Pentagon putting bullseye on Kim Jong Il

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http://www.hallindseyoracle.com/arti...rticleID=13436

Pentagon Putting Bullseye on Kim Jong il?

There is a lot of activity going on just under the radar regarding the crazy little dictator with the great big bomb that suggests Kim Jong il's days may be numbered.

The United States military is speeding up attack plans against North Korea, and has reaffirmed a pledge to South Korea and Japan to deploy US nuclear weapons in their defense.

A report by Bill Gertz, a superbly-connected Washington Times reporter, says the accelerated military planning includes detailed programs for striking a North Korean plutonium-reprocessing facility at Yongbyon with special operations commando raids or strikes with Tomahawk cruise missiles or other precision-guided weapons.

The war planning effort had been underway for 'months' -- even before Kim Jong il's successful nuclear test in early October.
A Pentagon official quoted by Gertz said the Department of Defense is considering "various military options" to remove the program.

"Other than nuclear strikes, which are considered excessive, there are several options now in place. Planning has been accelerated."

Gertz also reported that a second, senior defense official privy to the effort said the Bush administration recently affirmed its commitment to both South Korea and Japan that it would use U.S. nuclear weapons to deter North Korea, now considered an unofficial nuclear weapon state.

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Re: Pentagon putting bullseye on Kim Jong Il

The Washington Times article from Lindsey's report:

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20...2702-4895r.htm

U.S. speeds attack plans for North Korea
By Bill Gertz
THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The Pentagon has stepped up planning for attacks against North Korea's nuclear program and is bolstering nuclear forces in Asia, said defense officials familiar with the highly secret process.
The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the accelerated military planning includes detailed programs for striking a North Korean plutonium-reprocessing facility at Yongbyon with special operations commando raids or strikes with Tomahawk cruise missiles or other precision-guided weapons.
The effort, which had been under way for several months, was given new impetus by Pyongyang's underground nuclear test Oct. 9 and growing opposition to the nuclear program of Kim Jong-il's communist regime, especially by China and South Korea.
A Pentagon official said the Department of Defense is considering "various military options" to remove the program.
"Other than nuclear strikes, which are considered excessive, there are several options now in place. Planning has been accelerated," the official said.
A second, senior defense official privy to the effort said the Bush administration recently affirmed its commitment to both South Korea and Japan that it would use U.S. nuclear weapons to deter North Korea, now considered an unofficial nuclear weapon state.
"We will resort to whatever force levels we need to have, to defend the Republic of Korea. That nuclear deterrence is in place," said the senior official, who declined to reveal what nuclear forces are deployed in Asia.
Other officials said the forces include bombs and air-launched missiles stored at Guam, a U.S. island in the western Pacific, that could be delivered by B-52 or B-2 bombers. Nine U.S. nuclear-missile submarines regularly deploy to Asian waters from Washington state.
The officials said one military option calls for teams of Navy SEALs or other special operations commandos to conduct covert raids on Yongbyon's plutonium-reprocessing facility.
The commandos would blow up the facility to prevent further reprocessing of the spent fuel rods, which provides the material for developing nuclear weapons.
A second option calls for strikes by precision-guided Tomahawk missiles on the reprocessing plant from submarines or ships. The plan calls for simultaneous strikes from various sides to minimize any radioactive particles being carried away in the air.
Planners estimate that six Tomahawks could destroy the reprocessing plant and that it would take five to 10 years to rebuild.


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Re: Pentagon putting bullseye on Kim Jong Il

I just got to thinking....an article like this seems to "tip off" NK IF the US is planning on intervening and second, would not NK call off 6 party talks due to a report such as this?

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Re: Pentagon putting bullseye on Kim Jong Il

Most of them don't put much stock in the newspapers anyways. The all learned long ago it could be propaganda. I.e., have a "high-ranked" unnamed source in the Pentagon release some "secret" details.

They'll go to Russian intelligence and see what types of war games are being actually practiced in deserts or other locations. Movement of ships, etc. necessary for such an operation. More subs / naval ships leaving docks, routes, etc.

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Re: Pentagon putting bullseye on Kim Jong Il

Kim Jung Il doesn't need "real" intelligence to not go with talks, he just needs ANY excuse.