Jasin wrote on Sep 23
rd, 2017 at 1:28am:
I reckon their spy satellites can see more than what the Media is allowed to show. They will see each preparation for launch and thus have jet fighters in the air in readiness.
So if a 'nuke' does go off course and towards a populated target - I wonder if they can blow it up mid-air?
North Korea's only effective weapon is to strike first and unleash everything they have. After that - they have nothing much to offer except half-starved military personnel.
It would be a very quick war.
The international community has done nothing about the over flight of Japan and they are not going to do anything short of an actual nuclear detonation. Trump does not have any options, and little international support. If it comes to war, watch the gutless UN back off and tell the USA they are on their own.
But I doubt the USA would invade NK. An airstrike would cost NK little and gain them a PR victory. All these tests look to be provoking such a strike.
Air superiority would be immediate, but that will not win the war. The terrain is very much in NK's favour. Their army is right on the South Korean capital's door step, while their own country in mountainous which would slow any field campaign.
While a war was dragged out, Kim would claim to be the victim of the big bully USA, and people with leftist sympathies would side with NK as they are notoriously anti-American.