The USS George Washington is heading to Gulf within 96 Hours.

Fox News | 12/27/02

[Sparta]

The USS George Washington has been put on the alert and told to prepare to deploy within 96 hours to the Persian Gulf. Developing....

[Grampa Dave]

It is breaking news as it just returned home in Mid December. You don't recycle a carrier back into a war zone in less than three weeks unless something big is about to happen! (USS Washington returns home on 18 December, 2002) <

[Veggie Todd]

Damn that's a beautiful picture of the carrier. I've got goose bumps. Thank God it's on our side.

[Dog]

Miss M read 76.....

[Quix]

My own silly layman's sense is that . . .

IT WOULD BE WISEST AND BEST--MOST EFFECTIVE AND SAFEST--

to obliterate all the reactors and major military installations as well as top government buildings and people in one surprise devastating attack--unannounced, with no warning.

I doubt we have the will to do such.

BUT MY QUESTION IS--do we have the CAPACITY to do such a thing in your best estimation?

[HiJinx]

Were you over on the NSC and NK thread? Someone there postulated that the NK move was a ploy to divert U.S. from attacking Iraq.

The NKs may find out that Rummy wasn't kidding when he said we could handle war against two nations simultaneously...

[Wright is right!]

"How long will it take this carrier to get there and get on station???"

Classified. But let's say that, for the moment, you turn your attention to football. If you looked at the situation at the end of the Bye Week of the playoffs, you'd find our guys pretty much where the action is. Using non-classified data, 30 knots X 24 hours X 7 days = 5000+ nautical miles in one week. Give or take.

Michael

[Mo1]

CNN is reporting the UN released photos of North Korea weapons moved into the DMZ. They looked like machine guns

Huh???

[mhking]

I wonder if this redployment came out of that NSC meeting today...

I'm sure it did. Things are starting to happen rather fast and furious at this point...

[Dog]

With the arrival of USS Truman, there will be four US aircraft carriers in or close to the Gulf during the next three weeks, ready to participate in threatened attacks on Iraq.

Now add the GW heading back.....we will have 5 carriers on station......whoa!!!!

[CougarGA7]

I agree. North Korea has a more sophisticated defensive fighting force than the Iraqis do. They have been defending a border with South Korea as if they were still at war since the Korean War ended.

[Constitution Day]

Wow! I'll try to find a link.

[mhking]

North Korea weapons moved into the DMZ

Excuse me!???!!

[relee]

I accidentally had CNN on and they were showing the photos. Looking for a link to the story now.

[Dog]

I was....

Watch the NK's now..

[FBD]

"Flight Deck area: 4.5 acres
Combat Load Displacement: 97,000 tons
Number of aircraft with embarked airwing: about 75
Aircraft Elevators: four, each 3,880 square feet
Number of Catapults: four
Number of Propellers: four each 22 feet in diameter, brass, five-bladed and weighing 66,200 pounds each
Number of Anchors: two, each weighing 30 tons
Crew accommodations: 6,250"

That is one BIG, Bad Boy!

[denfurb]

you have FreepMail

[mhking]

Watch the NK's now..

[Quix]

I like that rifleman proficiency reg.

[debg]

North Korea puts banned guns on South border (in violation of an armistice accord)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/813019/posts

[Mo1]

Watch the NK's now..

YEP .. someone sure doesn't want us going into Iraq

But the question is .. why would NK be so stupid to try a stunt like this??