A pair of B-1B Lancers, American supersonic nuclear-capable bombers flying out of Guam, carried out their first joint nighttime mission with South Korea over the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday night. The operations included simulated bombings on both sides of the peninsula and a nearly three-hour mission.
The latest in a series of simulated US bombing runs around North Korea, the operation is described as a “show of force” amid ongoing tensions with North Korea. President Trump has repeatedly threatened to destroy North Korea.
US operations out of Guam are particularly provocative, as most suggestions are that a real US attack on North Korea would come from warplanes out of Guam. This means every “exercise” which involves bombers from that area heading to Korea risk being interpreted as a US sneak attack.
Such operations have been happening with increasing frequency over the past several months, as have North Korean missile and nuclear tests. The US has repeatedly ruled out negotiations with North Korea.
State the obvious…..this is why North Korea wants nukes.
You know, Dave, after the millions killed in the first Korean War, after the constant US provocation in the decades since, is it any wonder that Kim is reluctant to give up his nukes? He knows that you can’t make deals with the USA (think Iran, think Gaddafi) as they always find some excuse to blow the crap out of some little country every few years or so.
“State the obvious”…. North Korea’s pursuit of nukes is exactly what
will get them annihilated.
Whereas if they weren’t pursuing nukes they would be accepted into the international community with open arms. Like Libya, Iraq, Iran, Syria…. They might as well take their chances.
Those are inaccurate comparisons. The reasons for Middle East involvement are N/A in Korea. Rapproachment and common sense adjustments are preferable to military confrontation, just from the North Korean point-of-view, in which millions of silenced and imprisoned North Koreans would agree, if they were allowed to say so, which they are not.
No, they’re not. We want regime change or already achieved it with the countries I mentioned. Completely neutered and subservient to our wishes is all we will accept.
Stupid waste of fuel.
As long as North Korea has the ability to secretly put one of their nukes on a fishing boat and sail it to some US port city, the USA can never attack them without paying an enormous price. That’s why North Korea wants nukes.
America has bombers. Now North Korea will surrender for sure.