII

It's the biggest Japanese warship since WWII because the biggest Japanese warship of WWII was dispatched by the U.S. Navy.

[OldGuard1]

Plus F-22s, B-2, F-35s.. heck, the DPRK high altitude air defense system is so outdated and the first wave that’d be coming at them so intense, you could probably throw anything at them to rain JDAMs from high altitude.

The first wave will be historic in scale.

[Empireoftheatom48]

Two More carrier groups? What groups are you talking about?

[MaxistheBest]

Plus Japan has at least 6 Guided missile destroyers with the Mark 41 Vertical Launching System, capable of launching 96 Tomahawk missiles each!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force_ships

[blam]

JS IZUMO