In North Korea, ‘Surgical Strike’ Could Spin Into ‘Worst Kind of Fighting’ | dagblog

In North Korea, ‘Surgical Strike’ Could Spin Into ‘Worst Kind of Fighting’

By artappraiser on Wed, 07/05/2017 - 10:23am |

Analysis by Motoko Rich @ NYTimes.com, July 5

Over decades, the Pentagon drafted and refined multiple war plans for North Korea. But the military options are grimmer than ever.
Even limited scenarios of an attack point to staggering civilian casualties in the South, and the prospect of nuclear warfare.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/05/world/asia/north-korea-south-us-nuclear-war.html

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