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[diver]

Well, IF there is a war, it will probably end before the argument in this thread does.

[World Traveler]

[T-J]

When you say we were surprised by the test, do you mean we where surprised when the test occured, or by their announcement six days prior to the first test that they would conduct a test?

I hope we can agree that we new of a nuclear program to one degree or another for at least twelve years before the test.

[Steelrails]

[Steelrails]

I will say that I wouldn't be surprised if NK tried to do some sort of small scale sustained conflict that would last about 1-4 weeks. Something enough to freak everyone out, but not enough for full on war, perhaps confined to a a single area of operations, and they might actually perform at a credible level in such a conflict.

[Paddycakes]

There will never be a war, ever.

The NORKs only care about preserving the regime and nothing else.

They know if they attack in any meaningful way, that they're as good as dead.

[rollo]

let me first say that no one wants the u.s. troops out of South Korea, well maybe some korean kids at a university. But having a divided korea means no one power has the geographical advantage that korea gives. From korea you dominate north Asia, you can paralyse shipping and control the air.

But if any one is silly enough to believe that a South korean army could stand up to a Chinese backed North korean army , lets see what happened in Vietnam. the U.s. trained, U.s. equipped armey lasted a few weeks after the u.s. forces left. Advanced Soviet and Chinese equipment and hardened North Vietmanese troops crushed the South Vietnamese.

Cheap victory for the Chinese they gain strategic superioity in North Asia. of course it would mean a large larger war since neither japan or Russia would want the Chinese to have the upper hand. See Russo-japanese war that was fought over korea.
No one comes to help, look at AFghanistan when the Soviets invaded. Not a peep from Europe not even a protest march. Same for other nations. Even when the Soviets had butchered about a million Afghans and still not a peep. pakistan, Saudi and the U.S. did help but no troops and they let the Afghans do the dying.

korea you have a springboard to Japan and can control Japanese shipping lanes and of course you have airbases that can dominate Japan. of course you can totally isolate Vladivostock cut the shipping there.

[CentralCali]

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[KimchiNinja]

[newb]

Where would Koreans run to?

Whereever they end up, they'll become refugees so we should treat them as such.

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[hiamnotcool]

[hiamnotcool]

[rollo]

Who would embaro China if North Korea with Chinese assistance invaded South Korea.


Who??? No one. When russians were using poison gas on civilians in Afghanistan Europes trade with the U.S.S.R. increased.

A little closer to home. After the rape of Nanjing. when Japanese papers ran photos of headless corpses and front page stories of troops raping thousands of women. Trade with Britain increased by about 14%

There was no trade embargo when China had 300,000 troops in North Vietnam and when the Soviets were sending hundreds of ships amonth full of weapons.

No, life would go one. the South would start weakening civilain casualies would be high. Southern units would start to desert or mutiny.

ugly stuff. Many letters would be sent to the U.N. A few months the SOuth's factories are back up and running, just with a new boss.