Overnight, the US test-fired an ICBM from the North Vandenberg Air Force Base across the Pacific Ocean. It was the fourth such test this year, landing some 6,800 km away in the Kwajalein Atoll.
The Air Force issued a statement, insisting that the test was not specifically about ongoing tensions with North Korea, but that it “demonstrates that the United States’ nuclear enterprise is secure, effective, and ready,” for future conflicts.
In specifying that the test was not about North Korea, the Air Force effectively confirmed that this was very much what it was about, coming just after a North Korean ICBM test of questionable effectiveness. the US “tested” a missile they’ve had for generations.
The US has been making a long series of “shows of force” related to North Korea in recent months, and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R – SC) said President Trump had told him that the US believes it has a good military option to totally destroy North Korea.
I’m pretty sure the Taliban and Al-Qaeda and any number of our opponents are scared witless as a result of this ‘show of force’. After all, it’s not like we’ve been fought to a standstill in Afghanistan and are pretty much defunct in Iraq and Syria against foes armed primarily with light weapons and who have no air force or navy. You gonna nuke ISIS? Where?
As for other more conventional enemies, nuclear war isn’t going to happen. At this point, nukes are nothing more than expensive holdovers from a bygone era.
I dunno, you’d be surprised how many people think their politics justifies ending all life on earth.
Awesome. The missile we’ve had for years still works.