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# 한반도 D-DAY 예상



일본 요코스카(橫須賀)를 모항(母港)으로 하는 美 디젤추진 항공모함 키티호크(USS KITTY HAWK)[CV 63] 전단(戰團)이 2월18일 출항해서 한국의 부산, 홍콩, 싱가포르, 오스트레일리아 등을 기항(寄港)하며 서태평양에서 3개월 동안, 구형 함재기(艦載機) F-14를 대체한 F/A-18 SUPER HORNET의 이착륙 훈련과 미사일 발사 훈련 등을 한 후, 5월25일 요코스카로 귀항했다고 美 군사신문 STARS AND STRIPES가 보도했다.



북조선을 노려보며 항공모함 키티호크를 일본 근해에 붙박이로 박아둘 경우에 서태평양 지역의 방위를 위한 백업(BACKUP)으로서 당분간 임무를 수행하게 될 것으로 보이는 美 핵추진 항공모함 존 C. 스테니스(USS JOHN. C. STENNIS)[CVN74] 전단이 5월24일 모항인 美 캘리포니아 샌디에고(SAN DIEGO)를 출항해서 서태평양으로 이동하고 있다.



이후 항공모함 키티호크 전단이 어디로 이동하는지 지켜보시라.



美 대통령은 의회의 승인없이도 60일-90일 동안 전쟁을 할 수 있다. 물론 90일 이후에는 의회의 승인이 필요하다. 북조선의 김정일(金正日) 정권이 美-日-中의 합동작전에 3개월 이상 버텨낼 수 있을지는 의문이다.



核 블랙마켓(BLACK MARKET)에서 북조선의 핵물질이 거래되고 있으며 북조선의 핵무기가 노동미사일에 탑재할 수 있도록 소형화[지름 60cm] 되어있고[月刊朝鮮 2004년6월호], 요즘 이라크에 조직원 1,000명을 들여보낼 정도로 알카이다(AL QAIDA) 조직이 확실히 재정비되어 있기 때문에, 美 민주당 케리 후보가 주장하는대로 美北 직접대화를 하며 시간을 계속 끌게되면 북조선의 핵무기로 무장한 알카이다 조직원이 이스라엘과 미국에서 核 동시테러도 할 수 있는 위기상황이다.



리비아는 WMD 개발을 폐기하며 서방세계에 두손 들었고, 시리아는 WMD 개발을 중단한 상태이나 시리아의 테러지원·레바논 점령 등의 이유로 미국은 시리아에 대해 5월11일 경제제재를 발동했고, 핵개발을 하고 있는 이란은 IAEA의 사찰을 수용하고 있다. 그런데 국제범죄국가·깡패국가인 북조선의 김정일은 핵무기를 흔들며 국제사회에 공갈(恐喝)을 치고 있다.



그렇지만 이것으로 인해 미국은 쿠바사태 이후 제2차 잠재적인 핵공격의 위협속에서 가슴 졸이며 살 이유는 없다. 미국의 압박에도 불구하고 중국이 4월19일-21일 방중(訪中)한 김정일에게 핵폐기를 설득하지 못했기 때문에 다음 수순으로서 중국이 조선인민군을 움직여 김정일을 암살시키지 못할 경우에 미국은 北爆도 불사(不辭)하지 않을 수 없는 것이다. 北爆에 중국의 개입을 차단하기 위해 사전(事前)에 미국과 중국의 비밀거래가 있을 것이다.



사설(私設) 美 군사 사이트 globalsecurity.org 에서는 D-DAY를 美 대통령선거일인 11월2일로 정하고 카운트다운을 하고 있지만 北爆 시기는 그보다는 1-2개월은 앞당겨 질 것으로 보인다.



5월31일 한국 대법원의 제16대 대통령선거무효소송 선고 결과가 법치주의(法治主義)를 무시하면서까지 좌파 노무현의 손을 들어주는 것일 경우에는, 친북화(親北化)한 「나쁜동맹국」 한국은 더이상 미국의 北爆 작전에서 고려대상이 되지 않을 것이다. 앞으로 D-DAY까지 무력시위 등 미국의 북조선 압박작전은 강도를 더해 갈 것이다. 그 사이에 김정일의 매제(妹弟)인 장성택(張成澤)의 쿠데타가 성공해서 적극적인 개방정책을 취하게 된다면 문제는 쉽게 풀려갈지도 모른다.









[STARS AND STRIPES]



Kitty Hawk group returns to Yokosuka



By Juliana Gittler, Stars and Stripes



Pacific edition, Wednesday, May 26, 2004



The USS Kitty Hawk and its strike group sailed home to Yokosuka

Naval Base, Japan, on Monday after three months at sea, four

port calls, several exercises and more than 25,000 nautical miles

traveled.



During the spring tour, the approximately 5,000 sailors and airmen

aboard the ship traveled to Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore

and Australia.



On separate occasions, rescue personnel saved two sailors who

fell overboard at sea, said ship spokesman Lt. Brook DeWalt.



With its strike group - which includes the USS Chancellorsville,

the USS John S. McCain and the USS Vincennes - the Kitty

Hawk took part in the joint Foal Eagle exercise off the coast of

South Korea and the long-range War-At-Sea exercise, according

to a ship news release.



A week after the Kitty Hawk left port Feb. 18, Secretary of the

Navy Gordon England visited the ship to thank the sailors and

airmen for their work.



Sailors aboard the ship took part in community-relations projects

and hosted receptions at each port of call for hundreds of visitors.



