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Post by hebrews1135 on May 1, 2017 21:38:39 GMT
Japan Carrier DeployedMay 01, 2017 - Japan has just deployed a helicopter carrier and authorized it to use weapons if necessary to protect a US Supply vessel. RT reported: Japan has reportedly deployed a helicopter carrier and authorized it to use weapons, if necessary, to escort and protect a US supply vessel. The mission, performed under the country’s expanded military doctrine, marks the first such mission since WWII. Defense Minister Tomomi Inada ordered the Izumo Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier to protect a US Navy supply ship, which is heading towards the Pacific to resupply the American armada sent by Donald Trump to keep North Korean nuclear ambitions at bay, sources told Kyodo news. The Japanese helicopter carrier is set to depart Yokosuka port in Kanagawa Prefecture to Monday to escort the US Navy supply ship from waters off the Boso Peninsula, near Tokyo, to the area off Shikoku, one of the four main islands of Japan. Japanese media reports that the US ship could be delivering supplies to the aircraft carrier – the USS Carl Vinson striking group, that is now conducting a joint exercise with South Korea’s navy in the Sea of Japan. To ensure success of their escort mission, the Japanese seamen have been authorized the “minimum necessary use of weapons,” to deter any attacks amid North Korean threats to sink US ships, the Japan Times reports. It has not been specified if this is a one-time mission and how many American ships Izumo will protect. redstatewatcher.com/article.asp?id=75998
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Post by hebrews1135 on May 2, 2017 21:27:10 GMT
Threats Come From North Korea5/2/17 - North Korea has threatened "final doom" after the U.S. military few two B-1B "Lancer" bombers on a training mission near the Korean peninsula yesterday. Another day, another jawboning escalation out of North Korea, which on Tuesday accused the US of pushing the Korean peninsula "to the brink of nuclear war" after two strategic U.S. bombers flew training drills with the South Korean and Japanese air forces in another show of strength. As Reuters reports, the two supersonic B-1B Lancer bombers were deployed amid rising tensions over North Korea's pursuit of its nuclear and missile programs. North Korea said the bombers conducted "a nuclear bomb dropping drill against major objects" in its territory at a time when Trump and "other U.S. warmongers are crying out for making a preemptive nuclear strike" on the North. North's official KCNA news agency said "The reckless military provocation is pushing the situation on the Korean peninsula closer to the brink of nuclear war. Any military provocation against the DPRK will precisely mean a total war which will lead to the final doom of the US." The US air force said in a statement the bombers had flown from Guam to conduct training exercises with the South Korean and Japanese air forces. The DoDBuzz website first reported yesterday that two Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers flew near the Korean Peninsula Monday, just days after North Korea conducted another failed ballistic missile launch. The bombers departed Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to conduct “bilateral training missions with their counterparts from the Republic of Korea and Japanese air forces,” said Lt Col Lori Hodge, PACAF public affairs deputy director. Hodge did not specify how close the bombers flew to the Korean Demilitarized Zone, known as the DMZ, but said they were escorted by South Korean fighter jets. When asked if the bombers were carrying weapons, the command wouldn’t disclose, citing standard operating policy. In September, the service put on a similar show of force over South Korea, deploying B-1B bombers alongside South Korean fighter jets after another nuclear test from North Korea. The U.S. military has maintained a deployed strategic bomber presence in the Pacific since 2004. While Hodge said the training was routine, the recent flyover marks another in a series of events the U.S. has taken to deter North Korea’s Kim Jong Un from additional ballistic missile tests — the latest which occurred April 28. Ironically, the flight of the two bombers on Monday took place roughly at the same time as Donald Trump said he would be "honored" to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the right circumstances, and as his CIA director landed in South Korea for talks. South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Moon Sang-gyun told a briefing in Seoul that Monday's joint drill was conducted to deter provocations by the North. Also overnight, Reuter reported that the U.S. military's THAAD anti-missile defense system has reached operational capacity in South Korea, although they added that it would not be fully operational for some months. China has repeatedly expressed its opposition to the system, whose powerful radar it fears could reach inside Chinese territory. Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang again denounced THAAD on Tuesday. "We will resolutely take necessary measures to defend our interests," Geng said, without elaborating. Asked about Trump's suggestion he could meet Kim, Geng said China had noted U.S. comments that it wanted to use peaceful means to resolve the issue. Trump has been recently been full of praise of Chinese President Xi Jinping's efforts to rein in its neighbor. "China has always believed that using peaceful means via dialogue and consultation to resolve the peninsula's nuclear issue is the only realistic, feasible means to achieve denuclearisation of the peninsula and maintain peace and stability there, and is the only correct choice," Geng told a daily news briefing. redstatewatcher.com/article.asp?id=76114
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Post by hebrews1135 on May 3, 2017 14:20:45 GMT
www.nowtheendbegins.com/u-s-commandos-place-ready-strike-north-korea-nuclear-sites/STANDING BY: U.S. Special Operations Forces In Place And Ready To Strike At North Korea Nuclear Sites
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.by Geoffrey Grider May 3, 2017 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. North Korea says they’re ready to face the American military: “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. more
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Post by Shep on May 4, 2017 10:41:54 GMT
Neutralizing NK nukes a priority
May 3, 2017 Bill Gertz - U.S. special ops set to conduct operations against North Korean nuclear, missile, and other weapons of mass destruction sites. Neutralizing nuclear, chemical arms warfighting priority. Special forces troops would be responsible for locating and destroying North Korean nuclear weapons and missile delivery systems, and prevent the movement of the weapons out of the country during a conflict. 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. freebeacon.com/national-security/us-commandos-set-counter-north-korean-nuclear-sites/
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Post by Shep on May 7, 2017 13:39:12 GMT
