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In reply to the discussion: How do they expect provoking NK to end? [View all]MGKrebs
(8,138 posts)"Whatever the targets, Pyongyang's existing ballistic missile stockpile could easily deliver approximately 1 kiloton (1,000 metric tons) of high explosives, as well as other nonconventional munitions chemical, biological or even nuclear. "
I have little doubt we could/would decimate their capability if we felt the need to, but they could certainly do some damage in the meantime. It would not surprise me if Team Trump found some reason to "need to". But given his apparently impulsive nature and reported inability to read or even pay attention for very long, I think it may be likely that he isn't even thinking about The Next Step. Is he going to send 100,000 soldiers into NK to help rebuild or feed or just generally not leave a power vacuum? Or just let Chine deal with it (assuming they have stayed on the sidelines). Those people are unlikely to welcome us, they have been being brainwashed for decades.