Mods- possibly time to merge the various Korea threads? There's one on JB too.

It could just be ruthless PsyOps from the USAF.
Imagine if no B2s flew over, but the press release said that they did.
How much paranoia will be going on in the command exehlons of the NK air defence units?

Hold on people, the B2s are flying over SOUTH Korean territory where they have every right to be if invited by the SK Govt. There's nothing wrong with that - its only the N that's been betting hysterical with escalating threats of violence for some months. No one's been provoking this that we mere mortals know about, no one provoked them to fire 3 stage ballistic missiles or let of nukes, so let's be a bit circumspect about accusing the US and SK of playing with fire when they're taking a mild and prudently defensive posture in the face of unwarranted and inexplicable nuclear threats. I don't hear any objection to China massing forces on their border with NK and that surely is highly provocative, because we know full well that they aren't there to oppose the NKs - quite the opposite in fact, and that's a really scary scenario.

That's if you have a specimen from the original reactor that provided the Uranium, I suspect that he does not have a Plutonium based weapon yet. And, whose to say he did/does have a collaboration programme with say Pakistan or Iran. one nuclear capable and one with aspirations.

Have people got their go bags packed?

Paras at Readiness for North Korea
 

I see that a Para Bn has been put at 24hr NTM for Korea: Placed on 24 hours Notice To Move for Operations on the Korean Penisular

Any RAF units in the frame?

BEagles squadron ?

It's not like all those odd ball looking KC-135 airplanes haven't sniffed the air after the past nuke tests.

If 49 Para have been put on standby then elements of 24SAS are probably already out there on the ground..

The second man on the balcony has already gone.

All 35,000 of them :O

Not as yet, Central Hotel Booking Service is closed until Tuesday morning.

Hig...its the CHReservationService now!

"Any RAF units in the frame?"


Sharkey has got on his blog and said the SHar would be the
best one for CAS so that's them going as well.

Fair one about CHBS - but they should still warn people so they can get their cases packed and so-on before the hotels are booked. I mean, people need time to get their suntan lotion, etc - they won't have been expecting to need any in this weather.

Still a bit chilly in Korea at the moment !


Re Any RAF units in the frame?

Apart from Sharkey and his boys, I thought the US had it all covered
with B2's flying direct from the US ?

Bum, shows how much I have used their services recently :O

I see that a Para Bn has been put at 24hr NTM for Korea: Placed on 24 hours Notice To Move for Operations on the Korean Penisular

Let's hope they are all medically qualified .....:)

This is a bit early for an April Fool .......?

North Korea says enters state of war against South


U.S. Defense officials: North Korean threats are 'bellicose rhetoric' - CNN.com

633 Sqns TSR2s have started practicing at RAF machrihanish, but keep it to yourselves!

Take the piss gently fella, the presence of Sharkey and his ilk (plus associated hardware) might be of great use in just such a circumstance. That's why we had 'em.

And clearly we're at rather a loose end without them. Oh? Did I say loose end? I mean utterly toothless. Out of the picture. Irrelevant. Is that really the sort of "foreign policy" our "government" wants?

Madness, binning the Harrier/carrier. Utter irresponsible madness.