S'th Korea, US rehearse invasion of N.Korea

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S.Korea, US will rehearse invasion of N.Korea in record-breaking joint military drills

More than 90,000 South Koreans and 15,000 US troops will stage a “pre-emptive strike” on simulated North Korean weapons silos, following Pyongyang’s rocket launch and a nuclear test earlier this year.

“This year’s operations will involve recovering key facilities that are located deep within North Korea, all the way near its northern borders,” a senior defense official in Seoul told the Korea Herald late last week.

“The scenario will include the special operations forces being deployed to border areas adjacent to China and Russia,” continued the official, emphasizing that the troops would be needed to seal the conflict, and avoid escalation into a war with North Korea’s powerful backers in Moscow and Beijing.

https://www.rt.com/news/333291-us-nuclear-korea-drills/

[seeder]

DPRK Promises Preemptive Strike If South Korea, US Hold Massive War Games

As the US and South Korea prepare to hold joint military exercises next month, North Korea has warned of harsh retaliation. Is this usual bluster, or an understandable reaction to signals of aggression?

In recent months, Pyongyang has faced fierce criticism from both Washington and Seoul over its nuclear test. This was followed by a North Korean satellite launch, which the West claimed was a veiled attempt to show off its ballistic missile technology.

Read more: http://sputniknews.com/asia/20160223/1035233253/dprk-preemptive-strike.html#ixzz412JOxMu3

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Lil Kim and his coterie are a bit nervous, are they? I think his guys are probably quite aware of how quickly they'd lose if it came to blows.

[Peter B]

S.Korea, US will rehearse invasion of N.Korea in record-breaking joint military drills

More than 90,000 South Koreans and 15,000 US troops will stage a “pre-emptive strike” on simulated North Korean weapons silos, following Pyongyang’s rocket launch and a nuclear test earlier this year.

“This year’s operations will involve recovering key facilities that are located deep within North Korea, all the way near its northern borders,” a senior defense official in Seoul told the Korea Herald late last week.

“The scenario will include the special operations forces being deployed to border areas adjacent to China and Russia,” continued the official, emphasizing that the troops would be needed to seal the conflict, and avoid escalation into a war with North Korea’s powerful backers in Moscow and Beijing.

https://www.rt.com/n...r-korea-drills/

It'd be nice to see this article on the Korea Herald website, but http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160223001187 doesn't include those quotes.

Perish the thought that the Russia Today journalist made it up...

[Peter B]

DPRK Promises Preemptive Strike If South Korea, US Hold Massive War Games

As the US and South Korea prepare to hold joint military exercises next month, North Korea has warned of harsh retaliation. Is this usual bluster, or an understandable reaction to signals of aggression?

In recent months, Pyongyang has faced fierce criticism from both Washington and Seoul over its nuclear test...

As well as condemnation from China and Russia.

This was followed by a North Korean satellite launch, which the West claimed was a veiled attempt to show off its ballistic missile technology.

Read more: http://sputniknews.c...l#ixzz412JOxMu3

A launch which was also criticised by China and Russia.