US and Korea "Slipping Into War"

[Vandal-1]

Perhaps it's time to resurect " The Rising Sun" ,such that it may be the one to retaliate in a nuclear fashion if attacked in a nuclear fashion.We only look like the bad guys ,if we do it for them.We could re-invent the lend lease program with them on weapons. Unlikely as that may seem it is a contingency.I 'm not too worried about Japan attacking the US ,they have learned that its all for sale. 'For trade ,we show you good time' If NK wants a non- agression document ,( I maybe a little confused ),we call them peace treaties,right!?Kims really going about this backwards.I wonder if he'd like to run for president of all Korea while he's at it .jeeesh

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by TCO
What do we get out of a non-aggression pact?

So far it looks like a promise that they won't screw us over like last time backed up by nothing more than hot air.

[TCO]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse


My point is that you're not going to war with NK in the foreseeable future (because that would be a real hornet's nest). Therefore a NA pact is worthless, because it's a statement of fact. Cancelling it might mean trouble if you were actually then going to go to war right away, but not if it's just a means to use their paranoia against them in the future.

If it is owrthless, why shoud the NK value it? And you have n't adressed how it reduces our leverage. And we have a little.

[Q Classic]

Are they Finlandized?

if by finlandized you mean fortified and defended up the wazoo, then yes.

buildings are constructed so that the north walls are thicker, and streets and boulevards are designed with barriers facing north to provide cover. all major highways and throughfares have numerous tank traps.
all chokepoints and natural curves have been fortified with caches of supplies and fortified.

as for ressurecting a militarized japan...
that's not going to go over well with anybody in east asia.

[Drake Tungsten]

that's not going to go over well with anybody in east asia.

The people of Taiwan might not mind it.

[Sikander]

Originally posted by TCO


That was my cute comment. Serious to follow. Although...Pueblo is close to my heart emotionally...

Mine too.

Honestly I wonder if we can have any other long term policy than the destruction of the NK regime. We can't trust them to do anything they agree to, and there is no mechanism that I can see to hold them to their agreements that hasn't been proven ineffective by the history and nature of this regime. They are forcing us to destroy them, and we should at least make this clear before we have to do so.