Quote:Here's some basic info on North Korea versus South Korea. Neither the US nor China will support their respective allies in an offensive war. And neither the North or the South can fight off the other Korea and their ally without support from their own ally. So neither side will actually do anything.

 

On top of that, even is a true war was started, neither side would have anything to gain. North Korea doesn't stand a chance against the South so anyone in power there realizes they would lose everything. And if South Korea wins they'd suddenly have to support 24 million extra people which would destroy their economy for the next 10 years minimum.

 

So to summarize; neither side will ever actually do anything because both sides realize the gains will always be nullified by the losses.

 

You look at it from a different prospective.  To say that the U.S. would not support South Korea is simply wrong.  We not only have a military base in South Korea, but we also "practice" going to war with North Korea.

 

Another thing to consider.  Sure North Korea would probably be annihilated if an all out war broke out, but look at how close Seoul is to the border.  It's a very dangerous situation.

 

Would China or Russia get involved in the conflict?  That's a question.  China has been slowly distancing itself from North Korea, but they are still major trading partners.  The same could be said about Russia, but look at what Putin is doing right now.

 

Japan is caught in the "crossfire" and could possibly be in danger.

 

You are right about one thing though.  A war which would most likely end up with the South Koreans winning it would be devastating to them economically, and that has implications globally.

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