(August 12, 2017 at 1:01 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(August 9, 2017 at 12:56 pm)Jehanne Wrote: North Korea has a modern air-defense system, don't they? What makes anyone believe that the West/US can successfully launch a bombing strike? The only successes that we have had have been against 3rd/4th World nations. Even Trump was too afraid to send US warplanes into Syrian airspace for fear that they would be shot down.
The majority of their equipment, including the command-and-control system, is outdated Soviet gear and a similar doctrine that had severe troubles 26 years ago in Iraq, and even longer ago in the Bekaa Valley. It's true they have some modern gear, but it hasn't been combat-tested -- while American equipment and doctrine has. I'd be willing to bet a multi-unit strike package could probably get 'er done.
The Russians had an S-400 system installed there, which is a much more modern system. North Korea might have more integration in its system, but it is a system Americans have faced in one form or another since the 60s, and have learnt to crack.
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Until they/we (the US, that is) does, we'll never know for sure. Unlike Iraq (most of whom were not regular soldiers), North Korea does have a completely modern army. China has, by the way, stated that they will defend North Korea, if it is attacked by the US:
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