U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks during a joint news conference with South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin in Seoul October 28, 2011. Jung Yeon-je/Pool/Reuters
Panetta Sparks Debate Over U.S. Nuclear Strike on North Korea -- Newsweek
The specter of nuclear mushroom clouds rising over northeast Asia has long been a staple of nightmare scenarios in the event of another war between North and South Korea. It’s a prospect so apocalyptic that American officials have rarely articulated exactly what would trigger their use of weapons that could instantly kill millions and make the entire peninsula uninhabitable for decades.
In a memoir published last week, however, former CIA chief and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reopened the prickly issue, recalling a chilling, 2010 briefing in Seoul by General Walter L. “Skip” Sharp, the commander of U.S. forces in South Korea, who told him just such a nightmare could come true should communist forces pour across the DMZ as they did in 1950.
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Update: Panetta reveals US nuke strike plans on N. Korea, spurs controversy -- RT
My Comment:I am not surprised that all options are on the table when it comes to a scenario of war on the Korean peninsula. The issue has always been .... will the U.S. President issue the order to have these weapons uses. If the case of President Obama .... I doubt it.
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