MERCILESS OFFENSIVE

It is being reported by UK newspaper The Independent that North Korea is making very grave threats. North Korea is now saying that if they are provoked (such as the planned shoot down, scheduled within ten days, of one of their test missiles?) that they will use nuclear bombs in a merciless offensive.

For one moment, imagine what the likely scenario could turn into. The U.S. patrols international waters, as had been planned to do along with South Korea and Japan. North Korea then lets out a nuclear bomb similar to the one used in Hiroshima (they now have the capability) taking out a small portion of America's fleet and decimating the fleet of South Korea and Japan.

Then expect that, South Korea will immediately exchange nuclear missiles with North Korea. China will threaten Japan or the United States not to retaliate. Iran will choose that time to threaten or even strike Israel (with Russia unofficially supporting it) and when all is said and done the entire U.S (see chart below) would be threatened. Because it is conceivable that North Korea would launch simultaneous attacks (and if not simultaneous, soon thereafter) on the U.S. after unleashing a nuke on American fleets.

At best they are just threatening, and won't drop a nuclear bomb on a U.S. fleet, but rather engage in a very long war; one that will bankrupt the U.S. as China and Russia (not to mention Iran) would prefer. At worse, they can do it like a 'thief in the night.'

In either case the outcome doesn't look good for Asia as a whole or, for that matter, the whole wide world.

An excerpt from
The Independent

" 'Our nuclear deterrent will be a strong defensive means...as well as a merciless offensive means to deal a just retaliatory strike to those who touch the country's dignity and sovereignty even a bit,' said the commentary, carried by the official Korean Central News Agency. It appeared to be the first time that North Korea referred to its nuclear arsenal as 'offensive' in nature. Pyongyang has long claimed that its nuclear weapons program is a deterrent and only for self-defense against what it calls US attempts to invade it. "