Japan’s National Security Council is reportedly drawing up plans for a possible full evacuation of its citizens from South Korea, according to officials familiar with the situation, amid growing concerns that a war on he Korean Peninsula could be imminent.
Over the past weeks, US rhetoric about “solving” the North Korea crisis, along with the North Korean government’s threats of nuclear retaliation, have raised concerns that such fighting could break out at any moment. North Korea’s massive artillery and rocket arsenal would be turned against South Korea is such a war, with devastating results.
Important trade ties between the nations means Japan has some 60,000 citizens in South Korea at the moment, and is preparing to try to quickly get them out of harm’s way, or at least as out of harm’s way as Japan, which would presumably also be targeted in a US-North Korea War, would be.
The National Security Council also reportedly talked of the need to draw up plans for what to do if, in the event of war, Japan was suddenly faced with an influx of North Korean refugees. Reports say the officials are loathe to do anything publicly, for fear of causing panic.
Not really. Just a propaganda ploy to bolster the US bluff with a show of strength.
Relax! China would rather go to war with the US than give up N.Korea. And it’s a sure thing that the US isn’t giving up S.Korea for feigned concern of N.Korea someday nuking the US.
The US’s biggest fear and only fear is losing S.Korea.
The best thing Japan could do right now to avoid another horrible war from actually happening is to take seriously the very real danger their people are in and get them to relative safety. That will have serious consequences, but nothing compared to a war.
Two madmen in control…war mongers run DC…US congress wont debate and vote for war, cowards. There is no guarantees this will come out ok…fog of war starts small ends big. Better get out now while the gettin is good. They are all insane.
How mad can a man be if he takes the necessary precautions to protect his country from US aggression?
He needs to understand if you don’t give our madman a reason to attack you just might be safer. Keep your damn mouth shut and be a good boy. Tell Donnie you love him and think he is a great leader. That’s what Donnie wants is to be be loved and praised. Simple.
I’m surprised that 60,000 are in South Korea. They can’t be very popular.
Japan mulling anything that’s available to the media is only propaganda. Japan is in the loop and knows that no war is going to break out until the US lets them know. The US won’t!