Report: U.S. Pacific Command chief tells troops to be ready to 'fight tonight'

[MowCowWhoHow III]

Source: UPI

TOKYO, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The head of the U.S. Pacific Command has asked troops to be thoroughly prepared for possible North Korea provocations during an upcoming anniversary.

Adm. Harry Harris told U.S. military personnel at Yokota Air Base in Japan on Friday that they should be "ready to fight [North Korea] tonight," Japanese television network Asahi TV reported.

Harris made the remark during an inaugural ceremony for Lt. Gen. Jerry P. Martinez, who is now in command of U.S. Forces Japan.

Harris, who recently met with Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada regarding enhanced cooperation, described North Korea's provocative actions, including missile and nuclear tests, as the most urgent threat, according to Asahi TV.

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[busterbrown]

2. I hope he got the O.K.

from the President and Defense Secretary, before he made this statement..

Scary Shit...

[DK504]

3. Okinawa

Don't mean to sound like a bi**h, but I guess we should have kept those bases in Japan and the rest of the Pacific at full strength. It's not like no one would have figured out this would happen one day.

[Wilms]

4. Boo!

Scared ya!

[Ligyron]

5. Maybe some world power should take out their nuclear capabilities.

Before they actually use them, China should step in. These people are really a danger to themselves and their neighbors.

[catnhatnh]

6. Climb down off the ledge...

Every commander at every ceremony repeats his version of this phrase. That is exactly what every military unit not actually in combat is supposed to strive for. This is some rear echelon clown blowing things out of proportion. Do you think any leader would say "Sleep well and don't worry your pretty little heads."???

[MowCowWhoHow III]

7. Images show activity at North Korea satellite launch site: report

Images show activity at North Korea satellite launch site: report

An increase in activity at a North Korean satellite launch site could indicate preparations for a new test or other activities, a U.S.-based monitoring group said on Saturday.

The 38 North group, run by Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, said satellite images taken on Oct. 1 show increased activity at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station, including crates on the launch pad and vehicles near the fuel and oxidizer buildings.

But it added that since some of the structures on the launch pad are covered, "it is unclear whether this activity is related to launch preparations or other operations."

North Korea conducted its fifth and biggest nuclear test on Sept. 9 and South Korea has said it believes the north is ready to conduct another nuclear test at any time. There has been speculation that Pyongyang could mark the Oct. 10 anniversary of the founding of its Workers' Party with a sixth detonation.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-nuclear-satellite-idUSKCN1280W3?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social