Pentagon’s ‘leak’ of commando drill sends message to North Korea

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Pentagon’s ‘leak’ of commando drill sends message to North Korea
Guy Taylor and Ben Wolfgang

The U.S. this week dramatically ramped up surveillance over North Korea ahead of Pyongyang’s anticipated “Christmas gift,” while the Pentagon sent an unmistakably blunt message by leaking news of a November special-operations drill that practiced taking out top North Korean officials.

The revelations underscore how seriously the Pentagon took North Korea’s threats, which was expected to be a long-range ballistic missile test or even the resumption of nuclear weapons testing.

Pyongyang hasn’t tested nuclear weapons since 2017, after which President Trump embarked on a path of unprecedented diplomatic outreach to leader Kim Jong-un, which has included three in-person meetings.

Read more at: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/26/pentagon-leaks-commando-drill-raid-north-korea/

CNN: US Preapproved Military Options to Respond to N. Korea Provocation

 Washington has reportedly preapproved a series of military options to respond to a possible North Korean provocation and remains watchful despite Christmas Day passing without the "gift" North Korea said it would give.

Citing a U.S. official, CNN said Thursday that such options include military show-of-force moves that could be quickly executed if the North were to engage in a missile launch or some type of test of weapons components.

Read more at: http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=150284