Wednesday, April 18, 2012

US: Strike on N. Korea Possible if Nuclear Test Held

The commander of the U.S. Pacific Command says the U.S. may launch a surgical strike against missile bases and nuclear test sites in North Korea if it conducts a third nuclear test.

Admiral Samuel Locklear explained the U.S.'s position on Tuesday at a meeting with South Korean defense journalists at the South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC) in Seoul.

Locklear said Washington is closely watching the North in relation to the possibility of a third nuclear test, adding the U.S. and South Korea are looking at all options including a surgical strike.

Source: KBS

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

They've got a lot of nerve, don't they?

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/North-Korea-warns-US-over-broken-nuclear-food-deal/articleshow/12709750.cms

Devorah said...

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said on Tuesday that it was abandoning an agreement in made in February with the United States, in which it promised to suspend uranium enrichment, nuclear tests and long-range missile tests.

The North Korean Foreign Ministry said that it “resolutely and totally” rejected the United Nations Security Council’s condemnation of its failed rocket launching last week, and that it would continue to launch rockets to try to place satellites into orbit.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/18/world/asia/north-korea-says-it-will-abandon-deal-with-united-states.html?_r=1