Graham sees 'ramp-up in military capability' against North Korea

[bathroommonkey76]

Sen. Lindsey Graham predicted Thursday "some escalation of military capability" against North Korea.

"I think you will be seeing pretty soon some escalation of military capability," he told CNN's Kate Bolduan. "I think the President and his administration are going to begin to build up American capability to deal with the North Korean threat to our homeland. We're trying to prevent the North Koreans from hitting America with a nuclear-tipped missile, and if it takes military action to do so, we're going to start preparing for that day. I think you're going to see a ramp-up in military capability."

When asked what the escalation would look like, Graham responded, "just stay tuned."

Graham's comments come after North Korea on Tuesday launched what the US military believes to be an intercontinental ballistic missile.

Following news of the launch, Graham told CNN's Wolf Blitzer, "If we have to go to war to stop this, we will."

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/30/politics/lindsey-graham-north-korea-military-cnntv/

[Freethinker65]

1. Paid for by who, from what?

Let me guess now that the rich have their tax cuts who with be asked to sacrifice? What social programs will need to be cut?

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. "If we have to go to war to stop this, we will."

IF? It's now a matter of WHEN. Fucking great.

[Fred Sanders]

3. There is ZERO evidence NK has a long range missile or nuclear warhead.

They CLAIM a quantum leap in technology, but drop the new missile into the Sea of Japan....lol, and America NOW believes NK??

To better scare OUR citizens into more military spending.

The war propaganda is universal.

[EX500rider]

4. "There is ZERO evidence NK has a long range missile" Wrong.

The last missile launch has the range to hit anywhere in the US.



Now having a robust warhead that could survive re-entry is a different thing but if the Soviet Union and the US could do it back in the '50 I doubt North Korea couldn't figure it out.

[Fred Sanders]

5. Do not believe they sent a missile to that height...maybe did with NO payload? They made a big deal

of having a "very heavy weight" as a payload. Did they? Who knows?

And no explanation why not sent 13k into the Pacific if you could?

Given it is NK no explanation for not doing that.

[EX500rider]

6. The height of the test was monitored by the US, China, Japan & S Korea.

I doubt they all decided to lie about it.

As to warhead weight, only the N Korean know that but they could have put a dummy warhead with the proper weight in it.
One certainly can't say they didn't with any certainty.

They test up instead of out so they don't freak out heavily armed neighbors I imagine.

[Fred Sanders]

7. If you have a link about the height being confirmed that would be great.

[EX500rider]

8. BBC says..

....they got their range estimates from the "James Martin Center for Non-Proliferation Studies" and the "Union of Concerned Scientists". Since unknown test warhead weight those are max range figures.