Amid reports Trump administration is considering pre-emptive action, Dennis Blair says striking first would be high-risk strategyA senior former US military commander and intelligence chief has warned against a pre-emptive “bloody nose” strike on North Korea. Any US-led action should be seen as a response to a North Korean provocation to avoid any misunderstanding. No air defence system offers anything like a complete guarantee of success. The Pentagon offer repeated assurances that air defence systems would be more than a match for any North Korean attack. He now chairs the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA and favours stepping up information campaigns into North Korea to counter the Kim regime’s propaganda.

Source: The Guardian February 20, 2018 03:45 UTC