James King, RCD/Modern War Institute: Tale of the Tape: What Would North Korea Bring to the Fight?
Once again tensions on the Korean Peninsula are extremely high. Rumors of war are spreading like wild fire. North Korea has been conducting nuclear and ballistic missile tests on a regular basis, thumbing its nose at the world. President Donald Trump said there was a risk of “major, major conflict” with North Korea during meetings with Chinese leaders in April. Very few times in the history of the two Koreas have sabers been rattled as hard.
For over sixty years both sides have prepared for the day when their two armies would clash once again. Throughout South Korea you can see pre-dug fighting positions with sector sketches laminated and posted so that any soldier could fall in on the position and be ready to fight. Obstacles which could block any north/south road are just waiting to be emplaced, and preplanned artillery positions are marked down to the meter just waiting for guns to arrive.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 30, 2017
A North Korean H-Bomb -- Paul Bracken, RCD/The Strategist
North Korea's missile tests: By the numbers -- Joshua Berlinger, CNN
Should Russia's new Armata T-14 tanks worry Nato? -- Jonathan Marcus, BBC
Race for Hypersonic Superiority: Russia Over Half-a-Decade Ahead of the US -- Sputnik
China dismisses US account of ‘dangerous intercept’ in South China Sea -- South China Morning Post
China among invitees to major US exercise -- Defense News
Pakistan fears Indian influence in Afghanistan, say US spy chiefs -- DAWN
UK's New Aircraft Carrier Specially Designed to Allow It to 'Duck' Under Bridges -- Sputnik
Swiss could buy up to 70 new combat jets: task force -- Reuters
Saab displays new lightweight torpedo -- UPI
1 dead, 4 injured after Russian military transport plane crashes -- ABC News
1 serviceman dead, 5 injured in military plane crash in Russia’s Saratov region -- RT
Greek air force fighter jet crashes, pilot safely ejects -- FOX news/AP
Japan's Abe's Coalition Ally Warns Military Shift Could Rile Neighbors -- Bloomberg
Japan wants US parachute drills grounded amid Okinawa anger -- RT
Air Force Sends Kim Jong Un A Message With Strategic Bomber Flyby -- Daily Caller
Bush Carrier Strike Group starts its long trip home -- Navy Times
Navy Advances Massive Destroyer, Cruiser Aegis Tech Overhaul -- Scout Warrior
Will the KC-46 face another schedule delay? The Air Force will find out in June. -- Defense news
Army Pursues Precision-Guided Upgraded Shoulder-Fired Weapon -- Scout Warrior
Laser Weapons Edge Closer to Battlefield Use -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes
Pentagon To Test New Anti-Missile System Tuesday -- CBS Miami
The Navy's Cruisers Are Old and It Has Nothing to Replace Them With -- Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics
Navy Adds Second Attack Sub to 2021 Plans; Considering 3 SSNs in Future Years -- USNI News
Navy to Launch MQ-25 Stingray Refueling Drone CompetitionThis Summer -- Scout Warrior
The US Air Force Wants Cheap, Disposable Killer Drones -- David Axe, Motherboard
Guardsmen group wants Army to end longtime inquiry into recruiting bonus program -- Washington Times
The Navy Has a New Recruitment Tactic: Virtual Reality -- Fortune
U.S. soldier who fought with Russian-backed militants has been discharged from the Army -- Washington Post
To diversify military, do we need a draft? -- USA Today
Trump’s Navy Is Already Sunk -- David Axe, Daily Beast
Upgrading U.S. nuclear missiles, as Russia and China modernize, would cost $85 billion. Is it time to quit the ICBM race? -- W.J. Hennigan and Ralph Vartabedian, L.A. Times
Second Korean War: Would NATO Invoke Article 5? -- The Diplomat
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