Thursday, April 4, 2013

The U.S. Reponse To The North Korean Crisis



U.S. Troops 'Poised To Respond' To North Korean Threat As Kim Jong Un Deploys Ballistic Missile To Within Striking Range Of Japan After He Said A Nuclear Strike Had Been 'Authorised' -- Daily Mail

* The United States said on Wednesday it will soon send a missile defense system to Guam
* The U.S. military is fast adjusting to what U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel described as a 'real and clear danger' from Pyongyang
* He issued the statement after U.S. stealth bomber were seen patrolling
* Chinese soldiers and weaponry massing on border with Korean Peninsula
* John Kerry warns that North is 'provocative, dangerous and reckless'
* Yongbyon nuclear site set to be restarted after being closed for six months

American troops in South Korea have been placed on high alert and are 'poised to respond' as tensions on the border between North Korea and its neighbor stretch to breaking point.

Having bolstered their already substantial forces in the region with B-2 Stealth Bombers, F-22 Stealth Fighters and B-52 heavy bombers, the U.S. is now dispatching a high-tech missile battery to Guam to protect the U.S. and its allies in the region in response to increasingly hysterical rhetoric from North Korea.

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More News On U.S. Reaction to The North Korean Crisis

U.S. Troops Stand ‘Poised to Respond’ at North Korea Border -- ABC News
US: North Korean Threats 'Unacceptable' -- Voice of America
Hagel calls North Korea's nuclear ambitions a 'growing threat' -- FOX News
N. Korea threats pose 'real and clear danger' -- Global Post/AFP
Hagel calls N. Korea 'real and clear danger,' as US plans defense system in Guam -- FOX News
Defense Secretary Calls North Korea Clear And Present Danger — US Set To Deploy Missile
U.S.: North Korea nuclear reactor restart would be 'alarming' -- Politico
U.S. Speeds Missile Defense to Guam After North Korea Bars South’s Workers -- New York Times
U.S. to send missile defenses to Guam over North Korea threat -- Reuters
U.S. moves to protect Guam amid 'clear danger' from North Korea -- L.A. Times
Second US missile defense warship deploys to western Pacific -- Global Times
U.S. Navy Moves Warship Closer To North Korea -- RTT News
USS Decatur Responds to North Korean Threats -- NBC News
U.S. military buildup in S. Korea months in making -- USA Today

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