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| ROK Fighter Jets Could Respond to Nork Provocation |
| 2011-10-20 |
| South Korean fighter jets could fly into North Korea if the North launches another military provocation, Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin said Wednesday. Answering a question from Grand National Party lawmaker Kim Jung-hoon whether it is possible for South Korean fighter jets to strike North Korean military positions across the military demarcation line if the North shells South Korean territory again as it did last year, Kim said there is “no problem” with that idea. Kim earlier said the South "can strike not only the sources of provocation but their backup" if the North provokes again. A Defense Ministry official later tried to soothe ruffled feathers by claiming Kim meant "to clarify the principle of responding resolutely to the North's provocation, rather than talking about any concrete operational plan." A military officer said, "This is a matter we need to consider carefully. If the North provokes again, we could launch a precision strike at the source of the provocation with fighter jets or missiles from areas south of the military demarcation line. But fighter jets might be shot down if they fly into North Korean airspace before the enemy's anti-air defense is neutralized." |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 ION WAFF > [StrategyPage] AIR WAR OVER NORTH KOREA. and * SAME > FREEDOM IS ANOTHER WORD FOR NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE. DPRK's capitalist = free markets sectors slowly but steadily painfully take root + sprout leaves. Perhaps more importantly, its members are NO LONGER AFRAID to push back agz the harsh Regime, Commie regulatory system that attempts to persecute them - in fact, more and more Army-Police + Statecritters seemingly are starting to join them. * SAME > B-1B RULES THE HIGH SEAS, vee the reliable, but elderly + incraesingly costly B-52 ala LR Naval Attack/Strike missions. [IN A FUTURE DARK PEAK-OIL HIT WORLD, USDOD-USAF TRY TO SELL B-52 PARTS TO CHINA here]. versus * WAFF > SPACEWAR.com > FOR US NAVY, ASIA [Asia-Pacific] IS CRUCIAL PRIORITY: ADMIRAL, New US Navy CNO ADM. Jonathan Greenert. * SAME > [StrategyPage = Australia] BIG BOATS, BIG BUDGETS, BIG PLANS. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-10-20 23:35 |