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    U.S. Military Set to Intercept North Korean Ship!!!

    U.S. Military Set to Intercept North Korean Ship Suspected of Proliferating Missiles, Nukes
    The USS John McCain, a navy destroyer, will intercept the ship Kang Nam as soon as it leaves the vicinity off the coast of China, according to a senior U.S. defense official.


    The U.S. military is planning to intercept a flagged North Korean ship suspected of proliferating weapons material in violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution passed last Friday, FOX News has learned.

    The USS John McCain, a navy destroyer, will intercept the ship Kang Nam as soon as it leaves the vicinity off the coast of China, according to a senior U.S. defense official. The order to inderdict has not been given yet, but the ship is getting into position.

    The ship left a port in North Korea Wednesday and appears to be heading toward Singapore, according to a senior U.S. military source. The vessel, which the military has been tracking since its departure, could be carrying weaponry, missile parts or nuclear materials, a violation of U.N. Resolution 1874, which put sanctions in place against Pyongyang.

    The USS McCain was involved in an incident with a Chinese sub last Friday - near Subic Bay off the Philippines.

    The Chinese sub was shadowing the destroyer when it hit the underwater sonar array that the USS McCain was towing behind it.

    That same navy destroyer that was being shadowed by the Chinese is now positioning itself for a possible interdiction of the North Korean vessel.

    This is the first suspected "proliferator" that the U.S. and its allies have tracked from North Korea since the United Nations authorized the world's navies to enforce compliance with a variety of U.N. sanctions aimed at punishing North Korea for its recent nuclear test.

    The ship is currently along the coast of China and being monitored around-the-clock by air.

    The apparent violation raises the question of how the United States and its allies will respond, particularly since the U.N. resolution does not have a lot of teeth to it.

    The resolution would not allow the United States to board the ship forcibly. Rather, U.S. military would have to request permission to board -- a request North Korea is unlikely to grant.

    North Korea has said that any attempt to board its ships would be viewed as an act of war and promised "100- or 1,000-fold" retaliation if provoked.

    The U.S. military may also request that the host country not provide fuel to the ship when it enters its port.

    The Kang Nam is known to be a ship that has been involved in proliferation activities in the past -- it is "a repeat offender," according to one military source. The ship was detained in October 2006 by authorities in Hong Kong after the North Koreans tested their first nuclear device and the U.N. imposed a subsequent round of sanctions.

    The latest tension follows a Japanese news report that North Korea may fire a long-range ballistic missile toward Hawaii in early July.

    Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday the military is "watching" that situation "very closely," and would have "some concerns" if North Korea launched a missile in the direction of Hawaii. But he expressed confidence in U.S. ability to handle such a launch.

    Gates said he's directed the deployment of the Theater High Altitude Area Defense, a mobile missile defense system used for knocking down long- and medium-range missiles.

    "The ground-based interceptors are clearly in a position to take action. So, without telegraphing what we will do, I would just say ... I think we are in a good position, should it become necessary, to protect the American territory."

    FOX News' Jennifer Griffin and Justin Fishel contributed to this report.

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    NK considers this an act of war and this event might be the tipping point with the evil regime folks!!!! NOT GOOD NOT GOOD AT ALL!!!
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    Don't let this third-world nation scare you. They act up in the hope of extorting technology, money, and/or food from the USA. If we give in to their demands, they lay low for a while, and then act up again.

    South Korea has had 56 years to prepare themselves, and should be prepared by now if war were to begin. We should be in good shape. Now, if China or Russia were threatening us or others, it would be cause to be nervous. But North Korea, Syria, Iran, etc...it's not worth worrying about.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheOstrich
    Don't let this third-world nation scare you. They act up in the hope of extorting technology, money, and/or food from the USA. If we give in to their demands, they lay low for a while, and then act up again.

    South Korea has had 56 years to prepare themselves, and should be prepared by now if war were to begin. We should be in good shape. Now, if China or Russia were threatening us or others, it would be cause to be nervous. But North Korea, Syria, Iran, etc...it's not worth worrying about.Ost
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    There is a lot to worry about here. North Korea has 1.1 million soldiers on the DMZ. We have 37,000 American soldiers facing them along with South Koreas armed forces. The US military is aready over extended with missions in Iraq and Afghanistan and other places. They are already at the burn out stage. There is no way we will be able to do much in the short term if hostilities break out. The capital of South Korea is about 20 miles from the DMZ which is also facing 11,000 North Korean long range artillery guns. The loss of life will be tremendous and we will almost have to go beyond conventional arms almost immediately. If not it will be worse than 1950.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 93camaro
    NK considers this an act of war and this event might be the tipping point with the evil regime folks!!!! NOT GOOD NOT GOOD AT ALL!!!

    IF we don't act NOW (or if NOW is not the time to ACT), when will the time be? Enough talking and bogus agreements and 6 party talks. I live in Japan and will be one of the first countries attacked by N. Korea but I'm willing to accept that risk.

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