North Korea could reach US mainland within a year: Gen. McInerney
Fox News military analyst Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney on the threats North Korea poses to the U.S.
Retired Gen. Tom McInerney on Monday said the United States has the capability to take out every city in North Korea, if Kim Jong Un were to fire artillery into Seoul, South Korea.
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âIf he gets our full nuclear retaliatory capability, within minutes after one round going into Seoul, there will be nothing left,â McInerney told Liz Claman on âCountdown to the Closing Bell.â âIf you go to Airborne Alertâwe used to call it âChrome Domeââwith nuclear weapons and then we start building up our other forces, et cetera, he will not last 15 minutes.â
The Hermit Kingdom announced Monday it will take âthousands-foldâ revenge against the United States after the United Nations imposed new sanctions on the communist country on Saturday. The resolution, approved unanimously by the Security Council on Saturday, comes as a result of Pyongyangâs repeated ballistic missile tests and efforts to develop a nuclear warhead. The sanctions are aimed at the countryâs economy, including stopping the expansions of joint ventures and the exports of coal, lead, lead ore, iron, iron ore and seafood.
McInernery also provided insight on how the U.S. and other foreign countries should handle North Koreaâs recent provocations.
âI would form a political area treaty organization, similar to NATO. I would have South Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand and other countries out there form a bulwark, not only against North Korean expansion but at Chinese expansion. I would start moving in more THAAD missiles. I would put our nuclear retaliatory capability on ground alert ⦠I would start increasing our naval and air forces in the region,â he said.
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Additionally, on Sunday, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said âall options,â including a military one, are still available, regarding threats from the Kim Jong Un regime.
âThe United States will respond based on North Koreaâs actions,â she told Maria Bartiromo on âSunday Morning Futures.â âWe hope that they donât do anything further. We hope that they stop this reckless activity, we hope we donât have to do anything, but all options have always been on the table and will continue to be on the table.â
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