Great Smoky Mountain Journal-U.S. Allies Prepared To Use "Rapid, Lethal, and Overwhelming Force," If Necessary Against North Korea




The Great Smoky Mountain Journal Staff Reports Posted: Monday, January 01, 2018 12:43 PM

U.S. Allies Prepared To Use "Rapid, Lethal, and Overwhelming Force," If Necessary Against North Korea
The U.S. and its allies are prepared to use “rapid, lethal and overwhelming force,” if necessary, against North Korea, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Air Forces warned Saturday night. The statement from Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, U.S. Pacific Air Forces commander, came after the militaries of the U.S., South Korea and Japan spent 10 hours conducting bomber-jet drills over the Korean Peninsula. The training mission was a response to North Korea’s recent ballistic missile launches and nuclear program, and part of the U.S. regular commitment to defending its allies in the Asia-Pacific region, the general’s statement said. “North Korea remains the most urgent threat to regional stability,” O’Shaughnessy said.