U.S. Military Set to Intercept North Korean Ship

Originally Posted by Skybird

Stop the ship and board it once it has left the six-mile-zone of NK or China.

Shoot down that test missile if it flies into Hawai's direction. Or Japan or Australia or South Korea, for that matter.

Bring a small two-liner in the smallprint of newspapers on page 27, one line for the first and one line for the second event - not more.

At least that's what I would do.

Proliferation is the biggest threat coming from NK. It shall not be allowed. Preventing proliferation by all means needed is total priority over avoiding to provoke them. That's why searching the ship should not be left to the Chinese. They might hide findings in order to play down the incident.

Stop the ship, absolutely. UN resolutions seem to require that, and force it to the nearest port. Of course it can be inspected enroute.

As a side note UN resolutions required action against Iraq also, but when executed, it was criticized mightily. With Mr. Obama's pathological need for approval I suspect the ship will get a pass.

I think it would be better if the missile is never fired by NK. Shooting down such a missile would reveal capabilities not for the entire worlds eyes.