Should North Korea put a missile such as the three-stage Taepodong 2 (shown above) on the launchpad, the U.S. should launch a pre-emptive strike to take it out, said retired Army Gen. Walter Sharp said Sharp, the former commander of U..S. Forces-Korea and the United Nations Command from 2008 to 2011. (Photo courtesy 38north.org)
Defense Tech: Former US General Calls for Pre-emptive Strike on North Korea
The former top American commander in South Korea on Thursday said the Trump administration must be ready to launch a pre-emptive strike on North Korea before it tests a long-range missile capable of hitting the U.S. mainland.
“I don’t think any talking, any diplomacy, is going to convince Kim Jong-un to change,” retired Army Gen. Walter Sharp said of the North Korean leader in suggesting the possibility of a pre-emptive strike to eliminate the nuclear threat.
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WNU Editor: Wars of choice usually never end well for the country that initiates it .... and in the case of North Korea .... such a conflict will probably result in the most intense fighting that the world has not seen since the invasion of Iraq in 2003.