North Korea has nukes.
South Korea doesn’t.
Obama has said he would not retaliate even if a US city were nuked, so S. Korea is screwed.
Even if the arms were equal, it’s sort of like being challenged to a game of “chicken” by a guy driving an old beat up Yugo with a smoking engine and four flat tires and you are driving a brand new shiny high performance Porsche.
South Korea is not a force I would like to oppose. In addition, Japan has checked in and it pissed. We have major assets that have been moved into the area over the last year or so.
It isn’t going anywhere unless NK is looking to really get it’s butt kicked.
SK is fighting a defensive war, which is far easier. Their troops are better trained, equipped and motivated.
But a WHOLE lotta people would die.
North Korea doesn’t care how many of it’s people it kills, starves or maims.
North Korea has nukes, and doesn’t care about world opinion or diplomatic responses. It is my opinion, that they are itching for an excuse to touch one off, even if the excuse is a response from their aggressive behavior.
South Korea has no nukes, is concerned about their population and is concerned about collateral damage.
Jughead won’t lift a finger to help our ally. South Korea is screwed.
I hope the Allied nations know were all the Nukes are and have the means to take them all out before they can respond. I think it is getting to the point were the Norks are going to have to have their military capabilities taken out by any means neccessary, they are getting too reckless for it to be sensible to be allowed to keep them....
In a North vs. South contest, I think a huge difference is in the size of their respective back-up arsenals. North K. has the Chicoms, their humongous arsenal and the Chicom leaders, who would NOT mind spilling someone else’s blood; just like back in the ‘50s.
South K. has some sort of arsenal, perhaps some minimal back-up of arms from the U.S. and all the honor, bravery and dependability of BHO. You’re right. South Korea is screwed!
I happen to think it's a combination of 1 and 2, but it won't be long until they figure it out if they remain unchecked. That's especially true if they work in conjunction with Iran, as some suspect they are.
If that's the case, then would it be wrong to hope that Obama is in the city that gets it?
Oh, obama would retaliate all right. He too would attack the United States.