A poster depicting North Korea’s military power that is displayed in the communist state. A senior US official has said Kim Jong-un’s regime has the capability to launch a nuclear strike on US soil. Photograph: Reuters Photographer
US News and World Report: Should U.S. be preparing for a North Korean nuclear strike on the West Coast?
WASHINGTON: After listening to experts describe the threat posed by North Korea and its nuclear arsenal, U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman, a California Democrat, paused amid a Capitol Hill hearing
earlier this week and made a suggestion.
“We ought to have civil defense in this country,” said Sherman during a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. “Some of us are old enough to remember when we had civil defense and we were under our desks.”
The congressman wasn’t calling for an immediate return to the “duck and cover” days of the Cold War. But his statement reflects heightened alarm among members of Congress – especially those from the West Coast – over North Korea’s continuing nuclear tests and advances in missile technology.
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WNU Editor: Some on the West coast of the U.S. are getting nervous .... West Coast Lawmakers Sound Alarm on North Korea (US News and World Report).
“We ought to have civil defense in this country,” said Sherman during a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. “Some of us are old enough to remember when we had civil defense and we were under our desks.”
The congressman wasn’t calling for an immediate return to the “duck and cover” days of the Cold War. But his statement reflects heightened alarm among members of Congress – especially those from the West Coast – over North Korea’s continuing nuclear tests and advances in missile technology.
Read more ....
WNU Editor: Some on the West coast of the U.S. are getting nervous .... West Coast Lawmakers Sound Alarm on North Korea (US News and World Report).
