History & Heroes Of the Korean DMZ: 1953 to Today
Was the machine gun fired remotely? “A South Korean soldier stationed near the border with North Korea accidentally fired a heavy machine gun during a weekend training session, according to military officials.” Reports indicate the rounds came from a RoK KR-S, a remote-firing version of the US .50-cal M2. “The negligent discharge prompted the South’s…
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[The tensions described below — starting 55-years-ago this month — were exacerbated by North Korea’s decision to infiltrate its commandos through the U.S. sector of the DMZ.] After the North launched the “Blue House Raid” against the presidential residence in Seoul and seized the U.S.S. Puebelo spy ship, many South Koreans demanded a strong response….
File under: Important if true. “According to an upcoming addition to Michael Schmidt’s 2020 book ‘Donald Trump v. The United States,’ former President Donald Trump considered using a nuclear weapon on North Korea in 2017 and blaming it on another country. In his book, the Washington correspondent for The New York Times uses ‘secret FBI…