Drudge has linked to a story in the Washington Times, picking up a rather interesting UPI report:
“Newly declassified documents revealed the United States planned as recently as 1998 to drop nuclear bombs on North Korea if the country attacked South Korea.
As part of “scenario 5027,” 24 F15-E bombers flew simulation missions at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina to drop mock nuclear bombs on a firing range between January and June 1998…”
Indeed! Swell thing it is for the people of NK that Jong-Il decided not to invade. Instead, he decided to develop nukes himself. Some random, probably useless thoughts:
Hasn’t the US nuked enough people in that region? Why does the plan use the annoying word “scenario”? Why would those F-15E “Strike Eagles” need bombing runs? What with the awesome destructive power of the modern nuke, you’re going to destroy the entire civilian population anyway, no matter where the damn things land. Who cares if you miss the mark by a few dozen feet? I’m no scientist, but wouldn’t the fallout from those bombs damage South Korea significantly as well? (Including the 30,000 US troops along the border with the North)
The UPI report goes on to say:
“The declassified documents also said the U.S. had kept nuclear weaponry in South Korea until at least 1998, despite officially claiming it had withdrawn all nuclear warheads in 1991.”
Yet another reason the “crazy” Kim Jong-Il would want nukes of his own. So, in a very significant way I guess, the US, in its tireless efforts to “protect” the South, is actually responsible for creating a good deal of the danger that exists in the region. How about that!
you know, come to think of it, as long as you’re trying to protect those poor bastards, given the situation as it stands now, there are only two choices.
1. Disarm and remove all trace of American presence in the region. Renounce any responsibility for protecting South Korea.
2. Nuke those Northern bastards right now. Don’t pass go, don’t collect $200, right frickin’ now. And, for God’s sake, make damn sure none of them are left alive, because that can become a problem down the road (when they repopulate the region and decide they have a problem with you wiping out their ancestors and all). This option would have the added bonus effect of giving the rest of the world a demonstration that the US is still willing, in this day and age, to use these weapons against anyone, at any time, for any reason, or come to think of it, for no reason at all.