‘Fight and WIN’ US tanks roll towards North Korea ready to DESTROY Kim Jong-un’s missiles
DOZENS of US tanks are ready for battle close to the North Korean border should war break out in the wake of Kim Jong-un’s latest missile test.
By Joshua Nevett
DailyStar.co.uk
29th November 2017
As the North Korea crisis reaches fever pitch, US tank crews have been conducting live firing drills near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in South Korea.
The Texas-based battalion has been practicing shooting pop-up targets as part of its training regime at a firing range close to the DMZ.
Captain Andrew Gregory, commander of the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, said tank crews are training to ensure they are “fully confident they can fight and win”.
Preparing them to fight on rough terrain at the front line if war erupted on the Korean peninsula is crucial to US military strategy, he said.
“This fight [a potential conflict with North Korea] can come down to one or two tanks holding a critical road juncture or valley pass,” he added.
Meanwhile, South Korean soldiers carried out a military exercise in tanks near the border in Paju, South Korea, on Wednesday.
The prospect of war has heightened considerably after North Korea launched another intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) – its “most powerful” yet.
North Korea supreme leader Kim Jong-un declared his hermit kingdom a “nuclear force” after launching the “upgraded” Hwasong-15 missile last night.
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