RE: U.S. Warns North Korea Of Overwhelming Response
February 3, 2017 at 1:25 pm
(This post was last modified: February 3, 2017 at 1:30 pm by Thumpalumpacus.)
Here's this article from the Korea Times five months ago:
Though this was the first explicit extension of the nuclear umbrella to South Korea, it's long been a de facto policy of America's:
http://nwp.ilpi.org/?p=1221
Nice to see you support a Democrat policy initiative. It'd be even nicer to see you keeping up with these matters before opining.
Unfortunately, not the case. In the last few years, they've sunk a South Korean frigate in a blatant act of war, and shelled a South Korean island. The South Koreans haven't taken any action.
Quote: U.S. President Barack Obama has reaffirmed the country's commitment to "extended deterrence" for South Korea against North Korea's evolving nuclear threats.
The pledge was included in a press statement following Obama's summit with President Park Geun-hye in Laos, Tuesday.
This is the first time that a U.S. president has pledged to provide a nuclear umbrella for South Korea, according to Cheong Wa Dae officials.
Analysts say this means there will be no change in Washington's security support for South Korea against North Korea's threats despite Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's inward-looking rhetoric.
Though this was the first explicit extension of the nuclear umbrella to South Korea, it's long been a de facto policy of America's:
Quote: While NATO and the United States–South Korea security cooperation instantiate formal umbrellas, the United States–Japan security cooperation, the United States–Australia cooperation, and Russia’s nuclear umbrella over the Collective Security Treaty Organization exemplify informal umbrellas.
http://nwp.ilpi.org/?p=1221
Nice to see you support a Democrat policy initiative. It'd be even nicer to see you keeping up with these matters before opining.
(February 3, 2017 at 10:30 am)Rev. Rye Wrote: You think they don't know already? I mean, sure, they do repeatedly threaten the south, but at this point, it's largely a dick-waving contest, and it seems like it would practically be a given that if they actually hit South Korea, that would mean the Korean Armistice Agreement is null and void, and, given that, in practice, it seems South Korea is better equipped, it's safe to say that if a single shell hits South Korean soil, North Korea... won't exist for much longer.
Unfortunately, not the case. In the last few years, they've sunk a South Korean frigate in a blatant act of war, and shelled a South Korean island. The South Koreans haven't taken any action.
