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Ronald · Joined: 14 Feb 2007

Just curious, how long would it take Korea, Japan, and China to be at war if the U.S. abruptly left?

afsjesse · Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Location: Kickin' it in 'Kato town.

If the north collapsed, I don't think it would take very long to go to war with Korea. But I don't see a scenario why they would go to war with Japan, unless they just want to take it over. Plus Japan had virtually no military except its "National Guard".

sjrm · Joined: 27 Jul 2005

Well, Korea is still technically at war with itself, but I'm sure someone will colonize Korea within a year.

caniff · Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Location: All over the map

michaelambling · Joined: 31 Dec 2008 Location: Paradise

T-J · Joined: 10 Oct 2008 Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae

Old joke in the U.S. military is that the U.S. is not in Korea to defend it from an attack from the North, but rather to prevent S. Korea from attacking Japan.

Jokes usually have a spigot of truth to them.

caniff · Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Location: All over the map

Well, after scrolling down on that link I see that NK wins in the percentage of its GDP spent on the military at 22%. Way to go, guys. The US is still only under about 5% of its GDP, so we've got a lot of catching up to do.

Anybody wanna buy a North Korean soldiers? He's short, so he won't take up much room, but he might require western-style toilet training.

afsjesse · Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Location: Kickin' it in 'Kato town.

Haven't studied Japan since the 7th grade! Embarassed

So it can have a military, just not attack anyone legally haha.

So if it was just South Korea and Japan, who would win do you think?

caniff · Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Location: All over the map

visitorq · Joined: 11 Jan 2008

^ Japan's military is mobilized and would absolutely hand Korea its ass. Japan's navy is more advanced and nearly double the size of Korea's; neither country could really effectively 'invade' the other on land, but Japan would own the seas.

In fact, Japan's navy would trounce the rest of Asia's combined.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

I don't know how they'd do in a war against anyone, but 9 out of 10 of my students are the kind you want to pick up and hug, they're so cute.

Guri Guy · Joined: 07 Sep 2003 Location: Bamboo Island

South Korea would get its ass kicked in any naval battle, and they would need to fight one in order to invade Japan.

Japan may have a pacifist constitution but they are no pushovers.

aka Dave · Joined: 02 May 2008 Location: Down by the river

All these countries exist to sell Americans electronic products and they know it. They aren't going to war. What's the upside?

sojusucks · Joined: 31 May 2008

That all depends upon China. Given its past, Japan might hestitate with another invasion.

China has control over the North and if they tell the Northern leader no, he will probably listen but I can't think of any reason why China would say no at the moment.