• US considers shooting down NK missiles that don't pose a direct threat

    From slider@1:229/2 to All on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 14:01:50
    From: slider@nanashram.com

    (CNN)As tensions continue to ratchet up with North Korea, CNN has learned
    that the US is considering shooting down a North Korean ballistic missile
    even if it does not directly threaten the US or its allies.

    http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/19/politics/us-north-korea-missile-mattis-options/index.html

    Speaking to reporters Monday, Defense Secretary James Mattis said North
    Korea is "intentionally doing provocations that seem to press against the envelope for just how far can they push without going over some kind of a
    line in their minds that would make them vulnerable."

    An official directly familiar with options planning within the Trump administration told CNN the question that now needs to be answered is
    whether North Korea's missile program has progressed to the level of being
    such an inherent threat that the Pentagon would recommend targeting a
    missile even if its trajectory did not indicate it would hit the US or its allies. The official declined to speak on the record because of the
    sensitivity of the issue.

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  • From thang ornerythinchus@1:229/2 to All on Thursday, September 21, 2017 14:43:52
    From: thangolossus@gmail.com

    On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 14:01:50 +0100, slider <slider@nanashram.com>
    wrote:

    (CNN)As tensions continue to ratchet up with North Korea, CNN has learned >that the US is considering shooting down a North Korean ballistic missile >even if it does not directly threaten the US or its allies.

    http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/19/politics/us-north-korea-missile-mattis-options/index.html

    Speaking to reporters Monday, Defense Secretary James Mattis said North
    Korea is "intentionally doing provocations that seem to press against the >envelope for just how far can they push without going over some kind of a >line in their minds that would make them vulnerable."

    An official directly familiar with options planning within the Trump >administration told CNN the question that now needs to be answered is
    whether North Korea's missile program has progressed to the level of being >such an inherent threat that the Pentagon would recommend targeting a
    missile even if its trajectory did not indicate it would hit the US or its >allies. The official declined to speak on the record because of the >sensitivity of the issue.

    ### - etc etc etc.... need i say more?

    NO!!! There is NO need for you to say more :)
    Please say less...

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