North Korea Defence Forum

[Place Of Space]

I notice their is virtually no mention of the South Korean position.

If war breaks out it is them, and not the US, that will pay the higher price.

South Korea has no position in East Asia, it's only a puppet. If it was you, would you discuss with the master or the puppet?

 

[Zibago]

Ka ka roar

 

[ashok321]

China Warns its Citizens in North Korea to Return as Tensions With US Reach Breaking Point

Fearing a possible US attack on North Korea, Beijing is urging its citizens there to return, as Pyongyang continues its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile tests.

 

[nature is]

Trump doesn't have the balls to attack North Korea, the cost is too high. It's all posturing.

 

[terranMarine]

yup, i said it long time ago. US ain't gonna declare DPRK war. If DPRK gone, SK the cash cow gone. It's like spending another trillion or more on another war just to lose a cash cow should they win it. Not that US is gonna win anyway, since DPRK is not Libya,Iraq or Afghanistan. It's 1+ mln troop combining PLA forces that will hammer US and SK.
This is a war the US do not want to initiate

 

[shadows888]

another fake story debunked alrealy. these news site's just posting what Radio Free Asia posted which was made up.

 

[F-22Raptor]

U.S. special operations forces are set to conduct operations against North Korean nuclear, missile, and other weapons of mass destruction sites in any future conflict, the commander of Special Operations Command told Congress Tuesday.

Army Gen. Raymond A. Thomas stated in testimony to a House subcommittee that Army, Navy, and Air Force commandos are based both permanently and in rotations on the Korean peninsula in case conflict breaks out.

The special operations training and preparation is a warfighting priority, Thomas said in prepared testimony. There are currently around 8,000 special operations troops deployed in more than 80 countries.

"We are actively pursuing a training path to ensure readiness for the entire range of contingency operations in which [special operations forces], to include our exquisite [countering weapons of mass destruction] capabilities, may play a critical role," he told the subcommittee on emerging threats.

"We are looking comprehensively at our force structure and capabilities on the peninsula and across the region to maximize our support to U.S. [Pacific Command] and [U.S. Forces Korea]. This is my warfighting priority for planning and support."

Disclosure of the commander's comments comes as tensions remain high on the peninsula. President Trump has vowed to deal harshly with North Korea should another underground nuclear test be carried out. Test preparations have been identified in recent weeks, U.S. officials have said.

Trump said on Sunday that China appears to be pressuring North Korea but that he would be upset if North Korea carries out another nuclear test.

"If he does a nuclear test, I will not be happy," he said on CBS Face the Nation. Asked if his unhappiness would translate into a U.S. military response, Trump said: "I don't know. I mean, we'll see."

Gen. Thomas' testimony did not include details of what missions the commandos would carry out.

A spokesman for the Special Operations Command referred questions about potential operations in Korea to the Pacific Command.

Special forces troops would be responsible for locating and destroying North Korean nuclear weapons and missile delivery systems, such as mobile missiles. They also would seek to prevent the movement of the weapons out of the country during a conflict.

Additionally, special operations commandos could be used for operations to kill North Korean leaders, such as supreme leader Kim Jong Un and other senior regime figures.

Special operations missions are said by military experts to include intelligence gathering on the location of nuclear and chemical weapons sites for targeting by bombers. They also are likely to include direct action assaults on facilities to sabotage the weapons, or to prevent the weapons from being stolen, or set off at the sites by the North Koreans.

A defense official said U.S. commandos in the past have trained for covert operations against several types of nuclear facilities, including reactors and research centers. Scale models of some North Korean weapons facilities have been built in the United States for practice operations by commandos.

The most secret direct action operations would be carried out by special units, such as the Navy's Seal Team Six or the Army's Delta Force.

Thomas said the command in January took over the role of coordinating Pentagon efforts to counter weapons of mass destruction from the Strategic Command. The mission includes stopping the spread of weapons of mass destruction and dealing with the aftermath of such weapons' use.

North Korea is believed to have around 20 nuclear devices and is developing nuclear warheads small enough to be carried on long-range missiles. It also has stockpiles of chemical weapons and biological warfare agents.

Many of North Korea's nuclear facilities are believed to be located underground in fortified locations spread around the country.

The last rotation of special operations forces to South Korea took place in February when parts of the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) and the 75th Ranger Regiment joined South Korean troops for training.

