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One of the more daunting crisis of our time
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Posted by: Mr. P

This is so serious, it could actually cause panic, and in the worst case, could lead to WW-III. Thank God we don't have AlGore or John F Prettyboy at the helm now.

If NK explodes one nuke, California, Japan, South Korea, and the entire Pacific Rim, with the rest of the US and Europe's economies are going into a downward dive............and............actual panic may spread in California, in particular (not to mention Japan).

This is so serious, by the way, because NK is desperately poor, starving their own people, with a mad-man in control. This is the kind of doomsday scenario that's normally left to the movie thrillers, but it's real and it's being kept pretty quiet. The President last night acknowledged the issue, as he has in the past, and said "all options are on the table". This means nuclear incineration is on the table.

In the interim, hopefully we've brought our missile defense into play, at least enough to take on what the North Koreans would be able to lob into Los Angeles, or Hawaii. If they lob one, we'll undoubtedly hit them so hard to assure they don't lob another, the world will be radioactive for a thousand years. How's that for good news on a Friday???

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/29/p...print&position=

Even though it's being kept reasonably quiet, ALL of our allies KNOW what our plan is, and will be, if we get hit. China and Russia also knows., and NK knows, but do they care??????????

2004 Developments
The Dallas Morning News reported on January 19, 2004 that the Pentagon was planning on redeploying aircraft, including bombers, to Guam and other areas of the Pacific and Asia to offset the reduction in combat strength caused by the deployment of forces from these areas to the Persian Gulf. No indication was given as to when the aircraft would be repositioned.
Voice of America and the Associated Press confirm that the United States plans to deploy six B-52H bombers to Guam. The aircraft will be from the 5th Bomb Wing, and will include some 300 airmen for support. The deployment is to take place sometime in February.
Pacific Air Force reported on February 22, 2004 that the first three of six B-52s from the 5th Bomb Wing arrived at Andersen Air Force Base.
A photo released by the Air Force illustrating the arrival of the first three B-52s at Andersen Air Force Base, indicates that in addition to the presence of B-52s, at least one B-1B is also present at the facility (or at least was at the end of February). This B-1B presence had not previously been disclosed by the Air Force. The photo can be seen here.
An Air Force TV & Radio News story indicates that all six B-52s are present at Andersen Air Force Base, as is one B-1B bomber, clearly shown in the video. To see the story click here and watch the "New Mission" piece.
RSOI/FE 2004 will begin on March 21 and will run through March 28. This exercise includes an additional 8,500 troops, likely Marines from Okinawa.
The Abilene (TX) Reporter-News reports that an unspecified number of B-1Bs from the 7th Bomb Wing were deployed to the Pacific to replace bombers from Ellsworth AFB. The story, printed on March 19, 2004, does not mention Guam as the location of the deployment, but does indicate that the unit was sent there a year ago and that it would be deploying to the Pacific. Guam is the only bomber base in the Pacific.
The El Paso Times reported 01 May 2004 that " Fort Bliss would send about 550 soldiers from the 35th Air Defense Brigade, including two Patriot missile batteries, to South Korea over the next year.... The post will spend the next six months forming, training and deploying crews and the Patriot batteries to South Korea... the deployment would send the batteries to Gwangju Air Base in southern South Korea and the brigade headquarters to Osan Air Base..." The 125-member 35th Air Defence Brigade headquarters will be located at Osan Air Base. Two batteries with a total of 425 troops and 16 fire units of the new Patriot Advanced Capability 2 and 3 missile defense systems will deploy to Gwangju [Kwangju] Air Base. The move is part of the $11 billion package to improve US military readiness on the peninsula announced in mid-2003.
The New York Times reported on May 17, 2004 that the Department of Defense was considering the redeployment of roughly a brigades worth of troops from South Korea to Iraq. A redeployment of 2nd Infantry Division soldiers to Iraq would be unprecedented, as these units are part of the deterrence force in the ROK to discourage North Korean aggression and have previously not been ordered to deploy in support of other operations. While the New York Times story indicated that this plan was still very much in development, the Korea Times reported on May 18, 2004 that the US had already informed South Korea if its plan to move troops to Iraq, according to Kim Sook head of the ROK's Foreign Ministry's North American Bureau. The Korea Times report also indicated that the first elements of the 2nd Infantry Division would begin to deploy within the next 2 weeks. Other reports seem to challenge this assessment, indicating that the units would be part of the OIF 3 rotation. This may also cause ROK leaders to not deploy its 3,000 troops to Iraq, as the security situation in the ROK will have changed.
A DOD briefing on May 17, 2004 confirmed that elements of the 2nd Infantry Division would be deploying to Iraq. The 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division is the unit tapped to go. The deployment will be for one year.
On May 25, 2004, two B-52s bombers from the 96th Bomb Squadron left Barksdale AFB for Andersen AFB, Guam, as part of a 90-day Air and Space Expeditionary Force rotation. Part of a six-airplane deployment, the aircraft were due to replace B-52s from the 5th Bomb Wing.
On June 21, Holloman AFB officials announced that elements of the 49th Fighter Wing, with an unspecified number of F-117A aircraft would be deployed to the Western Pacific region for an unspecified length of time.
The Korea Herald reported on June 30, 2004 that a squadron of F-117A aircraft had arrived in s. Korea to be stationed at Kunsan AB. The Korea Times, on that same date, reported that the deployment would last 3 to 4 months. Ten of the fighters landed at the base. The specialized team was to spend up to four months there so its members can familiarize themselves with the topography of the peninsula, the Japan Islands and the nearby seas.
U.S., Republic of Korea Reach Agreement on Troop Redeployment 06 Oct 2004 -- The Department of Defense announced today that after several months of close consultations, the United States and the Republic of Korea have reached final agreement regarding the June 2004 U.S. proposal to redeploy 12,500 U.S. troops from Korea. Throughout these consultations, the United States has made clear that it remains committed to the defense of the Republic of Korea, to the security and stability of the region and to a strengthened Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance. The future of the alliance is strong and will be adaptive to change and responsive to the needs of the Korean people.

SOKOR/US TROOPS VOA 06 Oct 2004 -- South Korea and the United States have agreed that U.S. troop strength in the Asian country will be reduced at a much slower pace than originally announced. VOA's Steve Herman reports from Tokyo that the change came after intense pressure from Seoul.

Sorry for the size of this pic, but it wouldn't recopy any smaller. This is not a vintage pic by the way, it's current as of "last year".

http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/a...meline.nuclear/

Posted by: Brootal

That's the widest fucking foto I've ever seen!

Posted by: Mr. P

Yeah I guess I should delete it. For some strange reason when I copied it over here for the article it grew into the mother of all photos.

As for NK, today they lobbed a missile over into the Sea of Japan. This nasty little problem isn't going away. They're going to demand attention, but they might not like the kind they get. If you see the sky to the north light up and stay lit unexpectedly in the middle of the night, you may wanna turn on the news channel.

Mr. p

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