North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reacts during a rocket test launch in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on June 23, 2016. REUTERS/KCNA/File Photo
The Independent: America could lose a war against North Korea, former US air force commander says in leaked letter
US troops 'are vastly outnumbered by North Korean forces', says Jan-Marc Jouas
The US military would find itself outnumbered and under-supplied if war broke out with North Korea, a former top commander in the region has reportedly claimed.
American troops “are vastly outnumbered by North Korean forces, as well as [allied] forces that will conduct the overwhelming majority of the fighting”, according to retired Lt Gen Jan-Marc Jouas.
They would also face problems in getting reinforcements or new supplies, he claimed, saying fresh troops “may well find their bases subject to attack by conventional or chemical weapons, which will further delay their entry into the war”.
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Update: U.S. Could Lose in a War Against North Korea's Massive Army, Former Pentagon Commander Warns (Newsweek).
WNU Editor: A sobering assessment.
