Who Would Launch A Nuclear Strike First – The United States Or North Korea?

Tuesday, March 21, 2017
By Paul Martin

Jeremiah Johnson
March 21st, 2017
SHTFplan.com

As everyone has undoubtedly witnessed over the past several weeks, the saber-rattling with North Korea, China, and the U.S. has intensified, and actions are being taken. The THAAD missile defense system is being emplaced by the U.S. in South Korea. The Japanese have been threatening to take matters into their own hands and conduct a first strike against North Korea. The North Koreans for their part have been testing and launching medium-range ballistic missiles all this year. The problem is twofold: North Korea has a dictator who perceives that he may very well soon be “deposed,” and the U.S. and its allies are shrinking the theatre and backing North Korea into a corner.

“Death Ground,” as referred to by Sun Tzu in his classic work “The Art of War” is the condition where no alternative is left to an enemy…either he fights his way out of the situation, or he dies. He is left with no avenue of escape or withdrawal (retreat). All passages are blocked, and the beleaguering force is moving in. He either fights to the death and wins, or remains in place and dies. This condition is referred to as one for a general or commander to avoid at all costs, as the beleaguered have nothing to lose and the situation can spur them on to heroics that may very well reverse the course of the engagement.

This is the situation that is being created in North Korea now. With Quaddaffi, things were a lot simpler: Libya had no nuclear weapons. North Korea does have nuclear weapons. Kim Jong-Un has declared repeatedly through his state-run media that North Korea will strike first if it perceives the U.S. and its allies in the region to be preparing for an invasion or a regime change. People such as this man do not step down or bow out: the game must be played out to the end.

China has also been waiting in the wings to become involved. At first the rhetoric was denouncing and disparaging of Un’s activities, publicly disagreeing with North Korean missile launches. This was all for show. China has enabled North Korea to continue along this path with repeated vetoes in the UN Security Council meetings: vetoes that have helped protect and insulate North Korea from sanctions and oversight.

The reality of the situation is the U.S. desires a regime change, and by securing such and “reigning North Korea in,” either by capitulation or conquest, the U.S. sphere of influence in the area is increased. Naturally, the Chinese and Russians see it as an encroachment into their spheres of influence.

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