Originally posted by: ThePresence
Originally posted by: robh23
Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
INVADE
yeah i agree, the iraq war was a year ago, havent we got some new bombs to test out yet? this one would be a real stomp!
they are virtually at bows and arrows level ther.
also we would get rid of another person who wears "evil glasses"
square glasses are officially evil
Really? I thought they were developing nukes? They said so themselves.
It still stands that with adequete planning and some ballsy pilots, they could have
NOTHING that can hit
ANYTHING after half an hour. It wouldn't be easy, their early warning systems are so sensitive that anything within 50 miles of their territory is asking for trouble, but we have certain tools that could be used to lay large scale waste to anything and everything in sight. You CAN'T pick and choose targets at leisure with NK. They're so f'ing volatile and we have NO idea what exactly they're capable of (we have a general idea and some rumors)
It would require MASSIVE air presence. We can't use cruise missiles, because quite frankly, not much of anything in that country is static enough for one. It's also entirely conceivable that we'd have to blow up an ICBM during the initial launch stage (the BEST place to hit it - it's disarmed, it's SLOW, and all that solid fuel is going to lay waste to your enemy, but it requires a high performance interceptor with a DAMN GOOD pilot to be in VERY close proximity to the launch site)
Then there's the issue that NK is ready to pound the SNOT out of SK on a moment's notice. Short range missiles loaded with god knows what, hardware ready to move out across the DMZ, etc.
Without some way of protecting SK on the ground, there would be no more Hyundai. If we were to try to commit to protecting SK on the ground, we might well provoke NK into getting started early.
And then there's China and their intense issues with American aircraft. The LAST thing we need is a squadron of Chineese MiGs jumping in on an American combat flight because they got too close to China. That's almost the end of the world.
Fighting in North Korea is possible. It may even be the right thing to do. But it's in no way shape or form an easy thing to win, no matter how much technically superior we are (Unless we can cloak entire divisions. Then it gets VERY easy). They have the home field advantage.