North Korean President Kim Jong-un with his generals. REUTERS/KCNA
North Korea’s War Plan -- Daniel Trombly, USNI
Parsing harrowing threat from hot air is an essential task for monitoring the Korean peninsula. North Korean leaders and propaganda outlets unfailingly respond to times of crisis with apocalyptic language.
After the 2010 bombardment of the disputed Yeonpyeong island, for example, North Korea warned of a “merciless shower” and vowed renewed war would turn Seoul into a “sea of fire.”
Kim Jong-un, since succeeding his late father in December 2011, has overseen new missile tests, and in February 2013 declared his country was conducting its third nuclear test. With that latest crisis have come new rounds of grave statements.
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My Comment: One of the best reviews that I have read so far on North Korea's (possible) war strategy .... read it all.
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