President Trump Reportedly Has 9 Different Military Options to Strike North Korea
If this report is true the US President has plenty of different options to choose from if military force becomes the only way to deal with North Korea’s nuclear and ICBM programs:
US defence chiefs have drawn up nine options for military action against Kim Jong-un’s North Korea to destroy its nuclear weapons threat, the Evening Standard has been told.
They escalate to different levels of intensity and could be pre-emptive or retaliatory, and could be ordered by Donald Trump in response to an attack on the US Pacific naval base on Guam or American allies such as Japan or South Korea.
However, all of them risk triggering a devastating response by Pyongyang against South Korea, using conventional weapons. At least one senior Whitehall figure is concerned that there may be a shift in Washington towards military action. [Evening Standard]
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“However, all of them risk triggering a devastating response by Pyongyang against South Korea, using conventional weapons.”
America First means this isn’t a concern.
“At least one senior Whitehall figure is concerned that there may be a shift in Washington towards military action.”
Ah… someone recognized that America First means this isn’t a concern.
That’s a start.
Like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVEo6XnuwvE
Maybe the South Koreans had better look at ways to make saving Seoul seem more America First-ish.
All those protests against the migun might be causing nevousness in the protestors if they catch on…