U.S. flies B-52 over S.Korea after North's nuclear test

[galdur]

Yeah, it´s always so easy, but later it turns out that it isn´t such a cakewalk after all. At some point the usual nutcases will start talking about how the people of North Korea will welcome the invaders with flowers and democracy will be in place in no time 

Do you really believe that the United States can achieve a conclusive military victory against DPRK? I don't think so (that is, unless the Americans nuke every square inch of North Korea). Unlike the case with countries such as Iraq and Libya, the North Korean military technology is very advanced. They even have ICBMs, capable of targeting the whole of Japan (and probably Alaska as well).

All I´m saying is that when war is being scammed on it´s always easy. That´s how salesmen work. It´s hopeless to attack North Korea but if they decide to do it that won´t matter,

They can be defeated by nuking them, no doubt, but as soon as a nuke is dropped markets around the world will crater, probably close to zero. It would be like getting rid of a headache by blasting your head off.

[bryant.coleman]

They can be defeated by nuking them, no doubt, but as soon as a nuke is dropped markets around the world will crater, probably close to zero. It would be like getting rid of a headache by blasting your head off.

I don't know whether nuking DPRK is a serious option for the United States. If they try that, then similar nukes (or even hydrogen bombs) will rain upon Japan and South Korea, some of the best allies of the United States in the region. No one really knows how many nuclear weapons are currently under the possession of DPRK. I suspect that the numbers might be as high as 50.

[galdur]

They can be defeated by nuking them, no doubt, but as soon as a nuke is dropped markets around the world will crater, probably close to zero. It would be like getting rid of a headache by blasting your head off.

I don't know whether nuking DPRK is a serious option for the United States. If they try that, then similar nukes (or even hydrogen bombs) will rain upon Japan and South Korea, some of the best allies of the United States in the region. No one really knows how many nuclear weapons are currently under the possession of DPRK. I suspect that the numbers might be as high as 50.

Yes, and some of them may even be parked in the United States. They´ve had years and years to prepare for a possibility of a war and have made all sorts of arrangements.

[strayanbit]

Look, if America gets bombed and becomes uninhabitable, we can only take in 10,000 refugees..  we dont want to be overrun by Americans ok? 

[bryant.coleman]

Look, if America gets bombed and becomes uninhabitable, we can only take in 10,000 refugees..  we dont want to be overrun by Americans ok?  

No. I don't think that the United States will be nuked by the DPRK. The North Korean ballistic missiles are not capable of reaching the mainland United States (that is, with the exception of Hawaii and Alaska). All they can do is to nuke the American military bases in Japan and South Korea. And trust me, the Japanese will never run away from their homeland and live as refugees in some other country. After the WW2, they rebuilt Hiroshima and Nagasaki in a matter of few years.

[designerusa]

U.S. flies B-52 over S.Korea after North's nuclear test

The United States deployed a B-52 bomber on a low-level flight over its ally South Korea on Sunday, a show of force following North Korea's nuclear test last week.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un maintained that Wednesday's test was of a hydrogen bomb and said it was a self-defensive step against a U.S. threat of nuclear war.

North Korea's fourth nuclear test angered both China, its main ally, and the United States, although the U.S. government and weapons experts doubt the North's claim that the device was a hydrogen bomb.

The massive B-52, based in Guam and capable of carrying nuclear weapons, could be seen in a low flight over Osan Air Base at around noon (0300 GMT). It was flanked by two fighter planes, a U.S. F-16 and a South Korean F-15, before returning to Guam, the U.S. military said in a statement.

Osan is south of Seoul and 77 km (48 miles) from the Demilitarised Zone that separates the two Koreas. The flight was "in response to recent provocative action by North Korea", the U.S. military said.


http://www.reuters.com/article/northkorea-nuclear-idUSKCN0UO01I20160110

Do you think a war may start ?

usa is not brave enough to start a war with north korea..