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Ladies and gentlemen' date=' today I graduated from college! That means I'm done with my first 3 years and now have 2 more. I don't really know how to explain how are system works but it doesn't matter, it's a big thing and I wanted to share it with you :)[/quote'] Wooohooo congratulations! :D :D
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Ladies and gentlemen' date=' today I graduated from college! That means I'm done with my first 3 years and now have 2 more. I don't really know how to explain how are system works but it doesn't matter, it's a big thing and I wanted to share it with you :)[/quote'] Congratulations!! :D
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Midnight tonight' date=' yes. The prompt is if North Korea will ever attack the South/if there ever becomes a war again between both countries.[/quote'] There are a couple of germaine facts that I figure I could mention without putting you in trouble of breaking a university honor code. -I think you can check the International Institute for Strategic Studies and look at the relative troop counts. They're pretty close. -You could also verify that South Korea is under US nuclear umbrella and substantial US protection. -Furthermore, the nation's two largest trading partners, according to the CIA World Factbook, are China and South Korea. I don't think they'll go to war, but it's not impossible. China's recent belligerence in the region suggests it's not quite the arbiter one might have assumed it was back in the 50s when the Korean War was going on. It would also be very leery of a conflict straying too close to its borders. As a result of that I think the US and South Korea are much more worried about causing any problems in the region than North Korea is. Still, given that next to nothing would be gained by a major offensive by North Korea, I doubt anything serious would happen.
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There are a couple of germaine facts that I figure I could mention without putting you in trouble of breaking a university honor code. -I think you can check the International Institute for Strategic Studies and look at the relative troop counts. They're pretty close. -You could also verify that South Korea is under US nuclear umbrella and substantial US protection. -Furthermore, the nation's two largest trading partners, according to the CIA World Factbook, are China and South Korea. I don't think they'll go to war, but it's not impossible. China's recent belligerence in the region suggests it's not quite the arbiter one might have assumed it was back in the 50s when the Korean War was going on. It would also be very leery of a conflict straying too close to its borders. As a result of that I think the US and South Korea are much more worried about causing any problems in the region than North Korea is. Still, given that next to nothing would be gained by a major offensive by North Korea, I doubt anything serious would happen.
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Thank you Iceni! This will help a lot :D
I also went to a lecture hosted by Sig Hecker, a former head of the Los Alamos National Laboratory and a current nuclear proliferation monitor, who said that China is unlikely to support North Korea in an offensive military engagement because it (China) is too well-connected to the rest of the world. It's content to have North Korea as a sort of screwy buddy, but it's not going to save the country's ass unless it's in China's own interest, i.e. if the China's borders are threatened. By the way, another thing I got from the lecture is that it's not really worth mentioning North Korea's nuclear program, although it's advanced substantially they still only have about two nukes and they have precious little fissile material. It's possible that North Korea would engage in unilateral action against South Korea, but it hasn't done that yet, which suggests it's aware of its chances. So, you can look up anything Hecker's written, he's one of the few people who's been able to get inside the country to examine its facilities.
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I also went to a lecture hosted by Sig Hecker, a former head of the Los Alamos National Laboratory and a current nuclear proliferation monitor, who said that China is unlikely to support North Korea in an offensive military engagement because it (China) is too well-connected to the rest of the world. It's content to have North Korea as a sort of screwy buddy, but it's not going to save the country's ass unless it's in China's own interest, i.e. if the China's borders are threatened. By the way, another thing I got from the lecture is that it's not really worth mentioning North Korea's nuclear program, although it's advanced substantially they still only have about two nukes and they have precious little fissile material. It's possible that North Korea would engage in unilateral action against South Korea, but it hasn't done that yet, which suggests it's aware of its chances. So, you can look up anything Hecker's written, he's one of the few people who's been able to get inside the country to examine its facilities.
Thank you again. I found an interview with Sig Hecker which is pretty useful, thanks :)
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