Surgical vs. all-inPreemptive military action against North Korea would mean the United States and its allies won’t wait until a North Korean nuclear ballistic missile is launched, even though dense defense networks could likely shoot one down. While North Korea has good air defenses, these would be no match for stealth planes like the B-2 bomber, the F-22 fighter and, eventually, the F-35. North Korea has amassed artillery units along its border with South Korea. “The longer the North Korean program evolves, the more this becomes a reality,” the Stratfor report states. Beijing likes having North Korea as a buffer between itself and US-allied South Korea, but also has shown signs of impatience over North Korea’s continued nuclear testing.

Source: Manila Times March 18, 2017 03:33 UTC