{"id":8095,"date":"2017-12-03T11:39:27","date_gmt":"2017-12-03T11:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/?p=8095"},"modified":"2017-12-03T11:39:27","modified_gmt":"2017-12-03T11:39:27","slug":"prepare-for-north-korean-terror-in-gangnam-korea-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/2017\/12\/03\/prepare-for-north-korean-terror-in-gangnam-korea-times\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cPrepare for North Korean terror in Gangnam\u201d Korea Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

Korea Times<\/h2>\n

\u201cPrepare for North Korean terror in Gangnam\u201d<\/a><\/h2>\n

December 3, 2017<\/h2>\n

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There\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0a\u00a0lot\u00a0of\u00a0hot\u00a0rhetoric\u00a0in\u00a0Washington,\u00a0D.C.and\u00a0Seoul\u00a0about\u00a0how\u00a0Trump\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0pumped\u00a0up\u00a0U.S.\u00a0-Korea\u00a0alliance\u00a0are\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0“take\u00a0care\u00a0of”\u00a0Pyongyang.\u00a0But\u00a0I\u00a0fear\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0thinking\u00a0is\u00a0fuzzy,\u00a0if\u00a0not\u00a0delusional.\u00a0North\u00a0Korea,\u00a0with\u00a0extensive\u00a0underground\u00a0facilities\u00a0built\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0last\u00a0fifty\u00a0years,\u00a0cannot\u00a0be\u00a0stopped\u00a0by\u00a0either\u00a0a\u00a0precision\u00a0attack,\u00a0or\u00a0an\u00a0all-out\u00a0assault.\u00a0Even\u00a0if\u00a0a\u00a0suicidal\u00a0Donald\u00a0Trump\u00a0dropped\u00a050 atomic\u00a0bombs\u00a0on\u00a0North\u00a0Korea,\u00a0he\u00a0might\u00a0permanently\u00a0destroy\u00a0the\u00a0climate\u00a0of\u00a0Northeast\u00a0Asia,\u00a0he\u00a0might\u00a0be\u00a0removed\u00a0from\u00a0office\u00a0through\u00a0a\u00a0coup\u00a0d’etat,\u00a0but\u00a0he\u00a0will\u00a0do\u00a0nothing\u00a0to\u00a0even\u00a0scratch\u00a0the\u00a0nuclear\u00a0weapons\u00a0North\u00a0Korea\u00a0is\u00a0storing\u00a0deep\u00a0beneath\u00a0the\u00a0surface\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Earth.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But\u00a0what\u00a0might\u00a0happen\u00a0if\u00a0Trump\u00a0were\u00a0to\u00a0launch\u00a0a\u00a0limited\u00a0attack\u00a0on\u00a0North\u00a0Korea,\u00a0perhaps\u00a0on\u00a0a\u00a0military\u00a0base,\u00a0or\u00a0even\u00a0a\u00a0city?\u00a0The\u00a0pressure\u00a0on\u00a0Trump\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0something\u00a0is\u00a0mounting\u00a0back\u00a0in\u00a0Washington,\u00a0D.C.\u00a0He\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0talking\u00a0tough\u00a0about\u00a0North\u00a0Korea\u00a0and\u00a0has\u00a0more\u00a0enemies\u00a0inside\u00a0the\u00a0beltway\u00a0than\u00a0a\u00a0cat\u00a0has\u00a0fleas.\u00a0Some\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0military\u00a0were\u00a0impressed\u00a0by\u00a0Trump’s\u00a0tough\u00a0words,\u00a0but\u00a0he\u00a0is\u00a0looking\u00a0less\u00a0and\u00a0less\u00a0impressive\u00a0as\u00a0his\u00a0dramatic\u00a0threats\u00a0seem\u00a0to\u00a0peter\u00a0out\u00a0without\u00a0any\u00a0action.<\/p>\n

Would\u00a0Pyongyang\u00a0be\u00a0begging\u00a0for\u00a0mercy\u00a0and\u00a0open\u00a0itself\u00a0up\u00a0for\u00a0intrusive\u00a0weapons\u00a0inspections\u00a0such\u00a0as\u00a0those\u00a0that\u00a0Iraq\u00a0underwent\u00a0before\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0overthrown?\u00a0The\u00a0odds\u00a0are\u00a0not\u00a0good.<\/h2>\n

