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Hypothetical Scenario 1 - Trial Run

Initial idea from Bismarck.

Please do tell me if you think this scenario is implausible, badly handled or anything else for that matter. Feedback is my opium.

Event: A Japanese warship disappears without trace while on training manoeuvres near to North Korean waters. Various observers and monitoring systems report a spike in North Korean naval activity immediately before the ship's first and only distress signal, with a number of North Korean vessels apparently adopting a course to intercept with it, only to turn around and return home a few hours later.

North Korean officials acknowledge the incident, but contend that the Japanese ship was engaged in espionage and had ignored numerous communications asking it to withdraw. Other countries are dismissive of this response and claim the North Korean navy has simply attacked an unsuspecting vessel without warning.

DISCLAIMER: The events depicted in this scenario are entirely fictional. Any similarity to real events is purely... oh, you get the idea.

Reply 1

Bismarck

13

Can you change the North Korean response to something a bit more evasive so as not to limit the number of ways to resolve this situation? Perhaps have North Korea claim that the ship was in North Korean waters or was spying on North Korea?

Reply 2

Agent Smith

OP

11

Good point. Is this better?

Sure.

I think the second paragraph of the scenario should be removed. Surely it should be up to the North Korean representative to comment on this incident how s/he sees fit, rather than letting the stance of North Korea be predetermined in the scenario itself.

Reply 5

Agent Smith

OP

11

Joe_87

I think the second paragraph of the scenario should be removed. Surely it should be up to the North Korean representative to comment on this incident how s/he sees fit, rather than letting the stance of North Korea be predetermined in the scenario itself.

Maybe, but you could say the same about the actions in the first paragraph too, and then we'd be right back where we started. Anyway, "North Korean officials" was intended to mean something like the naval top brass, rather than the UN representative.

Reply 6

Jangliss

5

Cuba wants to know why a Japanese warship was invading North Korean waters, and warrants a guess that it'll probably end up next to Pyongyang's American warship as a tourist attraction.

Cuba would like assurances from North Korea that the sailors will be handled as under the Geneva convention, even if they aren't signatories.

Reply 7

Agent Smith

OP

11

Is there any point in asking countries to act according to treaties they have not signed?

Reply 8

UnaChance

The Fedreative republic of brazil would like to appeal to Korea for it to have a search of its waters.

Reply 9

Lord Waddell

1

Jangliss

Cuba wants to know why a Japanese warship was invading North Korean waters, and warrants a guess that it'll probably end up next to Pyongyang's American warship as a tourist attraction.

Cuba would like assurances from North Korea that the sailors will be handled as under the Geneva convention, even if they aren't signatories.

Japan asks why the Cuban representative thinks that the warship was in North Korean waters, as it is clearly specified that the warship was near North Korean waters.

Japan wishes for an immediate UN investigation, a UN resolution condemning these actions and that the North Korean UN representative comes to answer these allegations.

Reply 10

Refused

As the UN representive for Argentina, we fully agree with Japan's request for a UN investigation regarding this incident. As a country which had a warship sunk by the British, which was 30 miles outside the warzone and fleeing the area during a peace process in which 400 of our countrymen died, we sympathise with Japan's concern.

Reply 11

Lord Waddell

1

Japan also demands an apology from North Korea and that compensation be paid to the families of the crewmen aboard this vessel. The captured crewmen must also be immediately returned to Japanese soil.

Reply 12

Jangliss

5

The vessel was inside North Korean waters according to reports, and a direct threat to North Korean security. The Japanese are the ones who should be apologising.

Reply 13

brimstone

7

The Republic of Sierra Leone wishes that North Korea return the Japanese ship and it's sailors to international waters to prevent angering the United States and the United Kingdom. The President of the Republic feels that if this situation is not resolved immediately, the United States and Japan will make moves to begin recovering the ship forcefully. Should this happen, the whole world will be in danger.

Reply 14

Daragh

15

Vietnam holds the belief that North Korea acted entirely legally if Japanese ships were attempting to commit acts of espionage, which is suggested as they refused to follow instructions by North Korean ships.

Reply 15

brimstone

7

The President of Sierra Leone, his Excellence, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, has spoken to the Prime Minister of Japan, who has assured him that the ship was not attempting to commit acts of espionage in North Korean waters. He therefore once again urges North Korea to release the ship and crew unharmed, to prevent all out war.

Reply 16

Kondar

1

The United States requests that a full inquiry be set up to test for the legitimacy of these allegations. We reccomend the creation a non partisan team that will travel to the area and undertake a full investigation.

Reply 17

brimstone

7

The Republic of Sierra Leone suggests that a selection of United Nations Peacekeepers from various nations are dispatched to North Korea to try and resolve the situation. Meanwhile, the Republic urges any allies of the North to try to persuade them to return the ship.

Reply 18

Bismarck

13

China is disturbed by the alleged spying incident and hopes that the government of Japanese publicly addresses this situation and says whether this allegation is true. China would like to make it clear that any state not involved in this incident that attempts to take advantage of this situation will not be viewed favorably by China.

Reply 19

brimstone

7

The Republic of Sierra Leone insists that it is necessary for outside nations to involve themselves in this dispute (as negotiators) to prevent a war between Japan and North Korea, which will then drag in many other nations anyway. His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone has urged the Japanese Prime Minister to make a public statement on this issue, to dismiss the rumours of espionage. Meanwhile, the government of Sierra Leone officially allies itself with Japan, and has agreed to provide aid or troops if necessary. His Excellency hopes civilized nations will follow his country's lead to prevent war.

Hypothetical Scenario 1 - Trial Run

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