The commander of US forces in South Korea warned lawmakers that the US might not be able to see an attack coming if denuclearization talks between Washington and Pyongyang fall apart, causing hostilities to flare up again
"As we look to the future as conditions might change, if they change negatively then our stance, our posture is not adequate to provide us an unblinking eye to give us early warning and indicators," Gen. Robert Abrams, commander of US Forces Korea told the House Armed Services Committee Wednesday. "Suffice it to say we are short to do that if things start to turn bad," he added.
These capabilities continue to hold the United States, South Korea and our regional allies at risk," Abrams added.Those remarks come after US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford last week called himself a"glass half-empty guy when it comes to North Korean capabilities," and said Kim Jong Un's ballistic missile and nuclear arsenal still poses a threat.
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