Kerry says US will defend S. Korea :
"We've heard an extraordinary amount of unacceptable rhetoric from the North Korean government in the past few days... The US will protect ourselves and our treaty partner ally, the Republic of Korea" He said. Ref. Source 5
Intercepted communications in recent days indicate that North Korea could be planning to launch a mobile ballistic missile in the coming days or weeks, a U.S. Official tells CNN.
The news came as South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin told a parliamentary committee in Seoul that the North has moved a medium-range missile to its east coast for an imminent test firing or military drill. The missile doesn't appear to be aimed at the U.S. Mainland, Kim said, according to the semi-official South Korean news agency Yonhap.
North Korea today accused the United States of "Pushing the situation on the Korean Peninsula to the brink of a war" by sending "The latest nuclear war hardware" to South Korea. Wednesday, the U.S. Announced it was sending ballistic missile defenses to Guam, home to U.S. Naval and air bases. Earlier this week, U.S. Defense officials said two warships and a sea-based radar platform were being moved closer to the Korean Peninsula to monitor possible missile activity. Ref. CNN
U.S. Sends Weapons for Preemptive Attack in Vicinity of S. Korea:
The U.S. Is increasing the danger of war, ceaselessly introducing lots of nuclear war hardware into south Korea and in the vicinity of the Korean Peninsula in a bid to bring dark clouds of a nuclear war to hang over Korea. Ref. Source 6
North Korean "State of war" declaration is a faulty translation and NOT official policy statement from Kim Jung Un:
As much as our leaders would like them to have taken the bait, North Korea has not declared war on the South or the U.S. In response to our unprecedented provocations. Ref. Source 3
The United States would "Not be surprised" if North Korea launched a missile, White House spokesman Jay Carney said today.
Two medium-range missiles have been loaded onto mobile launchers on the East coast of North Korea, a U.S. Official told CNN today. South Korea's semiofficial Yonhap news agency, citing military sources in Seoul, said the missiles are hidden in an unidentified facility and are ready to be launched.
It is believed a missile launch would be a "Test" rather than a targeted strike. Ref. CNN
US Secretly Deploys B-1 Strategic Bombers, E-6 "Doomsday" Planes Near North Korea:
This particular deployment has been kept secret from the public (at least the broader public), "A fact that could be the sign that the U.S. Is not only making symbolic moves, but it is preparing for the worst scenario: an attack on North Korea." Ref. Source 1
Recent intelligence shows it is likely North Korea has completed preparations for test firing mobile ballistic missiles, a U.S. Official said.
Earlier, the top U.S. Commander in the Pacific, Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, called North Korean violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions forbidding the "Building and testing" of long-range ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons "A clear and direct threat to U.S. National security and regional peace and stability."
North Korea also issued its latest dispatch of ominous rhetoric Tuesday, telling foreigners in South Korea they should take steps to protect themselves in the event of a conflict on the Korean Peninsula. Ref. CNN