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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNorth Korea will take advantage of this situation
and may invade the South
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Demonaut
(8,918 posts)He has no choice, we're technically still at war with NK.
Demonaut
(8,918 posts)A North Korean invasion of the south is all but impossible. Even if hordes of troops rushed through unknown tunnels (soldiers rushing over the DMZ would get artiller-ied to smithereens), they would be repelled quickly. The South's technological advantage of its military is too great. The North could score some pyrrhic victories, and certainly kill a lot of people, but to what gain? The world would not stand for it, the US and UN would level the North's military. Their BFF China wouldn't help them this time.
Even the North's ability to "level Seoul" is vastly overstated. Only two types of the North's artillery can even reach Seoul, and only those stationed at the very southern end of North Korean territory., and only the northern areas of Seoul. It could bring death and destruction in the opening volleys, but US and South Korean aircraft would take those out quickly.
Moreover, why would Kim even contemplate it? He's sitting fat and happy. He's a psychopath, but one seemingly aware that such a large-scale attack would bring his downfall.
Demonaut
(8,918 posts)you are living in yesterdays world
meadowlander
(4,397 posts)I buy that they have zero cases like I buy ice cream for Christmas.
Demonaut
(8,918 posts)Polybius
(15,428 posts)Then they shot him.
Polybius
(15,428 posts)Even Kim is not that stupid. That would ensure his destruction, and unification with SK being in charge.
Demonaut
(8,918 posts)and we won't use them,...trump
Polybius
(15,428 posts)When Kim was threatening the South, he was called Little Rocket Man. If he attacked the South, he would be turned on in a nano-second. NK has a couple of tiny dirty nukes comparable to 1945. The US has it's nukes in SK, ready for use.
Feel free to bookmark this. They are not attacking the South, period. People have been predicting an imminent attack since 1953.
Demonaut
(8,918 posts)Polybius
(15,428 posts)I'm not underestimating any nukes, but they are not gonna attack anyone anytime soon. 5 small NK nukes nukes vs. 2,000+ from us.
120kt is deadly, no doubt. But it is nearly 10 times smaller than a 1mt. The USSR once did a 50mt nuke. But anyway, let's hope I'm right, we don't need war at a time like this.