Washington says the war games are designed
to act as a deterrent after Tuesdays shelling, the worst
assault on South Korea since the end of the Korean War
in 1953. The North-Korean government, supported by China,
regards these military exercises as a provocation, and
launches a message to the United States and South Korea,
by indicating possible new attacks if its territory is
violated.
This crisis began following the bombardments
from the South Korean island from Yeonpyeong, Tuesday
23 November 2010, which caused the death of four people.
These shows of force between the two countries could degenerate
into a real conflict. According to military experts, the
artillery North-Korean could easily reach the Seoul capital.
In the case of a war between the two countries, the official
ones of the Pentagon stated that it would take months
to gain the war at the cost of million victims, of which
of course most of civilians.
Another threat of the North Korea consists of the possible
use of weapons of mass destruction, chemical or nuclear.
Not many information’s are available on the real
military capacities of the North Korea.
