I have my doubts about this but am posting this already.
Massive U.S. Force Heading Toward North Korea
6
March, 2016
In
a staggering display of US air power, an utterly ENROMOUS number of
fighter jets and bombers are enroute from Guam; a "message"
to North Korea!
Take
a look at the radar image above. Within the red circle are TEN
squadrons of US fighter aircraft (fifty
fighter jets),
as well as THREE squadrons of US Bomber aircraft (Eighteen
Bombers).
All are heading north from Guam toward our "exercise" with
the South Koreans. But . . . . . is it an exercise? Has
the US finally had enough of North Korea making nuclear threats?
Looks
like we may find out very soon
North Korea threatens nuclear strike over military drills
7 March, 2016
North Korea warned it would make a "preemptive and offensive nuclear strike" in response to joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises that began Monday.
North Korea warned it would make a "preemptive and offensive nuclear strike" in response to joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises that began Monday.
The
news was announced in a statement by the National Defense Commission
of North Korea and published in the state-run Korean Central News
Agency.
"As
the joint military exercises to be staged by the enemies are regarded
as the most undisguised nuclear war drills aimed to infringe upon the
sovereignty of the DPRK, its military counteraction will be more
preemptive and offensive nuclear strike to cope with them," the
statement read.
The
United States responded with a call for caution.
"We
urge North Korea to refrain from provocative actions and statements
that aggravate tensions and instead focus on fulfilling its
international obligations and commitments," a senior
administration official said Monday. "We are closely monitoring
the situation on the Korean Peninsula in coordination with our
Republic of Korea allies."
North
Korea's bellicose words are typical around the time of annual
military exercises, according to CNN's Paula Hancocks.
"They
(North Korea) have threatened this before, and these kinds of threats
are to be expected this time of year," she said.
But
Hancocks noted that tensions this year are even higher than normal
after recent action at the United Nations.
The Security
Council voted last week to
impose an array of sanctions against North Korea because of that
nation's recent nuclear test and missile launch, both of which defied
international sanctions. The resolution that brought about the
sanctions aims to cripple the economic factors that fuel the North's
nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
The
North Korean news agency has blasted the sanctions as "unprecedented
and gangster-like."
Discussions
about new sanctions started after North Korea claimed to have
successfully tested a hydrogen bomb in January, its fourth nuclear
test.
Then,
in February, Pyongyang said it had successfully launched an Earth
satellite into orbit via the long-range Kwangmyongsong carrier
rocket.
About
17,000 U.S. forces will participate in the joint military exercises
with South Korea, according to United States Forces Korea.
The
two exercises, "Key Resolve" and "Foal Eagle,"
will run until April 30. "Foal Eagle" will involve ground,
air, naval and special operations forces from both militaries, USFA
said.
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