End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity” ~llaw
Jan 13, 2025
LLAW’s NUCLEAR WORLD NEWS TODAY with THE RISKS & CONSEQUENCES OF TOMORROW
We have an international threat of war problem, and the nuclear war drums are beating everywhere, including in the USA where Trump will be taking over control of the country in just a week from today. Russia, the United States, and North Korea, seem to be making the most war-threatening noises, but there are also drums, pounding in Israel, Pakistan, and even from potential newcomer Iran. But China, Britain, and the other nuclear armed countries seem to be holding their breath, waiting and wondering.
The most recent retaliatory threat by the USA against North Korea and “any nuclear attack” on the U.S. and/or its allies will be the end of Kim Jong Un’s regime” rings hollow. If there should be such an attack, other nuclear armed nations would immediately join the fray, and Kim’s regime would not be the only one to suffer the ultimate of death and destruction of nuclear war.
Trump has said in the past during his previous presidency that he would be a “1st Strike” president, meaning he would not wait to be attacked, but would initiate nuclear war. He must not be allowed to have any such political or military power to initiate a nuclear war and neither should any other leader of any nuclear armed country, especially including not only the United States, but also Russia, North Korea, and perhaps China.
Also just know that “nuclear arms deterrence”, perhaps the last bastion of defense to avoid nuclear war, will not permanently stop a nuclear war because the constantly increasing nuclear arms proliferation and the cost of keeping our or their hateful neighbors at bay is a non-sequitur because those increasingly dangerous nuclear weapons will one day be used out of desperation by a country that can no longer “keep up with the Jones’s”. The only way to stop eventual nuclear war at this stage, in my humble opinion, is for all nations world-wide to unite and permanently do away with not only nuclear weapons of mass destruction but also commercial nuclear power altogether — shamefully something the very nature of mankind is not inclined to do. ~llaw
America’s warning to North Korea: ‘Nuclear attack against US or its allies will result in end of Kim Jong Un regime’
During the Nuclear Consultative Group meeting between the US and South Korea, America asserted its commitment to back the latter with a full range of military capabilities
By The Week News DeskUpdated: January 13, 2025 18:32 IST
The US issued a stern warning to North Korea, which had recently said it is planning to accelerate a buildup of its nuclear weapons programme, saying any nuclear attack by North Korea will be met with a “swift, overwhelming, and decisive” response.
The US said any nuclear attack by North Korea against the US or its allies is unacceptable and will result in the end of that regime.
During the fourth Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) meeting between the US and South Korea, the US reiterated its commitment to back the latter with a full range of military capabilities, including nuclear.
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According to the US Department of Defence, the NCG Principals discussed various efforts to maintain and strengthen nuclear deterrence policy and posture, in accordance with the United States and Republic of Korea Guidelines for Nuclear Deterrence and Nuclear Operations on the Korean Peninsula (Guidelines).
The NCG, which meets twice per year, is co-chaired at the assistant secretary level by senior policy leaders in the Department of Defense and South Korea Ministry of National Defense, and includes US and South Korean interagency participants such as national security, defense, military, diplomatic, and intelligence officials.
NCG contributes to strengthening extended deterrence by enhancing understanding of the North Korean nuclear threats on the Peninsula and shared preparedness to address those threats through regular table-top exercises and simulations.
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