I hope there was an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council called. North Korea has been aggressive for some time now by pushing it's borders to surrounding islands and tampering with the DMZ. The current Leader, Kim Jong-un saw his father since a South Korean ship in May of 2010. So, the tensions have been escalating. This is more tampering with the DMZ by the north and it looks as though it may be a tipping point by both leaders.
In 2010, the global community, including China, told both Korean militarizes to exhibit restraint. There is a good chance China will not tolerate an escalation of tensions into war. China has acted before to end such outrageous disruptions of the peace on the peninsula. I hope China will once again find reasonable areas of compromise to end any violence. It would be absolutely horrible for the Korean Peninsula to slip into war. It would be devastating.
August 21, 2015
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (click here) on Friday declared his frontline troops in a "quasi-state of war" and ordered them to prepare for battle a day after the most serious confrontation between the rivals in years.
South Korea's military on Thursday fired dozens of artillery rounds across the border in response to what Seoul said were North Korean artillery strikes meant to back up a threat to attack loudspeakers broadcasting anti-Pyongyang propaganda.
The North's declaration Friday is similar to its other warlike rhetoric in recent years, including repeated threats to reduce Seoul to a "sea of fire," and the huge numbers of soldiers and military equipment already stationed along the border mean the area is always essentially in a "quasi-state of war." Still, the North's apparent willingness to test Seoul with military strikes and its recent warning of further action raise worries because South Korea has vowed to hit back with overwhelming strength should North Korea attack again....
In 2010, the global community, including China, told both Korean militarizes to exhibit restraint. There is a good chance China will not tolerate an escalation of tensions into war. China has acted before to end such outrageous disruptions of the peace on the peninsula. I hope China will once again find reasonable areas of compromise to end any violence. It would be absolutely horrible for the Korean Peninsula to slip into war. It would be devastating.
August 21, 2015
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (click here) on Friday declared his frontline troops in a "quasi-state of war" and ordered them to prepare for battle a day after the most serious confrontation between the rivals in years.
South Korea's military on Thursday fired dozens of artillery rounds across the border in response to what Seoul said were North Korean artillery strikes meant to back up a threat to attack loudspeakers broadcasting anti-Pyongyang propaganda.
The North's declaration Friday is similar to its other warlike rhetoric in recent years, including repeated threats to reduce Seoul to a "sea of fire," and the huge numbers of soldiers and military equipment already stationed along the border mean the area is always essentially in a "quasi-state of war." Still, the North's apparent willingness to test Seoul with military strikes and its recent warning of further action raise worries because South Korea has vowed to hit back with overwhelming strength should North Korea attack again....