The training took place in mountainous parts of South Korea in a bid to simulate the rough terrain commandos would experience during operations in North Korea. Other training took place on the seas.

Gen. Thomas, in his testimony, identified North Korea as one of five "current and enduring" military threats outlined in a new military strategy produced by Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The four other threats are terrorism, Russia, Iran, and China.

Asked about the new strategy, a Joint Chiefs of Staff spokesman said the latest national military strategy is secret. "A classified [National Military Strategy] will make it more difficult for adversaries to develop counter-strategies and also enables the chairman to give the best military advice to the president and secretary of defense," Navy Capt. Greg Hicks said.

The command "has recently focused more intently on the emerging threat that is of growing concern to us as well as most of our DoD teammates—the nuclear threat of an increasingly rogue North Korea," Thomas said.

"Although previously viewed as a regional threat, North Korea's relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles, facilitated by a trans-regional network of commercial, military, and political connections, make it a threat with global implications," the four-star general added.

South Korea's special operations forces are said to be highly trained but lack the advanced equipment used by American commandos, such as stealth helicopters and aircraft as well as other high technology and advanced weaponry.

A Pentagon report on North Korea's military published in February 2016 states that North Korea continues to advance its nuclear program.

The North Koreans announced in September 2015 that the nuclear facilities at Yongbyon including a uranium enrichment plant and a reactor that were upgraded for the purpose of building nuclear forces, the report said.

Pacific Command commander Adm. Harry Harris said in congressional testimony last week that North Korea is an immediate threat to the security of the United States and the Asia Pacific region.

"With every test, Kim Jong Un moves closer to his stated goal of a preemptive nuclear strike capability against American cities, and he's not afraid to fail in public," Harris said.

http://freebeacon.com/national-security/us-commandos-set-counter-north-korean-nuclear-sites/

 

[truthseeker2010]

Does uncle sam know that NK has the largest special forces in the world?
As for the equipment, who knows what that chubby guy has for trump......

 

[C130]

we need to do a preemptive nuclear strike. it's the only way without losing Seoul and Tokyo.

need to rush the production of 10 B61-12 honestly.

 

[Godman]

 

[TaiShang]

'It’s a trap’: Chinese netizens amused by reports South Korea billed $1B for THAAD

By Curtis Stone (People's Daily Online) 13:43, May 03, 2017

U.S. President Trump said last week that he wants South Korea, a key American ally in Asia, to foot the bill for the $1 billion THAAD missile defense system whose deployment angered China because it undermines the country’s strategic security interests and is unhelpful for ensuring peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula. “I informed South Korea it would be appropriate if they paid,” Trump said in an interview with Reuters on April 27. “It’s a billion-dollar system,” he added.

South Koreans were caught off-guard by his comments. “Is South Korea a colony that hasto cough up cash whenever the U.S. wants it to?” Park Hee-ju, an anti-THAAD activist, told the Hankyoreh newspaper. But Trump has long said that the U.S. shouldn’t be the one who foots the bill for protecting South Korea.

Trump’s recent comment about THAAD isn’t the first time he has seemed to openly question the relationship with South Korea. “How much is South Korea paying the U.S. for protection against North Korea?” Trump asked in a March 2013 tweet. “NOTHING!” he added. In one tweet, Trump called South Korea “our economic competitor”; and in another, he tried to make a point by asking how much “very wealthy South Korea” is paying the U.S. for protection against North Korea.

In April 2013, Trump shared a video on You Tube titled, “From the Desk of Donald Trump: South Korea,” in which he slammed South Korea for free riding on the backs of American taxpayers. “I keep asking. How long will we go on defending South Korea from North Korea without payment,” Trump said in the video. “They think we’re stupid,” he added. Following the video, Trump continued his verbal attack on South Korea. The U.S. “must stop being stupid,” he wrote in one tweet.

