U.S. Strikes on North Korea Could Happen as Soon as Tomorrow


U.S. strikes on North Korea could happen this week.

US strikes on North KoreaBut Fitz-Gerald is quick to point out that a North Korean ICBM launch poses a far more serious threat to neighboring countries — and the international community had better hope this narrative doesn’t go down that road…


If North Korea Hits Its Neighbors – Intentionally or Not

“You better hope that tomorrow’s launch in North Korea goes perfect or fails miserably,” Fitz-Gerald explains, again under the assumption that tomorrow won’t bring with it an ICBM test, but will bring another missile launch like we’ve seen over the past several months. “Because if the missile goes off course and hits Japan or South Korea – then that’s it: thermonuclear war.”

To add to this threat, as Fitz-Gerald explained to Money Morning readers on April 20, “If Kim Jong Un believes he’s going to lose even for a second, he will push every button at his disposal. Even the button (controlling his nukes).”


Such an outcome would devastate millions of lives.

And millions of investment accounts to boot…

“If North Korea hit one of its neighbors, there would be panic-selling on a scale that no one’s ever experienced,” Fitz-Gerald predicts. “Depending on how ‘containable’ the damage is.”

For example, “if the damage is containable,” Fitz-Gerald says, “a clinical term even if there are millions of casualties – the markets will bottom quickly albeit probably at least 5% to 10% lower.”

If the damage is “uncontainable,” however, Fitz-Gerald recommends investors consider the following two plays to ride out the global chaos in order to survive financially…

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