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How would the US retaliate if North Korea attacked Guam?

By Tom Rogan

Published August 10, 2017 3:18pm ET

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How would the US retaliate if North Korea attacked Guam? — North Korea has announced a detailed plan to launch a salvo of ballistic missiles toward the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, a major military hub and home to U.S. bombers. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) | Ahn Young-joon

As I noted on Wednesday, Guam is well protected against a prospective North Korean ballistic missile assault. But what if an attack on Guam did occur?

In that scenario, while it’s impossible to know how President Trump would respond, I believe the U.S. military would recommend retaliation at one of four levels.

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