Comment on Should South Korea launch a preemptive attack on North Korea?
neidu3@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
No. NK has a bunch of artillery hidden in the forested mountains just north of the border. And and SK has a lot of population centers within within firing distance. And this includes rockets/missiles with some rather spicy warheads.
And rough terrain ensures that a quick blitz to topple the government and their nuclear arsenal won’t work.
Sure, NK will not be able to hold off SK in the long run, especially if SK invites friends. But Seoul will be leveled.
Plus, China really does not want a US ally on its border, and are likely to intervene.
sith@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
I guess the counter argument would be that the situation will only get worse the longer you wait. This has happened many times before.