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Originally Posted by Ustwo
So the only nation with military resources in Europe is the UK?
China, Russia, and Japan working together would be as likely as Rush Limbaugh, Osma Bin Laden, and Howard Dean having a BBQ together.
The Russian military is not up to the task currently, China doesn't really want to do anything, and Japan doing so would be politically bad. Therefore if ANYONE is going to do something its going to be from the west.
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No, apparently you are unaware, however, of how long distance operations work. One requires the capacity to launch a strike from within a certain distance and with the ability to refuel and resupply quickly. The United States and the UK have this capability in that they own islands and bases at Diego Garcia, in South Korea, in Japan, and other such locations. Germany, last I checked, did not. Further, relatively few nations retain aircraft carriers - the UK was months away from mothballing their own carriers in the early 80s, when Argentina happily gave them an excuse not to scrap them by invading the Falklands.
As to China, Russia and Japan, I did not suggest they were likely to work together, only that they are best suited, logistically, to deal with NK as they are close by.