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Post by hebrews1135 on May 10, 2017 20:26:07 GMT
North Korea Prepping EMP Catastrophe Aimed At U.S. Homefront
5/8/17 Aaron Klein - An expert warned North Korea may be secretly assembling the capability to take out significant parts of the U.S. homeland via an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack. Dr. Peter Vincent Pry is executive director of the Task Force on National and Homeland Security and is the chief of staff of the Congressional EMP Commission. Speaking on this reporter’s talk radio program, Pry pointed to two North Korean satellites that are currently orbiting the U.S. at trajectories he says are optimized for a surprised EMP attack. www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/05/08/exclusive-congressional-expert-north-korea-prepping-emp-warfare-aimed-u-s-homefrontPry was referring to the KMS 3-2 and KMS-4 earth observation satellites launched by North Korea in April 2012 and February 2016 respectively. He warned: “They are positioning themselves as sort of a nuclear missile age, cyberage version of the battleship diplomacy in my view. So that they can always have one of them (satellites) very close to being over the United States or over the United States. www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/05/08/exclusive-congressional-expert-north-korea-prepping-emp-warfare-aimed-u-s-homefront
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Post by Shep on May 14, 2017 11:02:31 GMT
North Korea Launches Missile
May 14, 2017 - North Korea launched a ballistic missile Sunday morning that flew around 430 miles. The missile flew around 30 minutes and landed in the Sea of Japan. A 30-minute flight time instead require a missile that was highly lofted, reaching an apogee of about 2,000 km (1,240 miles) while splashing down at a range of 700 km. If that same missile was flown on a standard trajectory, it would have a maximum range of about 4,500 km (2,800 km). WHY didnt U.S. military shoot it down? Foxnews said Kim was greeting the new South Korea president with a - lets make a deal - message. LOL! 209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/3552834/postswww.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/14/white-house-north-korea-has-been-flagrant-menace-for-far-too-long.htmlSouth Korea leader pledges dialogue(scroll down) New South Korea President Moon Jae-in took office on May 10, 2017. He held his first National Security Council in response to the launch, which he called a clear violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions. President Moon Jae-in said while South Korea remains open to the possibility of dialogue with North Korea, it is only possible when the North shows a change in attitude. Moon said he would be willing to go to Pyongyang under the right circumstances, arguing dialogue must be used in parallel with sanctions. Moon told Chinese President Xi that it would be difficult to resolve the issue unless North Korea stopped being provocative. Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said North Korea’s missile launches were a grave threat. www.oann.com/north-korea-fires-missile-south-korea-militaryNorth Korea fires missile
May 14, 2017 - NKorea provocation was staged just days before President Trump is to leave for the Middle East and the NATO summit in Brussels debka.com/article/26054/North-Korea-uses-Trump%E2%80%99s-troubles-to-fire-missileNorth Korea Missile can carry nuclear warhead
May 15, 2017 debka - North Korea said it had successfully launched a new type of ballistic missile aimed at building capacity to carry a large scale heavy nuclear warhead. The launch May 14 was of a new ground-to-ground ballistic rocket. It landed in the sea near Russia.
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Post by Shep on May 21, 2017 14:53:38 GMT
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Post by hebrews1135 on May 28, 2017 20:08:33 GMT
www.nowtheendbegins.com/pentagon-sends-3rd-us-naval-strike-force-deployed-deter-north-korea/ Pentagon Deploys 3rd US Naval Strike Force To Deter North Korea From Their Nuclear Ambitions
North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile threat is seen as a major security challenge for President Donald Trump, who has vowed to prevent the country from being able to strike the U.S. with a nuclear missile, a capability experts say Pyongyang could have some time after 2020.
5/28/17 The United States is sending a third aircraft carrier strike force to the western Pacific region in an apparent warning to North Korea to deter its ballistic missile and nuclear programs, two sources have told VOA. The USS Nimitz, one of the world’s largest warships, will join two other supercarriers, the USS Carl Vinson and the USS Ronald Reagan, in the western Pacific, the sources told VOA’s Steve Herman. Significant: @usnavy deploying #CVN68 (USS Nimitz) to Western Pacific, meaning there’ll soon be three carrier-led strike forces in region. — Steve Herman (@w7voa) May 27, 2017 The U.S. military has rarely simultaneously deployed three aircraft carriers to the same region. But North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile threat is seen as a major security challenge for President Donald Trump, who has vowed to prevent the country from being able to strike the U.S. with a nuclear missile, a capability experts say Pyongyang could have some time after 2020. Sitting alongside Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Trump said Friday just before the start of Group of Seven (G-7) meetings in Sicily that G-7 leaders would have a “particular focus on the North Korea problem.” US Navy Show Of Might Near North Korea: A White House statement issued Friday said the two leaders have agreed to “enhance sanctions on North Korea” in an attempt to prevent the further development of North Korea’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs. US tests missile defense system The U.S. military, meanwhile, will test a system to shoot down an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the first time next week.It is intended to simulate a North Korean ICBM aimed at the U.S. The Missile Defense Agency said it will test an existing missile defense system on Tuesday to try to intercept an ICBM. The Pentagon has used the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system to intercept other types of missiles, but never an ICBM. The GMD has been inconsistent, succeeding in nine of 17 attempts against missiles without intercontinental range capability since 1999. The most recent test, in June 2014, was successful — but three straight subsequent tests were failures. source
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Post by hebrews1135 on May 29, 2017 0:57:54 GMT
North Korea has fired missile5/28/17 - North Korea has fired what appears to be another missile, and South Korea has called for an emergency meeting in response. North Korea launched a possible missile from it’s East Coast Sunday, the South Korean military said. South Korean President Moon has ordered a National Security Council meeting in response. redstatewatcher.com/article.asp?id=80928
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