North Korea Threatens To Retaliate "Physically" If US Deploys THAAD On Peninsula
By Tyler Durden
North Korea on Monday threatened to take a “physical counter-action” if the United States follows through with plans to deploy an advanced missile defense system in the South.
As we detailed previously, Obama described the North Korean regime as “a massive challenge.”
“Our first priority is to protect the American people and our allies, the Republic of Korea, Japan, that are vulnerable to the provocative actions that North Korea is engaging in,” Mr. Obama said.
He said North Korea is “erratic enough” and the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, is “irresponsible enough that we don't want them getting close.”
“But it's not something that lends itself to an easy solution,” Mr. Obama said. “We could, obviously, destroy North Korea with our arsenals. But aside from the humanitarian costs of that, they are right next door to our vital ally, Republic of Korea.”
So how is Obama preparing to fend off threats from North Korea? It appears that the US will set up a missile defense system to surround North Korea and shoot down any future flying nuisances.
“One of the things that we have been doing is spending a lot more time positioning our missile defense systems, so that even as we try to resolve the underlying problem of nuclear development inside of North Korea, we're also setting up a shield that can at least block the relatively low-level threats that they're posing right now,” Obama said.
Which has apparently upset Kim and his buddies… As Military.com's Kim Gamel reports,
The warning came three days after Washington and Seoul agreed to establish a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system, known as THAAD, on the divided peninsula to guard against missiles being developed by the North.
North Korea vowed to “take a physical counter-action to thoroughly control THAAD, aggression means of the U.S. for world domination, from the moment its location and place have been confirmed in South Korea,” according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency.
The report cited the Artillery Bureau of the General Staff for the Korean People's Army.
“The U.S. had better understand that the more massively it introduces war weapons to South Korea and its vicinity, the closer they will come into the firing range of the KPA and the more miserable end the U.S. will meet without even a moment to make a shrill cry,” it said.
KCNA also criticized South Korea for allowing the system to be deployed on its territory. The two countries are technically still at war after the 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice instead of a peace treaty. About 28,500 U.S. service members are stationed in the South.
“We once again warn the enemies that it is the steadfast will of the KPA to make merciless retaliatory strikes to reduce South Korea to a sea in flames, debris once an order is issued,” the report said.
South Korea's Ministry of Defense said it was ready to respond in kind.
“North Korea needs to clearly see who is responsible for putting the Korean …read more
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