Most here have heard the hypothesis (not originally mine) on the net about the possibility of The Chinese and Russian navies attacking Japan, by way of entry into The Sea of Japan via the Tumen River. Forget Taiwan and the other lies you’re hearing about (of course you have), Japan is the most wanted. From the scuttlebutt I’m hearing, this is becoming more and more likely, IF enough chaos is created elsewhere to further stretch NATO and U.S. supply lines and divert attention.
An attack of this magnitude, using this method is a “one and done”, then, retreat back into the Tumen River. Currently labeled by Military magazine and others as a trade route, about 2 dozen Chinese subs, and over a dozen Russian subs now call Tumen home. The river’s been dredged to a depth and width which easily allows for movement into the sea, and with no hard angles of 45 degrees or greater. The Strait of Korea will prevent them from exiting The Sea of Japan, as U.S. ships will likely have it blockaded, but the subs don’t need to leave in order to take South Korea and the inland side of Japan, and hopefully for them, gaining a foothold. I’m not claiming China and Russia will be successful, only that if they decide it’s Go Time, they have only one chance to do enough damage and gain traction.
Those subs that are lucky will find their way back into The Tumen, and at about 15km will encounter 4, perhaps 5 bridges overhead, AND, a monster of a railroad trestle (6 tracks) north of the bridges. Get as many boats north of that trestle, blow the bridges and the trestle, blocking further headway for any vessels behind them, and no surface, sub, or DSRVs can get through. It’s simple and perfect. Naturally, not all boats will make it into the river in time, but TPTB don’t care. This is what the meeting between Biden, and leaders of Japan and So. Korea in 2023 was likely about.
Initial casualty estimates in Phase 1, going into Phase 2 = 15 to 20 million. This is more troops than every battle worldwide from The U.S. Civil War, going forward.
(It makes one want to vomit…)
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