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Since the two Koreas exchanged hundreds of artillery rounds Tuesday in an incident that killed two South Korean marines and two civilians, Seoul and Pyongyang have been blaming each other for instigating the attack. SEOUL, South Korea - When North Korea sent a rain of deadly shells across its border this week, the South retaliated not just with artillery but also a weapon that the hardline regime truly fears - balloons.
According to media reports, Seoul quickly launched a propaganda offensive meant to undermine the iron-fisted rule of Kim Jong-Il by sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets on balloons across the heavily fortified border.http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Asia/Story/A1Story20101127-249536.html
death toll from attack- killed two South Korean marines, wounded at least 19 others and set more than 60 buildings on fire on a South Korean island.
North Korea's historic pattern of antagonistic acts that threaten war has grown even more troubling in recent years.
It has conducted missile tests while recklessly expanding not just its own nuclear arsenal but efforts to export that deadly capability to other rogue nations. In March, a North Korean submarine sank a South Korean naval vessel, killing 46 sailors. Last weekend, North Korea claimed that it has a new uranium enrichment facility for the production of nuclear weapons.
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/nov/24/north-korea-strikes-again/
Would another Korean war be just and necessary?
The Nov. 23 incident on Yeonpyeong Island has caught everyone’s attention. Most of the anxieties are related to the fact that this incident might escalate and disrupt conditions in an already unstable East Asia.Some predict that war will result, while others think war is less likely to happen. In the case of South Korea, a decision to declare war would likely be considered just, an act of self-defense against the violent acts of the North. The problem with this is that when the war breaks out who will join?
We realize that it is just not north Korea we have to worry about but yet other reckless nations as well. Such nations as China,Iran,Cuba,Sudan,Syria and Pakistan.
http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2010-02-23/local-county-news/14-bad-countries
“Restraints must be shown by South Korea and the US not to launch a strike at North Korea, as it could be justified by the North and China to retaliate.”
is it possible for North Korea to strike the united states?
is commonly known that North Korea’s geopolitical position is unfavourable for the communist nation, being surrounded by what they perceive as enemies.
US influence in East Asia has been strong since the end of World War II, and Washington also maintains close ties with Tokyo and Seoul, including military ties. China has always been and perhaps always will be North Korea’s closest ally and can provide military and economic support to North Korea. Yet, in terms of global politics, China cannot jeopardize its standing by demonstrating full support for North Korea’s widely condemned acts.
