U.S. Navy strike group to move toward Korean peninsula: U.S. official
Source: Reuters
A U.S. Navy strike group will be moving toward the western Pacific Ocean near the Korean peninsula, a U.S. official told Reuters on Saturday, as concerns grow about North Korea's advancing weapons program.
Earlier this month North Korea tested a liquid-fueled Scud missile which only traveled a fraction of its range.
The strike group, called Carl Vinson, includes an aircraft carrier and will make its way from Singapore toward the Korean peninsula, according to the official, who was not authorized to speak to the media and requested anonymity.
"We feel the increased presence is necessary," the official said, citing North Korea's worrisome behavior.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-navy-korea-idUSKBN17A0V5
Hmm. I wonder how much progress, if any, the Donald made with Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this week when discussing North Korea. Is Drumpf prepared to pre-emptively strike there now too?
EX500rider
(10,517 posts)Is so it would be a job for Air Force B-2's and B-1's & cruise missiles mostly.
jpak
(41,741 posts)and you would need that strike group in position to bounce the rubble.
Our carriers also carry air-delivered B-61 nuclear bombs.
And a certain Major Kong-Bannon to deliver them...
PsychoBabble
(837 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)to play "Battleship"? Is he consulting with McMaster and Mattis? Does he know that this move will make Kin Jong Un apoplectic and liable to blow up? Does Li'l Donnie even care about such questions?
cstanleytech
(26,080 posts)personally think that its yet another stupid as shit thing for him to do but the last time I checked the President can order navy ships to move or I should say he can order his people to order them to move.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)I mean will he ask congress before he strikes NK. Or can he just use the precedent he just set on Thursday to order strikes whenever and wherever he wants?
cstanleytech
(26,080 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,070 posts).
Trump is Captain Finlander, tormenting the Soviet submarine to the point of final conflict.
One stupid mistake and...
Not shown in this clip is the scene where the Soviet sub is destroyed. Then they realized that a nuclear torpedo was fired as soon as the anti-sub weapon splashed in the water. The crew of the USS Bedford has just moments to live, as the sonar pings get faster and faster.
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GP6971
(31,013 posts)Great movie.
TheBlackAdder
(28,070 posts).
While we supposedly have radiation detectors, they won't pick something up in a properly shielded container.
I guarantee Kim Jong-un's honor and pride are greater than Trump's. If poked, he might strike first.
Just as we have military plans for most scenarios, I'm sure they've been working on things for decades too.
Heck, we lost 7 nukes and can't find them, a couple in the Carolinas and in the bay of Savannah, GA. We even dropped a live nuke in North Carolina or Virginia and two of the three fail safe devices failed, and the final one almost failed. We almost nuked ourselves with a mega-ton nuke--if it wasn't for dumb luck.
GP6971
(31,013 posts)You'll know it's getting dangerous when the order is given by State and Defense Departments order the evacuation of non-essential personnel and dependents. The exception is State...they're so dysfunctional they probably have no idea there are procedures in place for the evacuation.
That's about the whole of it. I guess Quick Draw McGraw is Jarry.
This won't piss off Kim Jung Crazy at all. This maniac really wants a nuclear war with anybody.
GP6971
(31,013 posts)thousands, and I mean thousands, of South Koreans will die.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)obviously, as we have just seen, not totally on his own.
but....attacking another country is war, and he did not get Congressional approval for Syria, nor approval of other necessary groups
thus I wonder...are the idiots who did the actual planning, aiming and firing of the missiles, are they also guilty of breaking the law/Constitution/whatever???
but no one in the know appears to take this buffoon seriously. The Syria action was politically safe for 45/140. Korea, not so much an I hope cooler heads will prevail. I'm not hopeful though. Thank god my son was reassigned out of Korea a year ago.
paleotn
(17,778 posts)Samsung's bribery and battery issues are going to be the least of their problems.
TheBlackAdder
(28,070 posts)OliverQ
(3,363 posts)But now that Trump has a taste of bombing things, I wouldn't put it past him to launch one at NK to try and "scare" them.
ewagner
(18,964 posts)The purpose of positioning the task force is to goad Kim Crazy into doing something stupid....which shouldn't be hard...
Trump will use that as an excuse....
Maybe I'm just paranoid but with Bannon and some of the other crazies surrounding Trump (who, himself, is a nut case) I think a bit of paranoia is justified
dchill
(38,315 posts)Lurks Often
(5,455 posts)Link: http://www.gonavy.jp/CVLocation.html
On edit: It is highly unlikely we would move against North Korea without at least a second carrier strike group.
True Dough
(17,090 posts)He usually has fits when the U.S. or South Korea demonstrate any military presence offshore.
Doreen
(11,686 posts)he starts screwing with NK. The three state that will get nuked first are Washington, Oregon, and California. Washington however is the absolute closest. I want that SOB to be right here when he gets us nuked. He does not have to attack NK all he has to do is yak his filthy mouth like always and bad hair baby boy will just want to show us that he can.