4um: John McCain warns Trump: Don't threaten North Korea unless you are ready to act

by Travis J. Tritten | Aug 8, 2017

Sen. John McCain said Tuesday that President Trump should not threaten North Korea with "fire and fury" unless he is prepared to carry out those threats.

"The great leaders I've seen don't threaten unless they're ready to act, and I'm not sure President Trump is ready to act," McCain told the Arizona radio station KTAR. "I take exception to the president's comments because you got to be sure you can do what you say you're going to do."

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/john-mccain-warns-trump-dont-threaten-north-korea-unless-you-are-ready-to-act/article/2630962

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According to missile expert David Wright, Los Angeles, Denver, and Chicago are well within the range of North Korea’s latest successfully-tested missile, and Boston and New York sit on the edge of the missile’s range.

Here’s what would happen if North Korea hit these U.S. cities, using the nuclear explosion simulator NUKEMAP. We used the largest North Korean yield as a measure, and airburst all explosions, given the ICBM delivery.

Los Angeles (Range: 5,900 mi): In the immediate blast of a hit on downtown Los Angeles, approximately 70,000 people would lose their lives, and 150,000 people would find themselves injured. A total of 38 schools and seven hospitals would be inside the blast zone, originating from the center of the city.

Denver (6,100 mi): Denver would suffer around 50,000 fatalities with another 85,000 injured if North Korea was able to hit the center of the city. The blast zone would include one hospital and 32 schools.

Chicago (6,500 mi): A direct ICBM hit on Chicago would likely incur approximately 100,000 immediate fatalities with an additional 200,000 injuries. Around 30 schools and six hospitals would be inside the blast zone.

Boston (6,700 mi): If a nuclear-tipped missile could reach downtown Boston, the fatalities could reach upward of 110,000 in addition to 190,000 injuries. The massive campus of Massachusetts General Hospital would be in the blast radius as well as approximately 70 schools.

New York (6,750 mi): A nuclear explosion in Manhattan would cause about 181,000 deaths and over 500,000 injured. If the missile hit Lower Manhattan, about 25 hospitals and 150 schools would be in the blast radius.

In addition to these major cities, the North Koreans are approximately 50 miles away from hitting the seat of U.S. power in Washington, D.C. But with up to 60 nuclear warheads, the Kim regime currently has the capability to deliver untold destruction to the U.S. mainland.

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BREAKING: North Korea Is Threatening To Strike U.S. Territory Guam

Via CNBC:

North Korea said on Wednesday it is “carefully examining” a plan to strike the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam with missiles, just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump told the North that any threat to the United States would be met with “fire and fury”.
A spokesman for the Korean People’s Army, in a statement carried by the North’s state-run KCNA news agency, said the strike plan will be “put into practice in a multi-current and consecutive way any moment” once leader Kim Jong Un makes a decision.
In another statement citing a different military spokesman, North Korea also said it could carry out a pre-emptive operation if the United States showed signs of provocation.
Earlier Pyongyang said it was ready to give Washington a “severe lesson” with its strategic nuclear force in response to any U.S. military action.
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Report: U.S. assesses NKorea can fit nuke inside a missile

WASHINGTON (August 8, 2017) — North Korea may have successfully produced a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can fit inside its missiles, passing a key threshold in becoming a full-fledged nuclear power, according to a Japanese defense paper and a U.S. media report.

Japan’s Defense Ministry concluded in an annual white paper released Tuesday that “it is possible that North Korea has achieved the miniaturization of nuclear weapons and has developed nuclear warheads.” Japan, a key U.S. ally, is also a potential target of North Korean aggression.

And The Washington Post reported Tuesday that U.S. intelligence officials assess that a decade after North Korea’s first nuclear test explosion, Pyongyang has produced nuclear weapons for ballistic missile delivery, including by intercontinental missiles — the type capable of reaching the continental U.S.

The Post story, citing unnamed U.S. intelligence officials, said the confidential analysis was completed last month by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency. The U.S. also calculated last month that North Korea has up to 60 nuclear weapons, the Post said, more than double most assessments by independent experts.

https://www.onenewsnow.com/ap/world/report-us-assesses-nkorea-can-fit-nuke-inside-a-missile

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Well step up to the plate, Maverick. As the leader of the senate, you're obligated to approve before the prez makes a move. Flex your muscles and save us from this madman, oh mighty war strategist.

by Naomi Lim | Aug 8, 2017

Sen. Dan Sullivan: Trump needs authorization from Congress for a pre-emptive strike on North Korea

Sen. Dan Sullivan said Tuesday that President Trump would require authorization from Congress before fulfilling his promise to bring "fire and fury" against North Korea if it threatens the U.S.

