nothing will come of it, not even a small south K strike - they have too much to lose.
Noone in the west has the stomach for the type of warfare that NK would unleash, and NK knows that. 10,000 artillery pieces within range of seoul says a helluva lot of casualties. Then there is the small nuclear issue...
My concern is perhaps well well out to left field, but what if it was a deliberate move to pressure the US to shift forces there? Initially you'd think "why" but if NK and iran are in kahoots, which when you think about it isn't as far-fetched as you might think, then we're looking at a whole other ball game.
Suppose it was a deliberate move to escalate things, and so split the US forces - after all, the Pacific fleet covers the Indian ocean and persian gulf...
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