On Weibo, Chinese netizens are amused by the public spat between two so-called alliesover who should foot the bill. Netizen dusijia0925 called the situation an example of South Korea “dropping a rock on its own foot.” Netizen fandudamengzhu wished Trump the best of luck on his next move, but warned China to never put its security in the hands of others. Some netizens joked that payment was due on delivery and that returns are not accepted, referring to reports that parts of the system have been moved into site and is operational with “initial intercept capability.” Netizen ibilin suggested tacking on another bill, saying South Korea should pay China $1 billion for the development of an “anti-THAAD system.” One netizen wrote, “Don’t anger China,” adding that doing so would only bring about even more economic loss, referring to reports that the number of Chinese tourists to the country has dropped amid tensions. China is an important economic partner of South Korea. Butone netizen called the move “a trap,” suggesting it was Trump’s attempt to shakedown South Korea. “Increase tension on the Korean Peninsula and then demand protection money,” netizen mingmingyue_31850 wrote on Weibo.

http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/0503/c90000-9210481.html

 

[thesolar65]

International
North Korea media warns China of ‘grave consequences’

This combo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping. North Korea issued a rare direct criticism of China on May 3, through a commentary saying Beijing’s “reckless remarks” on the North’s nuclear program are testing its patience and could trigger unspecified “grave consequences.” So far, it has criticised China by referring to it as a “neighboring country.” | Photo Credit: AP


KCNA: DPRK won’t beg for maintenance of friendship with Beijing, won’t give up ‘precious’ n-programme.
North Korean state media have issued a stinging denunciation of the country’s chief ally and diplomatic backer China, saying Beijing should be grateful for its protection.

The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) carried a bylined commentary warning of “grave consequences” if China tests its patience further.

China, key provider
Beijing and Pyongyang have a relationship forged in the blood of the Korean War, and the Asian giant remains its wayward neighbour’s main provider of aid and trade.

But ties have begun to fray in recent years, with China increasingly exasperated by the North’s nuclear antics, fearful of a regional crisis.

Beijing regularly calls for parties to avoid raising tensions — remarks that can apply to both Washington and Pyongyang — and in February it announced the suspension of coal imports from the North for the rest of the year, a crucial foreign currency earner for the authorities.

Chinese media for harsher curbs
Chinese state-run media have called for harsher sanctions against the North in the event of a fresh atomic test, urged Pyongyang to “avoid making mistakes at this time,” and spoken of the need for it to abandon its nuclear programmes.

The KCNA commentary bylined “Kim Chol” — believed to be a pseudonym — denounced the “reckless remarks” and said nothing will shake Pyongyang’s determination.

“The DPRK will never beg for the maintenance of friendship with China, risking its nuclear programme which is as precious as its own life,” it said, referring to the North by its official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

The commentary late Wednesday added that Pyongyang had acted as a buffer between Beijing and Washington since the Korean War in the 1950s, “contributed to protecting peace and security of China” and that its ally should “thank the DPRK for it.”

“Don’t damage relations”
Beijing should not try to test the limits of the North’s patience, it said, warning: “China had better ponder over the grave consequences to be entailed by its reckless act of chopping down the pillar of the DPRK-China relations.”

The text is a sign of the level to which ties between the two have deteriorated — North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has yet to visit Beijing, more than five years after taking power.

Washington is meanwhile pushing Beijing to put more pressure on Pyongyang.

U.S. nudges China
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson last week warned the United Nations Security Council of “catastrophic consequences” if the international community — most notably China — failed to pressure the North into abandoning its weapons programme.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi brushed aside Mr. Tillerson’s comments, saying that “the key to solving the nuclear issue on the peninsula does not lie in the hands of the Chinese side.”

http://www.thehindu.com/news/intern...ina-of-grave-consequences/article18382395.ece

 

[Saho]

“The Korean Peninsula is not the Middle East. If war breaks out, the consequences would be unimaginable".

What was East Asia like before the US intervened? Looks similar to the Mid East, no?

Maybe things would be different today if USA removes Japan and Korea under their radar.

Let's see how Japan, Korea and China get along lol

 

[KAL-EL]

Does uncle sam know that NK has the largest special forces in the world?
As for the equipment, who knows what that chubby guy has for trump......

The US has very weak and primitive equipment compared to the 'chubby guy'

so who really knows what equipment Trump has for 'the chubby guy' but whatever equipment Trump has, it's very very inferior.

 

[Stuttgart001]

The US has very weak and primitive equipment compared to the 'chubby guy'
so who really knows what equipment Trump has for 'the chubby guy' but whatever equipment Trump has, it's very very inferior.

Don't be sarcastic, cos US also burn far more money on military than anyone else on earth.
Just be careful when using it, cause this could take people's life easily, people on all sides.