Wednesday, June 09, 2010

3 Forgotten Fears of a Reignited Korean War - Popularmechanics.com

Dark thoughts of how a new Korean War would unfold.  Doesn’t the Big “O” give you a nice warm and secure feeling in your tummy?  Surly the NoKos wouldn’t dare to start anything with such a man in office - - - right?

3 Forgotten Fears of a Reignited Korean War - Popularmechanics.com

As tensions continue to escalate between North and South Korea, we look at the worst-case scenarios that could result from an all-out south korean soldiers take a position during a drill at a guard post near the demilitarized zone separating the two koreas in yangguwar between the two.

By Joe Pappalardo

South Korean soldiers take a position during a drill at a guard post near the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas in Yanggu, 130 km northeast of Seoul, on May 24, 2010.

(Photo by Yonhap/AFP/Getty Images)

Tensions in the Korean Peninsula are at their worst point in decades after a North Korean submarine ambushed a South Korean warship, killing scores of sailors. Although North Korea has made violent provocation a cornerstone of its foreign and domestic policy for years, there is always the chance that this kind of brinksmanship will spark a major war.

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