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Forbes: Why The North Korean Artillery Factor Makes Military Action Extremely Risky [Infographic]
Last month, a poll found that a majority of Americans now support military action against North Korea if diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis fail. While the United States undoubtedly possesses the military hardware and capabilities to deliver an effective strike on Pyongyang's nuclear facilities, retaliation by the North is highly likely to occur. While this could of course come in the shape of one of the regime's much vaunted intercontinental ballistic missiles armed with a nuclear warhead, observers believe the north's artillery would almost certainly inflict devastating damage against the south, regardless of the missile program.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 2, 2017
North Korea calls for end to U.S.-South Korea defense treaty -- UPI
North Korea warns the US over going to war -- News.com.au
Navy Admiral Pledges to Defend Japan, South Korea -- AP
Egypt Reportedly Ordered 30,000 Rockets From North Korea in $23m Deal Foiled by U.S. -- Haaretz
Singapore ‘assures’ Taiwan that military training agreement will stay, Taipei says -- SCMP
Meet the J-20: China Commissions First Non-US Stealth Aircraft (VIDEO) -- Sputnik
Stealth Showdown: America's F-22 Raptor vs China's J-20 (Who Wins?) -- National Interest
Will China and Russia Make U.S. F-22 and F-35 Stealth Fighters Obsolete? -- National Interest
Vast Exercise Demonstrated Russia’s Growing Military Prowess -- NYT
Russia's Three Major Gains Which Completely Changed Military Situation in Syria -- Sputnik
Kyrgyzstan in talks on hosting second Russian military base: PM to agency -- Reuters
Official: Turkish military officer seeks asylum in Cyprus -- FOX News/AP
Ukrainian Army Lost More Shells in Ammo Depot Fire Than in 3 Year Civil War -- Sputnik
The Robots Are Coming! Norway Fears Unmanned Warfare -- Sputnik
Canada Gets Desperate After Trade Dispute Upends Super Hornet Plans -- The Drive
MoD’s £370mn armored cars ‘keep breaking down’: Britain’s top 5 defense kit flops -- RT
US, Philippines Launch New Military Exercise -- The Diplomat
A New Marine Artillery Detachment Is About To Bring The Pain To ISIS -- Task & Purpose/Military.com
US Navy, Marine Corps Unveil New Strategy to Turn Tables on A2/AD -- The Diplomat
Thousands of US Navy officers arrive in Hong Kong for USS Ronald Reagan port of call -- SCMP
US Army Buys Israeli Trophy System So Its Tanks Can Blast Incoming Projectiles -- The Drive
Air Force C-130s Bow Out of International Air Exercise -- DoD Buzz
Recent Carrier Deployment Raises More Questions About Navy’s Rash of Physiological Episodes -- USNI News
Military plane crashes in Tennessee likely killing 2 -- UPI
US Air Force increases pay for pilots as critical shortage continues -- FOX News
Trump Reviews Arms Sales, Hopes To Speed Them -- Breaking Defense
Rumors of Secret Warplanes Preceded Mach 6 SR-72 Spyplane Reveal -- Kyle Mizokami, National Interest
General Tries to Avoid Political Firestorm over Puerto Rico Relief -- Military.com
Navy Will Provide Puerto Rico with Direly Needed Hospital Services in Wake of Hurricane Maria -- USNI News
The military promised to crack down on sexual assault. Have they? -- PBS News Hour
The History of Body Armor, From Medieval Times to Today -- Sam Bocetta, Small Wars Journal
The Need For Missile Defense -- Victor Davis Hanson, Defining Ideas
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