Evacuation plans for 7000 Australians living in South Korea as North prepares for nuclear strike against US
- by:Ian McPhedran, Defence Writer
- From: News Limited Network
- April 05, 2013
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AUSTRALIAN Defence officials are working on plans to evacuate thousands of Australians from South Korea, as Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Foreign Minister Bob Carr head to China tomorrow to urge Beijing to take stronger action against its close and unstable ally North Korea.
The measures were revealed today after North Korea, the rogue Communist nation, sent alarm across the region by announcing it was ready to launch a nuclear strike at the US.
NORTH KOREA TO LAUNCH NUCLEAR STRIKE AT US
"The moment of explosion is approaching fast,'' the Korean People's Army general staff said, responding to what it called the provocative US use of nuclear-capable B-52 and B-2 stealth bombers in ongoing war games with South Korea.
The US aggression would be "smashed by ... cutting-edge smaller, lighter and diversified nuclear strike means,'' the statement said.
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