Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:00 am
Intelligence is much more crucial than striking capability. If North Korea mobilizes for a strike against South Korea, then the US spy satellites will see that. You dont mobilize an army in a few hours. You can see their movements, artillery being brought into position, tanks being refueled, jets coming out of hangers. Simply put, you can see all that happening with Satellites. Even before the attack goes off, the US intelligence probably gets to hear something. That would probably trigger increased surveillance.
By the time North Korea has brought their artillery into position, US forces should already by in position as well. At least there would/should be UAVs and more surveillance equipment and some fast response forces in the area. Then all it takes is some cruise missiles (could probably be launched from submarines or warships near the coast, as well as planes and bases in South Korea) to take out the artillery positions as soon as North Korea raises as much as an ear.
In any case, in a situation like this, intel is crucial. You dont want to start a war because your oponent is doing a military exercise (or because you think he has weapons of mass destruction, that he does not have, gggggg). That does not make you look to good in the eye of the general public, you know.
So, again, I think that anything related to intelligence is more important than striking power. After all, you will want to know where to send your F22s, or F35s when the time comes. If they are just flying arround in circles, searching for those artillery positions that they are supposed to attack, they wont do much good, would they?
By the time North Korea has brought their artillery into position, US forces should already by in position as well. At least there would/should be UAVs and more surveillance equipment and some fast response forces in the area. Then all it takes is some cruise missiles (could probably be launched from submarines or warships near the coast, as well as planes and bases in South Korea) to take out the artillery positions as soon as North Korea raises as much as an ear.
In any case, in a situation like this, intel is crucial. You dont want to start a war because your oponent is doing a military exercise (or because you think he has weapons of mass destruction, that he does not have, gggggg). That does not make you look to good in the eye of the general public, you know.
So, again, I think that anything related to intelligence is more important than striking power. After all, you will want to know where to send your F22s, or F35s when the time comes. If they are just flying arround in circles, searching for those artillery positions that they are supposed to attack, they wont do much good, would they?