Listening to what the secretary of state said to the UN I think it is going to heighten tensions even more. I know that NK has the means to strike Hawaii and parts of Alaska with no issues. I do not know if they can actually reach the lower 48 but if they can Seattle should worry. I think something is going to happen but just what is yet to be played out.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called on the world community Friday to drastically increase pressure on North Korea, warning that failure to do so could be “catastrophic” and that the US is prepared to take military action against the rogue regime if necessary.
“All options for responding to future provocations must remain on the table,” Tillerson said. “Diplomatic and financial leverage or power will be backed up by willingness to counteract North Korean aggression with military action, if necessary.”
Tillerson, speaking at a special US-hosted UN meeting to address the challenge, called on member countries to take three immediate steps, singling out China as he did so and warning that countries that don’t comply may face consequences.
He urged nations to fully enforce existing sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, suspend or downgrade diplomatic relations with the already isolated country and increase its financial isolation by targeting countries and individuals that support its nuclear and ballistic missile program. Ref. CNN.
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They have ability but their missiles are wildly inaccurate. They could actually miss the broad side of a barn, as the saying goes. The further the target the more inaccurate. I would guess they would target SK and Japan to try and get those two countries to get us to stop whatever it is we are planning. The truth is, we can't at this point because they getting to the point where their missiles are getting more accurate and they are increasing their range. If they get to a point where they have a fairly accurate ICBM then our West Coast is in trouble and I don't think President Trump is going to let that happen.
Exactly and that is why I am saying that tensions are even higher now. If they do launch a nuke at Hawaii, Alaska or even the west coast and get a lucky hit what is that going to do? I know we will hit them with a vengeance and that could lead into WWI. Any option that includes military action is gong to be interesting.
If they were to actually hit us with a nuke I'm fairly sure we'd nuke them back. We would either use a nuclear tipped cruise missile or a plane carrying a nuke. The nukes on planes usually have very high yields. And yes, any miscalculation at that point could lead to a catastrophe… bigger catastrophe since any nukes flying is already a catastrophe.
I don't think that would happen in this case. Both China and Russia would know that the nuke we launch will only go to NK. I'm pretty sure they'd call us if NK launches one at us. Every nuclear-armed country has enough time to react if one of the others is targeted so they would hold off to see and hear our response. Plus, if we did it with a cruise missile or plane they wouldn't know for sure until it goes boom, and by then we'd be on the phone letting them know it was a one shot deal in retaliation for anything NK did.
You have to remember they all know our nuclear response time due to Hillary giving it out in the debates to the whole world. I do not know if anyone would adhere to the hold out but if NK does launch on us then we will find out then.