South Korean ship fires on a ship

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

Its not just the DMZ. The reality is that NK - even if you removed the entire defensive line the South has - would still lose a war with the South. Sure, they would make some serious headway, but they would still end up losing. When it all was said and done, the North lacks a credible ability to wage a protracted conflict without help - and it WOULD be a protracted conflict because the South would not be on its own.

Excellent points and all the more reason to doubt that North Korea will start any war (or re-engage the war since technically they are still at war).

It think that North Korea will continue to talk tough, but won't start anything.

Kim Jong Il and his military staff are neither insane nor stupid.

[Castout]

Originally Posted by Platapus

Kim Jong Il and his military staff are neither insane nor stupid.

Military staffs are irrelevant all things depend on Kim Jong Il and this man probably rely much on his ego like any other despot that of which is neither rational nor sensible.

That he isn't crazy is obvious but no way the man is going to respond in a sensible way.

[Raptor1]

Originally Posted by Oberon

A nuke would be one way to blast a gap through the DMZ defences though...particularly if you're not bothered about the lives of the soldiers marching through the fallout afterwards...

Any such attempt will render a breakthrough through the DMZ impossible. Even if tanks and infantry in APC's are able to pass through the radiation relatively intact (Assuming the South couldn't stop the breach in time, which I doubt), the supplies and those carrying it would not and the attack would quickly die down.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Raptor1

Any such attempt will render a breakthrough through the DMZ impossible. Even if tanks and infantry in APC's are able to pass through the radiation relatively intact (Assuming the South couldn't stop the breach in time, which I doubt), the supplies and those carrying it would not and the attack would quickly die down.

That's a question/point I was going to raise...how would they be able to resupply in a war zone when they're not capable of feeding their population during peacetime?

I can't really see them stockpiling millions of tons of food, especially whilst keeping it secret from those that are starving.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

That's a question/point I was going to raise...how would they be able to resupply in a war zone when they're not capable of feeding their population during peacetime?

I can't really see them stockpiling millions of tons of food, especially whilst keeping it secret from those that are starving.

Individual units would take what they needed from towns and villages they'd pass through I'd imagine. I think also the reason why they can't feed their population is because all of the food goes to the military and elite, in case of war they'd push the farms harder and starve the population more and pillage the South as they moved.

[tater]

South Korea should make the claim that it was an OLD mine. Say WW2 vintage. Claim they've detected a bunch that must have come lose or something

Then they should start offing NK ships and subs quietly. When NK balks, they just say, "pesky mines! We'll help you try and mitigate them."