North Korea News

[de officiis]

If they took Carter prisoner, would there be a partisan debate about whether to demand his return?

[TheReal_ND]

Leaving a Son of Texas behind enemy lines. Come on now.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Leaving a Son of Texas behind enemy lines. Come on now.

Carter isn’t from the Great State of Texas.

[TheReal_ND]

What? Well fuck him then.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Georgia peanut farmer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter

[SuburbanFarmer]

Totally Not Going To War This Week Edition:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-10-1 ... outh-korea

Today, the South Korean and U.S. navies kicked off massive combined drills off the coast of the Korean peninsula amid heightened tensions, a training exercise which North Korea has warned may prompt another ballistic missile launch potentially to coincide with the launch of the Chinese 19th Party Congress on October 18. The two allies plan to continue the Maritime Counter Special Operations Exercise (MCSOFEX) through Friday in the East Sea and the Yellow Sea.
...the drill involves the U.S. 7th Fleet's aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) and two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers - the USS Stethem (DDG-63) and the USS Mustin (DDG-89). The carrier strike group will train with South Korean warships and other defense assets, such as the Sejong the Great Aegis ship and P-3 Orion anti-submarine aircraft in the East Sea.

...other assets mobilized for the joint drill are F-15K, FA-18 and A-10 fighter jets, as well as AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, Lynx and AW-159 Wild Cat naval choppers. The U.S. has also deployed a Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) plane to closely monitor the North's ground and naval forces.

...And while details of the drill were well-known in advance, what was reported for the first time overnight from Yonhap is that a unit of U.S. special forces tasked with carrying out "decapitation" operations is also aboard a nuclear-powered submarine in the group, according to a defense source.

"Approximately 200 U.S. personnel are expected to participate in the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2017, scheduled from Oct. 17-22 at the Seoul K-16 airport," the 7th Air Force said.

Among the U.S. military aircraft to join the biennial event are the F-22 Raptor, B-1B Lancer, A-10 Thunderbolt II, C-17 Globemaster III, C-130J Hercules, KC-135 Stratotanker, E-3 Sentry, U-2 Dragon Lady and RQ-4 Global Hawk, it added. Also fielded will be the Air Force's fifth-generation fighter, the F-35A Lightning II, U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon and a U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook.

As part of the drills, the US military said on Monday that it would practice evacuating noncombatant Americans out of South Korea in the event of war and other emergencies, the NYT reported.

[TheReal_ND]

Uhh... what about non combatant Koreans?

[C-Mag]

When they start to pull US Civilians out of South Korea, then it's time for concern. Until then, same game.

[SuburbanFarmer]

When they start to pull US Civilians out of South Korea, then it's time for concern. Until then, same game.

Did you miss this part?

As part of the drills, the US military said on Monday that it would practice evacuating noncombatant Americans out of South Korea in the event of war and other emergencies, the NYT reported.

[SilverEagle]

When they start to pull US Civilians out of South Korea, then it's time for concern. Until then, same game.

Did you miss this part?

As part of the drills, the US military said on Monday that it would practice evacuating noncombatant Americans out of South Korea in the event of war and other emergencies, the NYT reported.

C-Mag was referring to actually pulling U.S. citizens out of S.K. and yes when that happens the bombs will be flying for sure. However we should be concerned that they are actually drilling for the evacuation of U.S. citizens. I will also say this, a titanium plant in Ohio on the Ohio river has been running like mad for about a year now. I have friends that work there and the last time they were this busy (actually they're busier now) was right before the invasion of Iraq and the time before that was right before the Gulf War. Take from that what you will but to me where there's smoke there's fire.