Korea on the brink of war
Douglas MacArthur was relieved of his command because among other things he wanted to end North Korean rule by nuclear weapons. He may have been right. The Koreas are on the brink of war once again and this time North Korea has a few nuclear warheads at its disposal. This is a new type of war between nuclear powers that nobody wants. That is an understatement. These nuclear weapons if used could make Hiroshima and Nagasaki look like a bad military bombing. If a bomb or two are dropped on Seoul millions could die. It does not seem possible that the DPRK will ever give up or retreat. The ultimate weapon they have looms as the scariest part of the present tension making normal battle tactics somewhat insignificant. This all means that even if allied forces managed to advance into North Korea and win tactical battles on the field this may bring closer the use of nuclear weapons. Very Scary indeed.
For those who need any more convincing please imagine the following scenario.
Israel attacks Lebanon after being attacked by hundreds of Rockets from Lebanon and Syria. The Hamas and Jihad Islami also join the fight and rain down rockets on southern Israel. The Israel defense forces go deep into Lebanon and decimate the Hizbullah army and actively engage the Syrian army. The Syrian army suffers heavy losses as the IDF in the south retakes the Gaza strip from the Hamas. Iran announces that if Israel does not retreat from all occupied Arab lands in 48 hours it will send 15 surface to air missiles with nuclear warheads. Israel says that any launched nuclear weapon by Iran will trigger the complete annihilation of the Iranian republic with millions of lives lost.
The president of Iran whose whereabouts are not known proclaims the end of the Zionist entity is at hand and that the Arab nation must sacrifice to rid itself of the Zionist scourge. Iran launches its weapons of mass destruction on Israel. All weapons are destroyed in flight except for one that reaches the Galilee killing 35,000 civilians many of them Arabs and creating nuclear fallout all over Northern Israel.
Israel counter attacks dropping 20 tactical nuclear weapons on 20 military bases in Iran and obliterating them completely. Israel discovers the bunker where the Iranian President is holed up and drops yet another nuclear weapon vaporizing anything in the 10 kilometer vicinity.
The United Nations security council meet in emergency session as a nuclear tragedy occurs like none before.
Seems so crazy?
It is not so crazy at all. North Korea will drop the bomb on the south or US forces if it has no choice unless someone can assassinate Kim Jong-il. That seems unlikely unfortunately . Iran will not hesitate to do the same in the right scenario.
Weapons of mass destruction in the hands of despotic extreme elements are the new challenges of our time. It does not take much imagination to consider what would have happened had Hitler usage of an atomic weapon. To give modern Hitler’s this option is madness.
Plain madness.
Showing posts with label Korea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Korea. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
The drum roll of war in the Korean Pennisula
War in Korea, again?
Someone once said that if you want peace prepare for war and if you want war talk a lot about peace. President Barack Obama has tried to appease and start dialogue with the perceived enemies of the United States. He doesn’t seem to doing that well. The Korean peninsula is a heart beat away from major configuration all this under the new watch of Obama. Its hard to say how George Bush would have handled this crisis but John Macain has said that the President is not handling the situation correctly. That might be an understatement. Many guessed that Obama would be tested very early in his presidency and they were right. The dictatorship in North Korea understands Obamas inexperience and hesitancy to act forceful. They are taking advantage of all this and are severely testing the resolve of the US and the west. A cargo ship that reportedly is delivering illegal arms has left North Korea and the United States is afraid to board the ship. Simply scared. The North has threatened to start a war and many believe that those threats are not empty. In essence the war between the North and South never stopped. But effectively there has been a tense truce. There is a real danger now because of Obamas bumbling of real war happening again. The nuclear threat now has made things all that more complicated. What needs to be done now Obama apparently does not know. Time will tell if this war is inevitable. South Korea has two major war drills a year. War may be around the corner. Iran hopes so at least.
Someone once said that if you want peace prepare for war and if you want war talk a lot about peace. President Barack Obama has tried to appease and start dialogue with the perceived enemies of the United States. He doesn’t seem to doing that well. The Korean peninsula is a heart beat away from major configuration all this under the new watch of Obama. Its hard to say how George Bush would have handled this crisis but John Macain has said that the President is not handling the situation correctly. That might be an understatement. Many guessed that Obama would be tested very early in his presidency and they were right. The dictatorship in North Korea understands Obamas inexperience and hesitancy to act forceful. They are taking advantage of all this and are severely testing the resolve of the US and the west. A cargo ship that reportedly is delivering illegal arms has left North Korea and the United States is afraid to board the ship. Simply scared. The North has threatened to start a war and many believe that those threats are not empty. In essence the war between the North and South never stopped. But effectively there has been a tense truce. There is a real danger now because of Obamas bumbling of real war happening again. The nuclear threat now has made things all that more complicated. What needs to be done now Obama apparently does not know. Time will tell if this war is inevitable. South Korea has two major war drills a year. War may be around the corner. Iran hopes so at least.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Looming crisis in the Korean Peninsula
North Korea defies the world, Iran keeping a close watch.
North Korea continues to defy the world by detonating a rather large Nuclear device and continuing to test ballistic missiles that could carry nuclear payloads. Other than some harsh rhetoric by Western leaders it is mostly unclear what is to happen now. Many expected a severe foreign policy test for President Obama in his first year. It looks like the test has arrived.
Obama has a few options to choose from. One option could be to completely isolate the North with a complete embargo and possible confiscation of its assets outside of Korea. That option would probably cause massive starvation for millions in the North and not undermine the regime to much.
Another option is a full military blockade of the North by Nato forces. This option is also problematic as this blockade is a clear act of war that would give the north a excuse to start another Korean War. A last option of course is to do nothing at all with all of its repercussions.
Iran is looking very carefully as to how the West will react to this latest outrage by North Korea. It is hoping that there will be major saber rattling and very little in terms of substance. They see the confrontation between the west and North Korea as a test case for themselves. .
President Obama is unlikely to do anything that might antagonize the north and cause a rekindling of the Korean War. The nuclear capability of the North certainly limits what steps can be taken by the west. Iran is betting that little will be done to confront North Korea in this new cold war crisis. It expects the same will happen if they manage to attain nuclear capability. The policy of the United States is to stop Irans quest for a bomb at all cost. The way this crisis is managed will go long way in showing Iran what the west has in store for it.
Did I mention Israel in all this?
North Korea continues to defy the world by detonating a rather large Nuclear device and continuing to test ballistic missiles that could carry nuclear payloads. Other than some harsh rhetoric by Western leaders it is mostly unclear what is to happen now. Many expected a severe foreign policy test for President Obama in his first year. It looks like the test has arrived.
Obama has a few options to choose from. One option could be to completely isolate the North with a complete embargo and possible confiscation of its assets outside of Korea. That option would probably cause massive starvation for millions in the North and not undermine the regime to much.
Another option is a full military blockade of the North by Nato forces. This option is also problematic as this blockade is a clear act of war that would give the north a excuse to start another Korean War. A last option of course is to do nothing at all with all of its repercussions.
Iran is looking very carefully as to how the West will react to this latest outrage by North Korea. It is hoping that there will be major saber rattling and very little in terms of substance. They see the confrontation between the west and North Korea as a test case for themselves. .
President Obama is unlikely to do anything that might antagonize the north and cause a rekindling of the Korean War. The nuclear capability of the North certainly limits what steps can be taken by the west. Iran is betting that little will be done to confront North Korea in this new cold war crisis. It expects the same will happen if they manage to attain nuclear capability. The policy of the United States is to stop Irans quest for a bomb at all cost. The way this crisis is managed will go long way in showing Iran what the west has in store for it.
Did I mention Israel in all this?
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