**The "North Korea Watch 2013" Update Thread**

Not really. The Earthquake was much closer to the Sea of Japan than either North Korea or China. It deliberately mentioned China and North Korea in light of the current events...

No but you could fly over and bomb it pretty easily.

Regarding China - yes its an emerging super power but isnt pretty much all of its wealth situated in two maybe three cities whilst the rest of it still mostly very much second and third world stylings made up of farmers living off the land? Its not like the US which has massive industrial and business models all over the country. And i dont feel that China is going to throw in with a little fat man having an ego tantrum and risk itsself against the likes of the US?

Its not like the US which has massive industrial and business models all over the country.

It's in the border region. It is close to all 3. You're reading far far too much into it.

It would not say "Sea of Japan" any more than an earthquake off the Portuguese coast would say "in the Atlantic" - because that description covers a huge area. If it had said "in the Sea of Japan" then people could have thought it happened 5km from the coast of Japan, rather than 400 miles away.

You're taking things far too literally for your own agenda of scaremongering.

The situation's bad enough without you adding new posts like they're some wholey credible news source in their own right.

You're not serous, are you?

China is massively emerging - it knows what its doing. It wealth isn't situated in a small area and that's it. It is emerging - did you expect it to be exactly like the United States right now? The United States' success is steadily dropping, whilst the likes of China and India are rapidly increasing.

China is a great emerging heavyweight - why on Earth do you think the United States is hesitant and pussy-footing about with North Korea? They invaded Iraq for much much less.

The costs are far higher. Had Saddam the capacity to level Israel, and had developed chemical biological and nuclear weapons rather than just being suspected of having a development program I doubt we would have seen an invasion. The US is not holding back because of China, if they wanted to invade NK they would have done it back in the 90's when there was no great power patron or one powerful enough to provide meaningful support.

i feel any war on the south would go somewhat badly for the north koreans, not only because the south, japan, america etc. would stamp on them but imagine the soldiers reaction when they march on seoul and see the contrast... does anyone really think theyd liketo continue serving the fat little man with serious SMS when they see the wealth of the south? that being said i cannot fathom why on earth the south would ever want to join with the north even if it was on their own terms... theres no win in it for them but an armada of poor half starved loco locals joining them, plus imagine the costs of bringing them up to par!?

Intresting article -

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/9930238/North-Koreas-Kim-Jong-un-was-target-of-assassination-attempt.html

Apparently Kim Jong Un was a target of an assassination attempt which suggests there could be a some kind of power struggle taking place.

But having gotten past such a barrier, a united Korea would be a massively successful state - South Korea is already the 12th largest economy and is already greatly successful.

The US would lose if they tried to invade North Korea. There over 1.1 Million North Korean Troops and Special Forces. There are only 675,000 combined South Korean and US troops in the Korean Peninsula. What we need is for the United States to launch a pre-emtive strike against Pyongyang and all known Nuclear facilities which North Korea have. If North Korea fire rockets at Guam, Japan or Seoul, then the US must proceed with a full Nuclear strike against Pyongyang and bring this to a end. The last thing the US needs is a ground war, over a million screaming Communist Koreans running amok in South Korea. Remember Vietnam. It is the time to destroy that Fat waste of space once and for all.

The US would lose if they tried to invade North Korea. There over 1.1 Million North Korean Troops and Special Forces. There are only 675,000 combined South Korean and US troops in the Korean Peninsula. What we need is for the United States to launch a pre-emtive strike against Pyongyang and all known Nuclear facilities which North Korea have. If North Korea fire rockets at Guam, Japan or Seoul, then the US must proceed with a full Nuclear strike against Pyongyang and bring this to a end. The last thing the US needs is a ground war, over a million screaming Communist Koreans running amok in South Korea. Remember Vietnam. It is the time to destroy that Fat waste of space once and for all.

Well that only makes the situation even more volatile and serious.

In my opinion, the United States should invade immediately whilst they can still keep the situation contained.

Quality over quantity. While the North has a hell of a lot more troops, I find it hard to believe that they have the upper hand with Soviet artillery that's probably older than our mums and dads.

But I agree - an invasion would lead to a huge death toll for the US, even if they do succeed. Nuclear strikes seem like their best bet, before they invade.

P.s. I think the Chinese may intervene, because US troops approaching their border with NK would be apparently be a strategic nightmare for them. Can't see how but that's one reason why they're constantly propping up the regime with luxuries

Quality over quantity. While the North has a hell of a lot more troops, I find it hard to believe that they have the upper hand with Soviet artillery that's probably older than our mums and dads.

But I agree - an invasion would lead to a huge death toll for the US, even if they do succeed. Nuclear strikes seem like their best bet, before they invade.