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struggle4progress

(118,294 posts) Sat Apr 8, 2017, 05:31 PM Apr 2017

Options include placing nukes in South Korea

APRIL 8, 2017 11:58PM

THE National Security Council has told President Donald Trump his options for dealing with North Korea’s nuclear threats include assassinating its dictator, Kim Jong-un, and placing US nukes in South Korea, according to a new report.

NBC, citing high ranking US military and intelligence officials, said the two scenarios were developed before Mr Trump’s meetings this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping, reports the New York Post ...

http://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/donald-trumps-options-for-north-korea-include-placing-nukes-in-south-korea/news-story/a790aee908c728de0500962722136f3b

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Options include placing nukes in South Korea (Original Post) struggle4progress Apr 2017 OP

Excellent, we can have a deeper radioactive hole on the Korean peninsula sharedvalues Apr 2017 #1

If there is a nuclear exchange, Trump better die in jail as a war criminal. sharedvalues Apr 2017 #2

China might be about as happy if we put nukes in SK as we were when Russia put them in Cuba struggle4progress Apr 2017 #7

Lunacy on parade. Eyeball_Kid Apr 2017 #3

The lunatics have take over malaise Apr 2017 #4

Madness... Madness! longship Apr 2017 #5

What happens when N Korea does something to escalate? oberliner Apr 2017 #6

S Korea has one of the largest armies in the world. former9thward Apr 2017 #8

We have a mutual defense treaty oberliner Apr 2017 #9

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)

1. Excellent, we can have a deeper radioactive hole on the Korean peninsula

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 05:47 PM

Apr 2017

If NK launches nukes we don't need nukes in SK to shoot back. Neither does China, or Russia.

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)

2. If there is a nuclear exchange, Trump better die in jail as a war criminal.

Reply to sharedvalues (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 05:47 PM

Apr 2017

For utter stupidity in getting us there.

struggle4progress

(118,294 posts)

7. China might be about as happy if we put nukes in SK as we were when Russia put them in Cuba

Reply to sharedvalues (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 06:54 PM

Apr 2017

Eyeball_Kid

(7,432 posts)

3. Lunacy on parade.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 06:00 PM

Apr 2017

malaise

(269,049 posts)

4. The lunatics have take over

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 06:10 PM

Apr 2017

This is madness

longship

(40,416 posts)

5. Madness... Madness!

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 06:47 PM

Apr 2017

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

6. What happens when N Korea does something to escalate?

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 06:50 PM

Apr 2017

How will the US respond?

More importantly, how should the US respond to such a provocation?

The South Koreans do need to know that we have their back.

former9thward

(32,020 posts)

8. S Korea has one of the largest armies in the world.

Reply to oberliner (Reply #6)

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 07:05 PM

Apr 2017

They are well equipped and well trained. They are not defenseless.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

9. We have a mutual defense treaty

Reply to former9thward (Reply #8)

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 07:17 PM

Apr 2017

They would have every right to ask us to live up to those obligations.

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