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[Just Some Guy]

Here we go...

Place your bets, ladies and gentlemen!

Is it wrong for me to be excited?

[Xantalos]

Well, now the fireworks start.

[Lightningfalcon]

Update: It's official, North Korea has ended the nonaggression pact and cut the North-South Hotline.

Have they done this before?  I haven't lived long enough to grow accustomed to Best Korea's antics.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

If they have, I don't remember it.

[kaenneth]

If China had to choose between the fallout of having a shitton of nukes going off next door; or invading North Korea themselves...

[Vactor]

With a country like North Korea, you shouldn't concern yourself with the things they say they will do, and be more worried about them doing something they don't say they are going to do.

If they were going to attack they have such a disadvantage to overcome that they would be forced to attempt a surprise attack.  By making such pronouncements they are pretty much guaranteeing that they are not about to do anything.  This is primarily for domestic consumption to demonstrate how super serious their government is, and how real and present the danger of war is to the people of North Korea.  Bonus points if they can claim that the evil enemy backed down from their economic assault.

[Just Some Guy]

20☼ on NK attacking first. 10☼ on the assault being repelled.

[Pnx]

I think... basically NK is trying to play chicken right now. I don't think it really wants a war, but I think that it thinks that if it does as much posturing as possible it might be able to persuade "the west" into backing down.

Of course this is a pretty dangerous move, I mean even if the NK government doesn't want to start a war, there's no guarantee some dumb-ass artillery guy won't panick and start shelling something and then the whole powder-keg goes up.

[Xantalos]

Which is what usually happens in cases like these.

[Strife26]

Here we go...

Place your bets, ladies and gentlemen!

Is it wrong for me to be excited?

Yes, but I can't blame you too much.

[Onlyhestands]

Who wants to watch North Korean tv?
Here you go 112.170.78.145:50000/chosun

[Vector]

Fuck, I hope my roommate doesn't end up getting stranded here.  She's from SK.  Might be better for her, though... her young fellow's here now, too.

Posting to watch.

[misko27]

It should also be noted that in terms of weapons and men, north korea actually doubles the South. 1.2 million versus 600,000. And they do love training. A invasion would be hell, regardless of the agressor.

[bulborbish]

It should also be noted that in terms of weapons and men, north korea actually doubles the South. 1.2 million versus 600,000. And they do love training. A invasion would be hell, regardless of the agressor.

It's easy to say that, and then get memories of the powerful Iraqi Army that happened to be the powerful army in the region, only to get curbstomped by American forces.

Even assuming that the army is somewhat professionally trained, the best they could afford to do is wave tactics with the current state of the border. Anything beyond that is pushing the limits of reality too far for my liking. The only real threat of the NK army is their nukes, and any statement to the contrary is widely inaccurate.

[Pnx]

Well yeah, but the Iraqi army was very poorly managed, was a fraction of the size, and had some huge logistical and morale issues... While that might wind up being the case with North Korea, there's no guarantee of it.

I honestly don't think anybody knows how the war would really turn out before hand, assuming it does really turn into a full fledged war.