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North Korea will take advantage of this situation (Original Post) Demonaut Mar 2020 OP
Who knows, but I think rest of world would retaliate, not that NK cares. Hoyt Mar 2020 #1
they would look to the US first, do you think trump would support the South? Demonaut Mar 2020 #2
Yes Polybius Mar 2020 #9
that is the past, this is a new world Demonaut Mar 2020 #10
Wat? Tercules Mar 2020 #3
Europe is effectively neutral at this point, no support from the US Demonaut Mar 2020 #4
Suspect North Korea is having it's own issues. meadowlander Mar 2020 #5
but the solution is in the South Demonaut Mar 2020 #6
They had one case for sure Polybius Mar 2020 #8
Not a chance Polybius Mar 2020 #7
they have nukes, the south does not, unless they belong to the US Demonaut Mar 2020 #11
Before Trump and Kim fell in love, they hated each other Polybius Mar 2020 #12
I don't need a bookmark, did we have this in 1945? 120 kilotons Demonaut Mar 2020 #13
Even a 1945 weak one is still devastating Polybius Mar 2020 #14

Tercules

(32 posts)
3. Wat?
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 12:32 AM
Mar 2020

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)
4. Europe is effectively neutral at this point, no support from the US
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 12:35 AM
Mar 2020

you are living in yesterdays world

meadowlander

(4,397 posts)
5. Suspect North Korea is having it's own issues.
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 12:37 AM
Mar 2020

I buy that they have zero cases like I buy ice cream for Christmas.

Polybius

(15,428 posts)
7. Not a chance
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 01:26 AM
Mar 2020

Even Kim is not that stupid. That would ensure his destruction, and unification with SK being in charge.

Polybius

(15,428 posts)
12. Before Trump and Kim fell in love, they hated each other
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 02:35 PM
Mar 2020

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.

Polybius

(15,428 posts)
14. Even a 1945 weak one is still devastating
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 05:19 PM
Mar 2020

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.

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