If this report from The Telegraph is true, it's absolutely insane. I've flown along the Korean border. Let me tell you about their radio communications.
Routes in Korea are planned to keep you well away from the border because the Korean War never ended. The friendly Air Traffic Controllers fell into 2 categories: Americans with thick Texas accents, and Koreans with Korean accents. The UNFRIENDLY ATC voice was unmistakable. No accent, perfect diction, crystal clear English. He'd say "Hawk 84 turn left immediately for identification".
When you looked down and left, darkness. Down and right, cultural lighting. Yup, I'm pointing east. That left turn request was to identify me as REALLY dumb, dumb enough to cross into North Korean airspace, get shot at, and restart hostilities on the peninsula. And they would shoot. Rifle potshots across the DMZ border zone were a regular occurrence.
The Kim regime wants to survive. If they feel existentially threatened, they will take everyone else down with them. Millions will die, and Seoul, a city with 20% more people than New York, will be destroyed.
North Korea is a nuclear power now. We have to accept that reality and adapt our policies accordingly. Military action is not the solution, instead it would isolate the US and run the risk of gravely damaging our military and power projection abilities. The Kim regime believes they can manipulate our president, isolating the US either through diplomatic means or, possibly, goading us into a conflict that will cause irreparable damage to Korea and the US.
If we’re going to fix this, it’s going to take electing leaders who can stand up to the president and who have the experience to guide the US in the right direction.
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