North Korea appears determined to provoke an attack from US

NY Times:

North Korea Says It Has the Right to Shoot Down U.S. Jets

  • North Korea’s foreign minister escalated the tensions with the U.S., saying the country had the right to shoot down American warplanes, even if they are not in North Korean air space.
  • He also called President Trump’s derogatory comments about the country and its leadership “a declaration of war.”
It is interesting how he ignores his own derogatory comments and threats to the US.  By his logic, he is already at war with the US.  

Does North Korea have an air defense that could threaten US jets?  Probably not.  If the US planes approach at an altitude above the range of their ancient air defense system, North Korea would probably just be wasting ammo and poking holes in the sky.

If North Korea did launch such an attack it would not be the first time they have attacked the US military in international waters.  During the Vietnam Tet offensive, they captured a US spy ship in international waters and held the crew captive for several months.  They would not get off as light this time.

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