Military Options for Dealing with North Korea's Nuclear Program Asignación No. 2

Military Options for Dealing with North Korea's Nuclear Program As the crisis over North Korea's nuclear weapons program continues, an obvious question is whether the United States might use military force to resolve the crisis. As the crisis over North Korea's nuclear weapons program continues, an obvious question is whether the United States might use military force to resolve the crisis.

" Three key issues would be involved in successful military strikes against North Korean nuclear facilities: 1) locating all facilities and fissile material stocks that could be used in a nuclear weapons program; 1) locating all facilities and fissile material stocks that could be used in a nuclear weapons program; 2) possessing the capability to destroy these targets; and 2) possessing the capability to destroy these targets; and 3) preventing North Korea from retaliating with artillery fire, missile strikes, chemical or biological weapons use, escalation to a full-scale conventional war, or nuclear weapons. 3) preventing North Korea from retaliating with artillery fire, missile strikes, chemical or biological weapons use, escalation to a full-scale conventional war, or nuclear weapons.

이 문제점의 각자 는 북한 문맥안에 상당한 곤란을 선 물한다, 그러나 북 한 보복을 방지하 기 제한하기의 문 제는 가장 단단하 다. 남한에 미국 관 계의 점에서 여기, 잠재적인 정치적인

Locating North Korean Nuclear Facilities A number of the facilities involved in North Korea's nuclear program have already been identified and precisely located A number of the facilities involved in North Korea's nuclear program have already been identified and precisely located

These include the nuclear reactors, fuel fabrication facilities, and reprocessing facilities that constitute the critical These include the nuclear reactors, fuel fabrication facilities, and reprocessing facilities that constitute the critical parts of the North Korean nuclear infrastructure for producing and reprocessing plutonium for possible use in nuclear weapons. parts of the North Korean nuclear infrastructure for producing and reprocessing plutonium for possible use in nuclear weapons.

Possessing the Capability to Destroy North Korean Nuclear Facilities North Korea has reasonably capable air defenses, including Mig-29 fighters, SA-2 and SA-5 surface-to-air missiles, and large quantities of anti- aircraft artillery (AAA). North Korea has reasonably capable air defenses, including Mig-29 fighters, SA-2 and SA-5 surface-to-air missiles, and large quantities of anti- aircraft artillery (AAA). Nevertheless, North Korean nuclear facilities located in the open would be highly vulnerable to attack by cruise missiles and by American stealth fighters or bombers armed with precision- guided munitions. Nevertheless, North Korean nuclear facilities located in the open would be highly vulnerable to attack by cruise missiles and by American stealth fighters or bombers armed with precision- guided munitions.

불명하나 명백하게 위치하지 않은 핵 시설 은 공격될. 공격 현재향하여 보호해주는 지하의와 매장된 시설을 이용하는 북한 노 력 추가 곤란.

불명하나 명백하게 위치하지 않은 핵 시설은 공격 될. 공격 현재향하여 보호해주는 지하의와 매장된 시설을 이용하는 북한 노력 추가 곤란. 미국 군은 공격 강하게 했으나 깊 매장한 표적에 지구 관통 재래식 무기를 발육시킨 해봤다, 그러나 이 무기 는 몇몇 표적향하여 효과적 이. 이 표적을 공격하 기 위하여 펜타곤2002핵 능력을 북한 핵 시설을 파괴하기 위하여 소유한

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