North Korea’s state media has warned that they may launch a “super-mighty preemptive strike” against the United States amid growing US threats against them, and growing speculation in recent weeks that the US might unilaterally attack North Korea at any moment.
The state media claimed that the preemptive strike would “immediately wipe out” all US troops in South Korea and the surrounding area, and that they would also be able to turn the entire US mainland into ashes.”
Though North Korea has presented itself as preparing nuclear strikes in a fight against the US, their ability to deliver nuclear warheads is uncertain at best. White House officials have cited this in their own threats against North Korea, downplaying the risk of retaliation.
But while North Korea may not be able to retaliate with nuclear weapons, there is no real doubt that they could retaliate against a US attack with an overwhelming amount of conventional weapons, particularly artillery, which would cause a major number of casualties among US troops in South Korea, as well as devastating the South Korean economy with enormous amounts of damage to big cities like Seoul.
It is so ridiculous to attack North Korea.
North Korea Threatens to ‘Reduce US to Ashes’ with ‘Super-Mighty Preemptive Strike’
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-idUSKBN17L2QZ
The original source is Reuters, not Rodong newspaper.
Reuters supposedly translated only the most inflammatory threat in an “editorial” in Rodong Sinmun.
The difference between an editorial and an official government statement is that the former is opinion. Reuters is yet to procure any evidence of the full editorial or its translation, but that hasn’t stopped the entire mainstream and alternative news from repeating Reuters without proof.
We cannot afford to take Reuters on their word without proof.
It is sickeningly arrogant for Reuters not to provide evidence.
Here is the website for Rodong: http://www.rodong.rep.kp/en/
North Korea Threatens to ‘Reduce US to Ashes’ with ‘Super-Mighty Preemptive Strike’
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-idUSKBN17L2QZ
The original source is Reuters, not Rodong newspaper.
Reuters supposedly translated only the most inflammatory threat in an “editorial” in Rodong Sinmun.
The difference between an editorial and an official government statement is that the former is opinion. Reuters is yet to procure any evidence of the full editorial or its translation, but that hasn’t stopped the entire mainstream and alternative news from repeating Reuters without proof.
We cannot afford to take Reuters on their word without proof.
It is sickeningly arrogant for Reuters not to provide evidence.
Here is the website for Rodong: http://www.rodong.rep.kp/en/