US Secretary of Defense Says There Are Military Options Against North Korea that Don’t Put Seoul at Risk
Of course the United States has military options that do not threaten Seoul. In fact one was just executed with the recent B-1 show of force bombing exercise in South Korea. The real question is if there are military options to remove North Korea’s ICBM and nuclear facilities without endangering Seoul:
The United States has military options for North Korea that do not put Seoul at grave risk, Washington’s top defense official said Monday.
The remark by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis marks a departure from the popular argument that there is no viable military option that would not leave thousands of South Koreans and U.S. service members dead.
“Yes, there are,” Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon when asked whether there were military options that would not seriously endanger Seoul. “But I will not go into details.”
Mattis said he discussed with South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo the issue of reintroducing tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea to counter North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile threats. But he declined to say whether the option is under consideration. [Yonhap]
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Um….with Seoul in artillery range ot os always in danger. And everyone so focused on nukes, nK has tons of chemical munitions.
You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiZZ0IJL2_w
Radio jamming, drones, and the balloon barrage of radios and pamphlets, throw in a pork chop or 2, that will win their hearts and minds!
Mad Dog has been drinking the Trump brand Kool-Aid.
“We have military options that won’t endanger Seoul.”
“How us that possible? Any military attack on North Korea will endanger Seoul.”
“Yes, but it won’t endanger Seoul for us, just for Koreans.”
“That makes no sense.”
“Because you have grown accustom to leadership that puts America last in every decision.”