But\u00a0have\u00a0you\u00a0thought\u00a0about\u00a0this?\u00a0What\u00a0if\u00a0a\u00a0high\u00a0explosive\u00a0goes\u00a0off\u00a0in\u00a0Seoul’s\u00a0luxurious\u00a0Apkujeong\u00a0District,\u00a0killing\u00a0hundreds\u00a0of\u00a0shoppers\u00a0at\u00a0Christmas\u00a0and\u00a0creating\u00a0a\u00a0mood\u00a0of\u00a0desperation\u00a0and\u00a0fear\u00a0unprecedented\u00a0in\u00a0recent\u00a0history?\u00a0Do\u00a0you\u00a0really\u00a0think\u00a0that\u00a0missiles\u00a0are\u00a0the\u00a0only\u00a0way\u00a0for\u00a0North\u00a0Korea\u00a0to\u00a0kill\u00a0people\u00a0in\u00a0South\u00a0Korea?<\/p>\n

After\u00a0all,\u00a0such\u00a0massive\u00a0terrorist\u00a0attacks,\u00a0often\u00a0ambiguous\u00a0in\u00a0nature,\u00a0are\u00a0becoming\u00a0more\u00a0and\u00a0more\u00a0common\u00a0in\u00a0countries\u00a0like\u00a0Turkey,\u00a0Russia,\u00a0Iraq,\u00a0France,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0United\u00a0States.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0assumption\u00a0that\u00a0North\u00a0Korea\u00a0is\u00a0only\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0respond\u00a0to\u00a0attacks\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0United\u00a0States\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0conventional\u00a0manner\u00a0using\u00a0weapons\u00a0that\u00a0Korea\u00a0has\u00a0prepared\u00a0to\u00a0respond\u00a0to\u00a0is\u00a0naive\u00a0and\u00a0suggests\u00a0that\u00a0military\u00a0planners\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0reread\u00a0Sun\u00a0Tzu’s\u00a0The\u00a0Art\u00a0of\u00a0War.\u00a0Conflict\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0unpredictable\u00a0and\u00a0will\u00a0not\u00a0follow\u00a0the\u00a0patterns\u00a0that\u00a0military\u00a0contractors\u00a0have\u00a0made\u00a0a\u00a0fortune\u00a0preparing\u00a0for.<\/p>\n

It\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0wise\u00a0to\u00a0step\u00a0back\u00a0and\u00a0think\u00a0seriously\u00a0about\u00a0what\u00a0North\u00a0Korea’s\u00a0options\u00a0are\u00a0and\u00a0if\u00a0we\u00a0do\u00a0so\u00a0with\u00a0an\u00a0open\u00a0mind,\u00a0it\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0clear\u00a0quite\u00a0quickly\u00a0that\u00a0we\u00a0really\u00a0have\u00a0no\u00a0other\u00a0option\u00a0but\u00a0negotiations.<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Korea Times \u201cPrepare for North Korean terror in Gangnam\u201d December 3, 2017 \u00a0 There\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0a\u00a0lot\u00a0of\u00a0hot\u00a0rhetoric\u00a0in\u00a0Washington,\u00a0D.C.and\u00a0Seoul\u00a0about\u00a0how\u00a0Trump\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0pumped\u00a0up\u00a0U.S.\u00a0-Korea\u00a0alliance\u00a0are\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0“take\u00a0care\u00a0of”\u00a0Pyongyang.\u00a0But\u00a0I\u00a0fear\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0thinking\u00a0is\u00a0fuzzy,\u00a0if\u00a0not\u00a0delusional.\u00a0North\u00a0Korea,\u00a0with\u00a0extensive\u00a0underground\u00a0facilities\u00a0built\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0last\u00a0fifty\u00a0years,\u00a0cannot\u00a0be\u00a0stopped\u00a0by\u00a0either\u00a0a\u00a0precision\u00a0attack,\u00a0or\u00a0an\u00a0all-out\u00a0assault.\u00a0Even\u00a0if\u00a0a\u00a0suicidal\u00a0Donald\u00a0Trump\u00a0dropped\u00a050 atomic\u00a0bombs\u00a0on\u00a0North\u00a0Korea,\u00a0he\u00a0might\u00a0permanently\u00a0destroy\u00a0the\u00a0climate\u00a0of\u00a0Northeast\u00a0Asia,\u00a0he\u00a0might\u00a0be\u00a0removed\u00a0from\u00a0office\u00a0through\u00a0a\u00a0coup\u00a0d’etat,\u00a0but\u00a0he\u00a0will\u00a0do\u00a0nothing\u00a0to\u00a0even\u00a0scratch\u00a0the\u00a0nuclear\u00a0weapons\u00a0North\u00a0Korea\u00a0is\u00a0storing\u00a0deep\u00a0beneath\u00a0the\u00a0surface\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Earth.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9296425,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[651,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9296425"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8095\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/green-liberty.org\/circlesandsquares\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}