If the Korean War should resume
An interesting article came across Google News today. It appears the USFK is starting to look at what the DPRK may do in the event the Korean War should resume. This is a very, very scary prospect, and I really hope it does not come down to war in the wake of the increased tensions, new sanctions, and the barrage of tests in the nuclear armed state.
The question I pose to readers today is, if the Korean War should resume, what will it look like? I have been researching trying to answer this very question, and this is a difficult one to answer, because nobody can tell the future. I surely do not have a crystal ball as I stated many times before, but it is interesting to try and speculate all the same.
I am not a military expert, but the very first thing on my mind is who will start it? I guess that will depend on the circumstances of course, and perhaps GIKorea will know more about this topic than I, and hope he will respond to this post.
The biggest thing I see from the immediate outset is Seoul or other cities for that matter, and while the damage could be great, I cannot help but seeing the total and utter end to North Korea’s regime. Interestingly enough, the article goes on with possible insurgency and IED attacks:
General Walter Sharp said in a speech to South Korean army personnel that North Korean commandos could use explosive devices among other tactics, according to Yonhap News Agency.
“I believe we will face IEDs (improvised explosive devices), insurgent forces in addition to large conventional attacks,” Sharp said in the speech.
The IEDs could target civilians as well as US and South Korean forces who should strengthen preparedness to tackle such threats, Sharp was quoted as saying.
“Realistic training ensures that the Republic of Korea (South Korea) is fully prepared for a thinking enemy, an enemy that will use IEDs, hide among the population and strike our rear forces and civilians,” he said.
“This enemy will require us to use our weapons much more precisely, to reduce civilian casualties and collateral damage.”
Seoul’s defence white paper says North Korea, which has 180,000 special warfare troops, has stepped up its capability to wage “night-time, mountaineering training and street warfare” against South Korea.
Not only the DPRK’s special forces and insurgents (I do not know if factions can form in a post Kim regime era) using IED’s, but what worries me besides the possible loose nukes are the chemical and biological weapons long suspected to be in Kim’s arsenal. I also cannot help but to see some dirty warfare break out, and not being surprised one bit if they use any and all dirty tactics possible.
Besides all of this, assuming the war ends, I cannot begin to contemplate the cost of rebuilding North Korea to match the South. It will cost untold billions if not trillions of dollars. Not including the massive humanitarian response needed for displaced and hungry North Koreans. What will be even more interesting is finding out what is found at the prison camps. I am sure it will take years to find out the full magnitude of such atrocities.
This is very difficult to contemplate, and something worth discussing. Let me know your thoughts.





















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