Good stuff, fatty. As far as sources and references, I have all my information well catalogued. It just doesn't translate well when copying/pasting to a BB, so I've left it out.
As far as not making assumptions, I'm really not. The people this is being directed toward I've worked with for over 15 years. I know how they think. Eventually, the hope is that we all are able to work together in expanding upon the idea, forming an official position piece for submission to those we consult for.
The reason I'm airing it out here first is really do get an idea of what people with some historical perspective think about my conclusions. So far, I haven't concluded anything yet, but if I just posted a 200 page piece I'm pretty sure no one would read it.
In fact, in the next part especially, I won't be posting it in its entirety. My summary on North Korea's position and capabilities alone is about 10 pages long and includes much tedious information as well as some things not quite public.
Again, I'm pretty much just trying to draw the reader with me to my conclusions, and hoping that a spirited debate follows. Even so far, without any conclusions being made, there've been some intriguing perspectives posted.
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...is a bit of a red flag in particular. Whoa, what rhetoric has been creating 'pure hatred' between nations? Provide examples and explain how they are relevant to the idea of an imminent third world war. These may seem like insignificant details but a good argument is built upon empirical observations; they had better be solid.
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That is a very good criticism of a very anecdotal statement. I will be explaining this further.