Reply to: New Korean (Nuclear?) War about to start?

[snaw]

and then what do you do with 20 odd million refugees with no jobs and no rule of law?

It worked for the americans (And us) in Iraq ... didn't it?

[ratewhore]

Yes it can and it will.

Probably right. NK can flatten Seoul in minutes without even firing up their nukes.

[Clippy]

Yep, recruitment agents are very good swimmers - always lurking just below the surface

I always had them down as being bottom feeders.

[AtW]

Yep, recruitment agents are very good swimmers - always lurking just below the surface

Burn him!

[DodgyAgent]

Are there many sharks in the Yellow Sea?

Yep, recruitment agents are very good swimmers - always lurking just below the surface

[Troll]

and then what do you do with 20 odd million refugees with no jobs and no rule of law?

Are there many sharks in the Yellow Sea?

[Moscow Mule]

and then what do you do with 20 odd million refugees with no jobs and no rule of law?

Make 50% of then coppers, then you have rule of law.

Make the other 50% work in the fields.

Problem solved.

[DodgyAgent]

It will be interesting to see what China does. For the sake of world peace, they should march in and annex North Korea - even they can see it's being run by a geriatric loony. 1 million troops mobilised on its doorstep would be enough to change the regime, and NK wouldn't dare fire a shot over its western border, never mind a nuke.

and then what do you do with 20 odd million refugees with no jobs and no rule of law?

[SizeZero]

It will be interesting to see what China does. For the sake of world peace, they should march in and annex North Korea - even they can see it's being run by a geriatric loony. 1 million troops mobilised on its doorstep would be enough to change the regime, and NK wouldn't dare fire a shot over its western border, never mind a nuke.

[TimberWolf]

Recent empirical evidence suggests that going to war and destroying the economy all serve to boost house prices.

[AtW]

What effect will an all out nuclear war with USA, North Korea, Russia, China, all wading in, have on UK house prices?

Not much so long as they don't miss their targets

[DimPrawn]

What effect will an all out nuclear war with USA, North Korea, Russia, China, all wading in, have on UK house prices?

[wingnut]

N Korea 'severs all ties' with Seoul

North Korea is to cut all relations with South Korea, Pyongyang's official news agency reports.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said Washington and Beijing must work together to "fashion an effective response" to the sinking of the Cheonan.

Speaking in Beijing, Mrs Clinton said maintaining peace on the Korean peninsula was "a shared responsibility" between the countries.

China has called for all sides to show restraint.

Looking like a foregone conclusion?

[AtW]

Problem is, there really isn't much that South Korea or the international community can do to North Korea due to its nuclear capability and un-predictable nature

Arresting foreign bank accounts used to buy luxuries for the "dear leader" worked pretty well few years ago.

[Clippy]

Problem is, there really isn't much that South Korea or the international community can do to North Korea due to its nuclear capability and un-predictable nature - it was summarised quite well in a recent BBC report.

If a (conventional) was was to break out between North & South Korea it would be interesting to see what part the US would actually play.

I'm not convinced they would wade in to assist South Korea as they claim they would.