Sunday, September 17, 2017

Here Are Some Ways The U.S. Could Bomb North Korea's Deepest Bunkers (But They Will Probably Not Work)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the long-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 (Mars-12)

Popular Mechanics: 9 Ways the U.S. Could Bomb North Korea's Deepest Bunkers

Kim Jong-Un's nuclear stores are hidden deep under hundreds of feet of solid rock. This makes them hard to reach—but not impossible.

Efforts to prevent North Korea's relentless advance toward developing nuclear ICBMs have so far achieved little. There is no end in sight to the stream of tests and new missiles and increasingly powerful warheads. If sanctions and diplomacy fail, what else is there?

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said that "All options are on the table." But a conventional strike against North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities is near impossible. Vital installations are dug hundreds of feet into the sides of mountains, out of the reach of the biggest bunker busters. Now, though, it seems the U.S. has a "game changer," but we don't much about it yet.

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WNU Editor: Summarizing .... none of these 9 ways the U.S. could bomb North Korea's deepest bunkers look promising. 

1 comment:

fazman said...

Collapse the entrances is all that's required