US Ready for North Korean Attack

By ⋅ March 7, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment
A recent North Korean missile test. (Photo: REUTERS/KCNA KCNA)

A recent North Korean missile test. (Photo: REUTERS/KCNA KCNA)

The White House said Tuesday that the US is fully capable of protecting itself from a North Korean nuclear attack.

The regime in Pyongyang is threatening a pre-emptive nuclear strike on the United States.

It has also threatened to abrogate the ceasefire that ended the 1950-53 Korean War, as early as Monday.

The threats were issued ahead of a United Nations Security Council meeting, which adopted new sanctions against North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.

It’s all a bit surreal.

In fact it’s hard to think of another country right now that’s fodder for both late night comedy skits and stone-faced UN Security Council meetings.

Ambassador Chris Hill, the former chief US negotiator, with North Korea says Pyongyang “has no capability” to carry out an attack.

“Being North Korea is to say one thing on Tuesday and forget you said it on Wednesday,” he says.

But the threat illustrates a heightened level of rhetoric coming from a regime under increasing pressure, says Hill.

The key thing, he adds, is that it seems China has had enough of their former ally.

Discussion

6 comments for “US Ready for North Korean Attack”

  • John Cox

    How can the USA be fully ready?  Its anti-ballistic missile systems are neither comprehensive nor effective.  What if North Korea uses ship-based bombs in US ports?  They may have pre-positioned bombs throughout the USA already.  The US can never be ready for this threat.

    • http://www.facebook.com/marinella.martinez.5 Marinella Martinez

      this man is crazy! saan ka nakakita dito ko pang nakita na laht ngoperation against sa kalaban dinadaldal kahit sensitibo baliw nga yang north na yan biruin pinagbabantaan mo pa parang pinahahanda mo pa ng tangang north na iprotect ng us ang sarili manniwala pa ko kung tulad ng worldwar2 panahon ng hapon biglaan at nagulantang ng lusubin ng hapon ang pearl harbor walng sabi sabi . sy war ginagawa ng north dahil kung yung dinadakdak at pinagmamalaki ng north na kaya lusubin po ang mainland us tagal ng ginawa get! hind binubunganga ginagawa! ship base bombs may monitor na rin sila diyan ang kawawa baka damay tayo kaya nga hind na umaalis ang kano sa pilipinas stratigic location mas madali ammmonitor ang north malap[i lang kaya satin kaya pag nagbakbakan tayo kawawa utot ung pang laban natin ang us may satellite at monitoring sa labas ng mundo o klawakana angdami ng dinala doon may nakita ka bang nilabas ngayon ng kano na pantapat sa north korea kasi hind sila kasing tanga ng north mgdaldal sa tv kahit nsakatay seurity threat! may pinakita ba na nuclear lahat pinakita ng kano! wal kap ng nakita o nilabas ng us na ito ipangbabanat dito sus me itong north korea bibida ung napalipad ung sinasabi nila po na missile na umabot o aabot sa mainland us sa ere pa lang pumutok ni hind nga nakal;ipad sus me kaya ng us iprotect ung sarili nila ang kawawa pilipinas! puro kalawang ang pang bato! meron tayo world war 2 nagamit . nauna nang nakposisyon ang kano ung north korea nga may naligaw na jet ng us mismo hindi naipabagsak ready to attack missile sagot ng us sige tirahin niyo nakaposisyon na sa asia! kaya ang daming base4s ng kano sa asia get mo ako hind ako karunungan pero iniisip ko mga sy war ng north tagal ng ginawa nila yan kung gusto nila lusub in us ang us never ngpakiata nglabas ng mga nucvlear pantira nila dahil sensitibo yon! operasyon nga misyon ibulgar mo pa sa tv! nauna nakaposisyon ang amercano sa mga base nila sa asia kaya nga pinalalawak ang base nila sa asia! ikaw pag may llusubin ka ba announce mo sa tv biglaan yan walng sabi sabi gera yan ngpapalam ka pa! yung missile nila puwede pa sa asia bumagsak ung ginawa nila una ni hindoi nakalpad bumagsak kagad sus me! hinhintay lang ng us mauna sila tumira at mgttirahan na yan kaya lang tayo ba handa? hind p[uwedeng mauna us kaya yan kesa dumadal gawin ng north kung kaya nila!

      • http://www.facebook.com/marinella.martinez.5 Marinella Martinez

        ito lang north korea baliw na pati pagbabanta inaanounce sa tv! kung llusubin mo wag kang mgpaalam ganun nkasimple!

        • http://www.facebook.com/marinella.martinez.5 Marinella Martinez

          pagmalki mo pa laht ng gamit om natinon wide panggera ang us ba nilabas nila ung tinatago nila agaionst other counrty? maryosep! at ung mga general ng kano sinasabi sa tv kung ano ggawin sa kalaban hind laht kaya ng tao tanga! tintignan ng north korea kung madadala sa takot ang america kasi sanction nanaman ang north ngwawala sa galit ! yun yon!

  • http://twitter.com/FaithsMommy10 Rebecca Bryant

    Our submarines will always be ready for a attack like this. Hooyah

  • LesCommenting

    well! … the revolution’s over and China’s not that “red” anymore so the welfare cheques are probably gonna dry up.
    ‘Little Kim’ just has to put on a little ‘Gangnam Style’.