[Poison Pill]

It is, however, particularly disconcerting that the North Korean guards are carrying heavier firepower than their South Korean counterparts.

That isn't what bothers South Korea. The South could crush the North by themselves without much difficulty. The problem is what comes after the victory.

[Alter Kaker]

The South could crush the North by themselves without much difficulty.

Do you consider losing millions of residents to nuclear, biological, chemical or conventional attack much difficulty? The DPRK military may go down but they can flatten South Korea's population centers.