朝鮮戰雲密布？ U.S. Vows Tougher Action on North After Missile Test

Surgical Strike in North Korea Could Swiftly Turn to Carnage

By MOTOKO RICH

• Over decades, the Pentagon drafted and refined multiple war plans for North Korea. But the military options are grimmer than ever.
• Even limited scenarios of an attack point to staggering civilian casualties in the South, and the prospect of nuclear warfare.

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U.S. Vows Tougher Action on North After Missile Test

By RICK GLADSTONE and CHOE SANG-HUN 8:42 PM ET

The United States and South Korea test-fired missiles, while the American ambassador to the United Nations threatened tougher sanctions against North Korea.