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smurfystew
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smurfystew
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smurfystew
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Seoul, ROK
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| Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 6:10 am Post subject: |
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| Mind the gap - Yes, if NK attacked (Seoul), a lot of folks (this writer thinks around 80,000) would likely perish in the initial onslaught, but you and yours, statistically speaking, would probably walk away from it unscathed, physically at least. This article seems to rule out a nuclear attack on SK because the author seems to think NK doesn't currently possess the technology to strap it to a missile. If they do posses that technology, then that would change the game significantly in terms of casualties. I'm hoping cooler heads prevail on this as they have in the past, but the situation certainly has been ratcheted up a notch or two over the last couple of days - http://nautilus.org/napsnet/napsnet-special-reports/mind-the-gap-between-rhetoric-and-reality/ |
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12ax7
Joined: 07 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 6:42 am Post subject: |
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| Besides, North Korea cannot afford to maintain its military equipment, nor can it afford to train or even feed its soldiers. Despite its threats and bluster, it knows all too well that it cannot fight a conventional war against South Korea. Hence, the missile and nuclear weapons tests. |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Besides, North Korea cannot afford to maintain its military equipment, nor can it afford to train or even feed its soldiers. |
Their soldiers look about 4ft tall.
An impoverished, malnourished, stunted sort of ragtag dad's army. Those latest photos of Jong-Eun on the front line looked pathetic. |
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Rteacher
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Location: Western MA, USA
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| Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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| If they really wanted to, they could probably transport whatever type of nuclear weapon they have on (or under) the ground across the border.. The last place I worked at in South Korea was separated from NK by only a few miles of forest. Of course they also have chemical and biological weapons ... http://www.nti.org/country-profiles/north-korea/biological/, Let's hope that things cool off enough to avoid even a limited scenario of destruction, and a diplomatic settlement can be reached over time to avert major disaster. |
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Rteacher
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12ax7
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| As long as the industrial complex in Kaesong is open, I wouldn't pay much attention to North Korea's bark. Its propaganda for domestic consumption. North Korea cannot win a war against South Korea, and it knows it. Its military equipment is in disrepair and it lacks the resources to train its soldiers and fight a war. |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:34 am Post subject: |
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| I had a dream about the "conflict" last night (no, really!) & it played out as a fireworks contest at the beach. First these little squibs from the north, then it was the south's turn with vivid hyper-digital displays in the sky. |
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Rteacher
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Location: Western MA, USA
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Rteacher
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On the other hand
Joined: 19 Apr 2003
Location: I walk along the avenue
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| Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 5:38 am Post subject: |
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The Korean Peninsula has seen six decades of uncertainty, ever since the 1950-53 war between North and South ended with an armistice rather than a full peace treaty. That armistice, and whatever predictability it provided, is gone after Pyongyang announced Monday that it had torn up the agreement with a warning �the fiery clouds of war are now becoming thicker.�
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What exactly does it mean that they've "torn up the armistice"? Is there a formal process you go through to do that, at which point it is legally recoginzed that you are no longer bound by the ceasefire? Or is it just a matter of telling everyone that you're not gonna follow the armistice anymore, and people draw their own conclusions about how serious that it?
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Rteacher
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Rteacher
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palaubound
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| Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:24 am Post subject: more than average coverage |
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In the news in the US. Any teachers thinking of leaving because of this ? |
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