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Rteacher

Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Western MA, USA
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:35 am Post subject: |
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I don't think that we (especially those of us within range of their heavy artillery) can afford to let them strike first and get away with killing millions before being thwarted.
Moreover, they would likely prove much more difficult to defeat than Iraq in both conventional and guerilla warfare.
I think that preemptive nuclear strikes may be the best horrible choice.
This article is a little dated, but it makes a convincing case about how formidable a military threat they indeed do pose...
http://frontlineamerica.blogspot.com/2006/11/north-korea-military-capabilities.html
Here's another, more terse one ...
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/kn-korea-north/mil-military
According to this article, as far back as March, 2000, "Gen. Thomas A Schwartz, the US commander in Korea at the time, testified at a US congressional hearing that 'North Korea is the country most likely to involve the United States in a large-scale war'."
http://www.rense.com/general37/nkorr.htm |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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| The report that KJI could turn over power to his youngest son brought smiles to my inside source. He says that the kid has no political or military experience at all and would very likely lose control very quickly--and that that would be good for the South. |
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NAVFC
Joined: 10 May 2006
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Rteacher wrote: |
I don't think that we (especially those of us within range of their heavy artillery) can afford to let them strike first and get away with killing millions before being thwarted.
Moreover, they would likely prove much more difficult to defeat than Iraq in both conventional and guerilla warfare.
I think that preemptive nuclear strikes may be the best horrible choice.
This article is a little dated, but it makes a convincing case about how formidable a military threat they indeed do pose...
http://frontlineamerica.blogspot.com/2006/11/north-korea-military-capabilities.html
Here's another, more terse one ...
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/kn-korea-north/mil-military
According to this article, as far back as March, 2000, "Gen. Thomas A Schwartz, the US commander in Korea at the time, testified at a US congressional hearing that 'North Korea is the country most likely to involve the United States in a large-scale war'."
http://www.rense.com/general37/nkorr.htm |
The North Korean military is a paper tiger. While they will be initially formidable, and high casuaties may result, they dont have enough fuel food or resources for a sustained military campaign, and would tire quickly and be defeated.
Alot has changed since 2000 when Schwpzkof testifed to congress, things have gone down hill immensely. the war would still be large, yes, but winnable. |
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Tokki1

Joined: 14 May 2007 Location: The gap between the Korean superiority and inferiority complex
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
| The report that KJI could turn over power to his youngest son brought smiles to my inside source. He says that the kid has no political or military experience at all and would very likely lose control very quickly--and that that would be good for the South. |
Do you actually think KJI is in control? |
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