North Korea and its leader, Kim Jong Un, are no stranger to the spotlight. Whether it’s hanging out with Dennis Rodman or threatening nuclear war, we Americans are used to seeing North Korea in the headlines. But we seem to have entered a new phase or era when it comes to the North Korean threat — specifically when it comes to the nation’s nuclear abilities. Kim Jong Un, for example, claims to have a hydrogen bomb.
What if Kim Jong-un does decide to actually launch a strike? What if Trump’s strategy backfires, and we suddenly find ourselves staring at a nuclear war? It would obviously be devastating, and millions would likely die. But before the United States retaliated, what would the North Koreans consider their primary targets? A new report from the European Council on Foreign Relations outlines a handful of top-level American targets which would be the at the top of the list.
Here, from the report, are the American targets on that list.
A nuclear strike on the Pentagon would obviously take out much of Washington D.C., but crippling the Pentagon itself would have wide-ranging effects. As the headquarters of the Department of Defense, the Pentagon is where all the military magic happens. If a North Korean missile were to somehow make it there, we’d be in a lot of trouble. This is why it’s such a high-value target — taking out the military’s headquarters would devastate the command structure.
Next: Another D.C. target.