During a four-day visit to Singapore, sailors helped disabled

adults and joined Singaporean teams for soccer, basketball and

softball.



In Fremantle, Australia, sailors spent five days visiting the country

and participated in an outdoor cleanup.



During the tour, the ship's crew conducted a two-day missile

exercise to practice handling and firing live ordnance.



Members of Carrier Air Wing 5 conducted a variety of

qualifications and operations. The wing managed more than 5,000

catapult launches and used almost 7 million gallons of jet fuel.



During the three months, the ship consumed about 12 million

gallons of fuel, officials reported.



This was the first tour for the air wing's new F/A-18 Super Hornet

squadron, Strike Fighter Squadron 102.



The Kitty Hawk is the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed

aircraft carrier.



http://www.pstripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=22410









Stennis Leaves for Deployment



Story Number: NNS040524-16



Release Date: 5/24/2004 4:14:00 PM



By Journalist 2nd Class Gabriel Owens, USS John C. Stennis

Public Affairs



Aboard USS John C. Stennis (NNS) - USS John C. Stennis (CVN

74) departed its homeport of San Diego for deployment to the

Western Pacific, May 24.



Stennis is scheduled to spend the next several months

performing various drills and flight operations while also

visiting various ports in the Pacific.



"All the pieces are coming together," said Capt. Joseph

Kuzmick, Stennis' executive officer. "The last couple of

days have been hectic in the final preparation. We've

finally got ourselves under way for deployment to the

Eastern and Western Pacific."



Kuzmick said the ship is scheduled to deploy to Alaska to

participate in Operation Northern Edge, an inter-service

exercise, primarily with the Air Force, in the Alaskan Gulf.



After that and a trip to Hawaii for further training,

Kuzmick said, "We're taking this mighty warship further west

to help fight the war on terror, and anything else our

nation calls us to do."



The crew of Stennis has spent the last year preparing for

deployment. Countless flight hours and sea trials have been

logged to get the ship ready for an extended leave of

homeport.



"The air wing has had to come on board many times in the

last year to get its day and night carrier landing

qualifications," said Kuzmick. "This was through several

different phases of shipboard-wide and strike group-wide

exercises from COMPTUEX [Composite Training Unit Exercise]

to JTFEX [Joint Task Force Exercise]."



Additionally, the air wing trained as a whole in an exercise

in Fallon, Nev., in preparation for the deployment.



Embarked aboard Stennis are various squadrons from Carrier

Air Wing (CVW) 14, including Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA)

113, Sea Control Squadron (VS) 35, and Helicopter Anti-

Submarine Squadron (HS) 4. The Stennis strike group will

also deploy with the carrier. The strike group includes USS

Lake Champlain (CG 57), USS Howard (DDG 83) and USS Salt

Lake City (SSN 716).



Many of the ship's company Sailors were both excited and sad

to leave for the ship's first extended period out of

homeport since 2002.



"This cruise looks to be better than the last (2001-2002 in

support of Operation Enduring Freedom)," said Electronics

Technician 2nd Class(SW) Reynaldo Trejo of Reactor

Department. "I'm looking forward to this a lot." Trejo was

particularly excited about many of the proposed port visits,

including Hawaii and Singapore.



Stennis is scheduled to return to San Diego later this year,

prior to a homeport change next year to Bremerton, Wash.



Stennis is the flagship for the strike group commander,

Carrier Group 7, and is home to Commander, Destroyer

Squadron (DESRON) 21 and Commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW)

14.



http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=13464









USS Tucson Departs on Western Pacific Deployment



Story Number: NNS040521-03



Release Date: 5/21/2004 1:48:00 PM



By Journalist 3rd Class Corwin Colbert, Commander, Submarine

Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs



PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) - USS Tucson (SSN 770) departed

for a Western Pacific deployment from its homeport of Pearl

Harbor May 19.



According to Cmdr. James Pitts, Tucson commanding officer,

during the last several months, the crew prepared for

deployment by updating equipment and getting certified.



"We completed all the maintenance actions needed. We spent

the last two weeks getting certified so we can go out

forward deployed. We are looking forward to heading out and

conducting extended operations," said Pitts.



According to Pitts, his crew is ready, and he attributes

their high morale to family support.



"The crew is very excited about going on this Western

Pacific deployment. They are also looking forward to some

foreign ports," said Pitts. "However, having the support of

families is critical. Knowing you have the support back home

makes the job easier," he said.



Christened March 19, 1994, Tucson is the 59th Los Angeles-

class attack submarine and the 20th of the Improved-Los

Angeles class attack submarine to be built.



Armed with 12 vertical launch missile tubes for Tomahawk

cruise missiles, Tucson has great offensive capabilities and

strategic value. Retractable bow planes give the ship

increased maneuverability and under-ice surfacing

capability. Able to operate in all ocean areas of the world,

Tucson's stealth, endurance, mobility and responsiveness

make her a formidable force in multiple mission roles.



http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=13418









USS SALT LAKE CITY (SSN 716) deploys



By COMSUBPAC REP WEST COAST



May 03, 2004



Public Affairs



NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA - USS SALT LAKE CITY (SSN 716)

departed San Diego recently for a Western Pacific

deployment. The Los Angeles-class attack submarine and her

crew of more than 135 will be conducting operations

throughout the Western Pacific.



According Cmdr. Tracy Howard, the submarine's Commanding

Officer, the boat and crew are ready. "The boat is in

exceptional condition and we are ready to deploy and do our

mission," he said. "We've been well prepared and trained -

we're in great shape."



http://www.csp.navy.mil/news/release1404.html