OBLIGED to go to WAR: Britain ‘has to take on North Korea if Kim fires missiles at US’
BRITAIN would be “obliged” to go to war with North Korea if Kim Jong-un makes good on his promise to fire missiles at the United States, a defence expert has told Express.co.uk.
By ALIX CULBERTSON
Express.co.uk
Fri, Aug 11, 2017
The UK would most likely join the US in fighting the regime if North Korea started a war, Trevor Taylor, professorial research fellow in defence management at the highly-respected Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) think tank, said.
He said if a war in the region started due to North Korean aggression then the UK would be “obliged” to support.
However, if the US started it, then the UK would be unlikely to join.
He told Express.co.uk: “If there was a protracted war in that area as a result of North Korean aggression then the Brits would feel obliged to support.
“If it was a very quick exchange we wouldn’t be there.
“I think it would depend very much on the nature of how a crisis arose and developed.
“If it was perceived what had taken place was American pre-empted action then it would be less likely the UK would feel it wanted to be involved.
“If it was perceived North Korea was acting in an aggressive way then it might be different.
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