A North Korean soldier on the shore of the Yalu River on the border between China and North Korea. The only way to locate and destroy with complete certainty all components of North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme is through a ground invasion. File photo: Kyodo
A North Korean soldier on the shore of the Yalu River on the border between China and North Korea. The only way to locate and destroy with complete certainty all components of North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme is through a ground invasion. File photo: Kyodo
North Korea nuclear crisis
Asia /  East Asia

Securing North Korea’s nukes would require a US ground invasion, Pentagon says

Any operation to pursue North Korean nuclear weapons would likely be spearheaded by US Special Operations troops

The Washington Post
The Washington Post

Updated: 10:45pm, 5 Nov, 2017

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A North Korean soldier on the shore of the Yalu River on the border between China and North Korea. The only way to locate and destroy with complete certainty all components of North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme is through a ground invasion. File photo: Kyodo
A North Korean soldier on the shore of the Yalu River on the border between China and North Korea. The only way to locate and destroy with complete certainty all components of North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme is through a ground invasion. File photo: Kyodo
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