The Washington Times is reporting that the military under the Clinton administration had plans drawn up for using nuclear weapons against North Korea if it invaded South Korea. These stories come out occasionally that we have plans for attacking such and such country, sometimes with nuclear weapons, sometimes not. I really don’t see why this is supposed to be news. Part of the military’s job is to draw up all sorts of battle plans for just about any situation. That way, no matter what “surprise” scenario may occur, there’s a ready made plan of action for how to respond to it. That means we certainly have different attack plans on file for North Korea, China, Russia, Taiwan (in case of Chinese invasion), Saudi Arabia, Iran, etc., and these plans are frequently reviewed and updated. We probably even have an invasion plan for Great Britain lying around somewhere. It doesn’t mean the plans will ever be used; the purpose is having them available should they ever be needed.
11/7/2004
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