"One of the options that they're looking at that would eventually materialize is a pre-emptive war on the Korean peninsula launched by the U.S. Well, that would clearly in my view require the authorization from Congress," the Alaskan Republican told Erin Burnett on CNN's "Out Front."

"Article I makes this very clear."

Sullivan sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee and represents a state that lies in reach of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea intercontinental ballistic missile capabilities.

Effective diplomacy has to be backed up with credible military options, he said.

"To me, the administration has done a good job up until now working closely with the Congress on their broader strategy," Sullivan continued. "But we're going to play an important role here."

Sullivan, however, differentiated between a pre-emptive strike and Trump responding to an attack, in which case Trump would have more authority to react without congressional approval as commander in chief.

Alaska is also home to part of the United States' missile defense system, he said.

Sullivan said he was "confident" in America's preparedness for a possible assault but called on his colleagues on Capitol Hill to do more to create a more "robust" program, including improving space sensors.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sen-dan-sullivan-trump-needs-authorization-from-congress-for-a-pre-emptive-strike-on-north-korea/article/2630979

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Alaskan senator: We're concerned about possible North Korean missile strike

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) said he is seriously concerned about a possible North Korean missile strike on his state as well as the rest of the United States.

"There's concern, but there's also pride," Sullivan said on Fox News's "The Story" Tuesday. “Alaska is the cornerstone of our nation’s missile defense."

Sullivan said that while he is concerned over the escalating tensions, the missile defense battalion stationed in Alaska “is literally protecting the country.”

“The Alaska guard unit there calls themselves the 300, protecting the 300 million,” Sullivan said. “So that’s what they’re doing now, protecting us.”

Sullivan introduced a bill in May to step up missile defense systems in Alaska in response to increased missile tests by North Korea.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/345827-alaskan-senator-theres-concern-about-a-north-korean-missile

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"Define yourself as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion."—Brennan Manning

And just who are those "great leaders" you've seen Juan McStain? That faggot Barry Obama???

I'm guessing Juan McStain doesn't want to account for his role in the Arab Spring revolutions or his warmongering towards Russia. What a blowhard.....

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Shocker! Bipartisan Senator McCain Takes Exception To Trump Remarks About North Korea

This isn’t North Vietnam we are dealing with.

Via The Hill:

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) took exception to President Trump’s remarks Tuesday that further provocation by North Korea will be met “with fire and fury like the world has never seen.”
McCain argued the tough rhetoric is unlikely to help as tensions rise between the United States and North Korea over the latter’s nuclear program.
“I don’t know what he’s saying and I’ve long ago given up trying to interpret what he says,” McCain said of Trump during an interview with a local Arizona radio station first reported by NBC.
“That kind of rhetoric, I’m not sure how it helps.”
McCain said the U.S. risks getting into a serious confrontation with North Korea, and invoked former President Teddy Roosevelt’s famous “big stick” policy.
“In other words, the old walk softly but carry a big stick, Teddy Roosevelt’s saying, which I think is something that should’ve applied because all it’s going to do is bring us closer to a serious confrontation,” McCain warned. “I think this is very, very, very serious.”
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Speaking today in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Germany, Defense Secretary James Mattis gave a statement to the media before the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Marshall Plan at the George C. Marshall Center:

“The United States and our allies have the demonstrated capabilities and unquestionable commitment to defend ourselves from attack.

Kim Jong Un should take heed of the United Nations Security Council’s unified voice, and statements from governments the world over, who agree the DPRK poses a threat to global security and stability. The DPRK must choose to stop isolating itself and stand down its pursuit of nuclear weapons.

The DPRK should cease any consideration of actions that would lead to the end of its regime and the destruction of its people.”

“President Trump was informed of the growing threat last December and on taking office his first orders to me emphasized the readiness of our ballistic missile defense and nuclear deterrent forces.

While our State Department is making every effort to resolve this global threat through diplomatic means, it must be noted that the combined allied militaries now posses the most precise, rehearsed, and robust defensive and offensive capabilities on earth. The DPRK regime’s actions will continue to be grossly over matched by ours and would lose any arms race or conflict it initiates.”

~ U.S. Secretary of Defense, General James Mattis

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