What would actually happen if NK launched a missile strike on the US?

I'm actually slightly worried now, all of this talk of NK preparing for war with the US. Would the US be able to take down a missile mid-flight if it were to be launched? Please say they can! 

I don't know all that much about modern warfare, I only really have knowledge of 20th century warfare .

They would miss.

A couple of fish would be squashed by falling pieces of metal...

You sound like my friend. Every day at lunch, he rants about how "China will enslave us all" and "we're all doomed." He basically thinks "olympus Has Fallen", that new action movie, is going to actually happen.

I think it's all ridiculous...

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The missile would likely be shot down before it even left asia. After that...well you know what would happen to NK. The only country that has to be worried is SK.

it would be shot down and NK would be then shamwowed off the map

Norh Korea cant launch a nuclear missle stike on the United States right now because they arent small enough to put them onto ballistic missles. it will likely be years before they have that capability

The missile would likely be shot down before it even left asia. After that...well you know what would happen to NK. The only country that has to be worried is SK.

Pirate700

And South Korea isn't all that worried, if you read comments from the SK people. They've heard all this before.

Ultimately, it's just Kim Jong Un trying to prove that he's got balls and should be respected. He has little to stand on, since China is piss off at NK too.

They might as well just nuke themselves.

North Korea does not have the ability to launch a nuclear attack that can reach the US.

If only they'd be dumb enough to try.

NK would cease to existTokeism

Solid Snake would stop them.

socialist victory over the capitalist dogs.

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dramaybaz

ugg did they really do that zoom in camara move? 

socialist victory over the capitalist dogs.

osirisx3

I'm not sure that's what you call it when your country then gets bombed back to the stone age

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Flubbbs

I'm actually slightly worried now, all of this talk of NK preparing for war with the US. Would the US be able to take down a missile mid-flight if it were to be launched? Please say they can!

I don't know all that much about modern warfare, I only really have knowledge of 20th century warfare .

HyperWarlock

They would hit Canada ;)

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I'm actually slightly worried now, all of this talk of NK preparing for war with the US. Would the US be able to take down a missile mid-flight if it were to be launched? Please say they can!

I don't know all that much about modern warfare, I only really have knowledge of 20th century warfare .

AFBrat77

They would hit Canada ;)

Well that's a relief.

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I'm actually slightly worried now, all of this talk of NK preparing for war with the US. Would the US be able to take down a missile mid-flight if it were to be launched? Please say they can!

I don't know all that much about modern warfare, I only really have knowledge of 20th century warfare .

HyperWarlock

They would hit Canada ;)

Well that's a relief.

Sucks for all the moose

First off they won't attack no matter what. So all of this is kind of pointless.

IF they are stupid enough to launch a missile at South Korea and our bases in the Pacific (they cannot reach mainland American), we would swat it right out of the sky (if it doesn't crash into the ocean first). Then we would spend about 1-2 weeks decimating their war machine and battle network. Moral of their starving, pretty much slave army would crumble in a few days and most would defect. Only the most brainwashed would actually put up a fight and those would die.

Then starts the 10+ year reconstruction of that nation that will cost trillions. 

There wouldn't have to be some grand invasion or anything. Their military is so hopelessly outgunned, under experienced, under supplied, and starving that it won't take much for them to crumble. Unlike the Taliban they don't have any way to get supplies from other nations, they don't have anybody to constantly recruit from, they don't have 30+ years of experience fighting in their terrain, and their weapons aren't newer and in working order. 

They'd probably be retaliated against, the leadership would be wiped out (or flee to China), an all out war would start and millions of NK would die.The_Pacific

China doesn't want them. Most North Koreans would defect.

it's just one nuke.

and lets be honest here, do any of us really care much about people on the east coast?

their missiles will never leave the country

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They would hit Canada ;)

lostrib

Well that's a relief.

Sucks for all the moose

Moose are impervious to nuclear strikes, I though everyone knew this

[QUOTE="Tokeism"]NK would cease to existferrari2001

The only right answer really. The only reason they are allowed the exist is because they do have the capability to do damage to SK before its all said and done. That and the fact that is NK crumbles someone has to deal with the afermath and ain't nobody got time for that. If they attacked us first and or SK though there would be no choice but to go in and handle them.

As mentioned above numerous times, I would not put too much stock in thier delivery systems as is.

And if they try, I would hate to break it to you, but I somewhat doubt that the US will make it tin time to crush the NK since they have no Allies left China would likely see NK as a right treasure chect of minerals, and would only need an excuse, SK and Japan atleast would despite far less powerful likely begin bombings and whatnot since Both of those dislike NK a whole lot, and despite NK has a mindnumbingly huge army and a lot of artillery and cannons, the NK infrastructure is near none existant, plainly I doubt NK has the resources to have thier Army running on wartime needs for thier soldiers, not enough food, roads are not exactly mint, and hard to say how much of thier hardware is in order for battle. So even the relatively small armies of SK and Japan, with the army bases dotted around would likely put a bigger dent into the NK defenses then one would expect.

But then again, If there is one nation in which I would not dismiss the militery hardware it is China, and I am almost certain that they would love the notion of not having to pay for mining operations anymore (Not to mention that they would earn a lot of goodwill for such an act).

So the US would likely be lucky if they were to crush NK as payback, although I do suspect the US would atleast be able to be there in numbers when the theoritical war is halfway done, simply because of logistics (Note I do not consider airstrikes and small landings as an US retaliation, no doubt they would have units there at the very start, but the mainbody, would take time).

This would happen.

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Serraph105

ugg did they really do that zoom in camara move? 

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I'm actually slightly worried now, all of this talk of NK preparing for war with the US. Would the US be able to take down a missile mid-flight if it were to be launched? Please say they can!

I don't know all that much about modern warfare, I only really have knowledge of 20th century warfare .

HyperWarlock

They would hit Canada ;)

Well that's a relief.

The could hit in México also.....they are targeting Texas so it seems.

it would be shot down and NK would be then shamwowed off the map

mAArdman

They would miss

the surface of that country would be turned to glass.

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Hallenbeck77

China will neutralize it before it even makes it to the launch pad. North Korea would be pissing on China's interests and bring war to their region if they did attempt some crazy act like that.

The US military would have every reason to declare war. A report from the Pentagon was recently amended by a USAF general that said with today's technology we could wipe out their entire air force in 50 hours or less.

Now do I think Obama would retaliate if someone did attack us? Absolutely not.