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Re The Washington Post: Securing North Korean nuclear sites would require a ground invasion, Pentagon says
From: "Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2017 22:35:57 +0000
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Rodney Van Meter <rdv () sfc wide ad jp> Date: Sun, Nov 5, 2017 at 5:34 PM Subject: Re: [IP] The Washington Post: Securing North Korean nuclear sites would require a ground invasion, Pentagon says To: David Farber <dave () farber net> CC: Rodney Van Meter <rdv () sfc wide ad jp>, ip <ip () listbox com> An alternative approach. https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/11/trump-help-nuclear-north-korea/544664/ "Despite official pronouncements that the U.S. will never accept a Pyongyang with nuclear weapons, the reality is that, short of a massive war that removes the Kim regime, North Korea appears unstoppably headed to becoming a nuclear-weapons-capable state. It may seem counterintuitive, but the U.S. needs to worry less about the risk of a North Korean nuclear war than about a nuclear accident. And as President Trump embarks on his trip through Asia, he would do well—as crazy as this sounds—to consider how the U.S. can help Kim keep his nukes safe. “ I’m only halfway through the argument, and I don’t think what the author is proposing is practical, but it’s in the broad design space and worth thinking about. NK will not let the world feel safe about it, until it feels safe. The ideal would be to bring it peacefully into the community of nations with trade and other relations, like has happened with China, most of the former Soviet Union, and currently Myanmar. Unfortunately, persecution is an important part of the narrative in DPRK, so I doubt it would work out well. There is also the issue of their trade with other, even less savory partners, which I doubt they can be persuaded to give up even with a large carrot of aid. There are just no good solutions on the peninsula… —Rod On Nov 5, 2017, at 11:11 AM, Dave Farber <farber () gmail com> wrote: Sleep well DFJ *Securing North Korean nuclear sites would require a ground invasion, Pentagon says* The Washington Post A Navy admiral sent a blunt assessment of the dangers of military action to lawmakers. Read the full story <https://apple.news/AQI8r4VEFQUGztrxx6qmSYw> Shared from Apple News <https://www.apple.com/news/> Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now> <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/1297676-73f06f13> | Modify <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&> Your Subscription | Unsubscribe Now <https://www.listbox.com/unsubscribe/?&&post_id=20171104221114:97FA7AF6-C1CE-11E7-99D2-BBF0D3DDC4D6> <http://www.listbox.com/> ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/18849915-ae8fa580 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=18849915&id_secret=18849915-aa268125 Unsubscribe Now: https://www.listbox.com/unsubscribe/?member_id=18849915&id_secret=18849915-32545cb4&post_id=20171105173616:BA1F8E4A-C279-11E7-9C5E-DC6E2E3CD35D Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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