U.S. Reviews War Plans For Defending South Korea

CNN: U.S. reviews war plan for defending South Korea amid North Korean buildup

(CNN)A North Korean buildup and partial mobilization of military forces since late last week caused so much consternation at the Pentagon that top U.S. commanders reviewed the U.S. war plan for defending South Korea in case there was a sudden indication that North Korea was going to begin a war, CNN has learned.

Two U.S. officials confirmed the details of the North Korean buildup to CNN, with the U.S. now trying to assess how much of that North Korean buildup is continuing after high-level talks between North and South Korea this weekend at the historic "truce village" inside the Demilitarized Zone.

The U.S. officials stressed that the buildup is seen as serious. The U.S. had grown increasingly worried about North Korean intentions after leader Kim Jong Un put a specific deadline on the table for South Korea to stop the propaganda broadcasts it has been blasting across the border.

WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction .... the U.S. is not going to withdraw the remaining 30,000 troops that they have in South Korea.

Update: Reuters is now reporting that both South and North Korea have reached an agreement to defuse tensions.