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jpak

(41,758 posts)
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 12:21 PM Jun 2017

US and Japanese fighters are reportedly getting missiles ideal for striking North Korea

http://www.businessinsider.com/us-air-force-jassm-f-16-south-north-korea-pyongyang-2017-6

US F-16s in South Korea and Japanese F-35s are both set to get long-range missiles that are ideal for striking North Korean mobile missile launchers.

The US Air Force in South Korea recently increased the range and strength of its aircraft with 10 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles, or JASSMs, that can hit Pyongyang with 2,000 pounds of explosives from almost 200 miles away, according to Yonhap News and other South Korean media reports.

The JASSM allows US F-16s to safely strike nuclear infrastructure and targets deep into North Korea from secure locations near Seoul.

The munition isn't the only signal that the US is ramping up its response to North Korea.

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US and Japanese fighters are reportedly getting missiles ideal for striking North Korea (Original Post) jpak Jun 2017 OP
When Mueller closes the net, will BLOTUS unleash the ultimate horrifying diversion? PearliePoo2 Jun 2017 #1
The ultimate distraction with major castastrophic consequences Iliyah Jun 2017 #2

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
1. When Mueller closes the net, will BLOTUS unleash the ultimate horrifying diversion?
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 12:28 PM
Jun 2017

He'll be a fatally wounded rat backed in a corner. All bets are off with this madman.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
2. The ultimate distraction with major castastrophic consequences
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 12:52 PM
Jun 2017

GOPers are in heaven with this alternative. As you can see, no disgusting response from them concerning the NRA ad.

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