Chicken from the Turkeys -- North Korea threatens the US-south Korean naval exercises

The latest news from Korea is that the North Korean military has placed surface to air missiles along it coast facing the joint US-south Korean naval exercises. In addition, Samlet and Silkworm anti ship missiles have also been armed and placed along that coast. Silkworm antiship missiles were used to great effect by Argentina in the war it had with the United Kingdom during the 1980s about the Falkland Islands. Missiles of that sort sank British ships and damaged others. These missiles have a range of about 60 miles. Let's hope that the US/ROK joint exercise stays further from the coast than that. Were the North Koreans to fire such a missile at the fleet, the most likely target would be the US aircraft carrier in the center of the battle group. A direct hit could be catastrophic and would inevitably lead to a renewal of hostilities with North Korea. Even Obama could not ignore a direct attack by a foreign power on a US naval vessel resulting in a significant loss of life.

Let's hope that the crazies in North Korea have not totally escaped from the asylum.