South Korea worries North may take more action

[Adsos Letter]

Source: Reuters

YEONPYEONG, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korea said an increasingly belligerent North may be preparing aggressive moves after Chinese fishing boats were spotted leaving a disputed sea border dividing the peninsula.

South Korea and the United States have already raised the military alert level in the region after North Korea followed Monday's nuclear test with missile launches and a threat of war.

In New York, the United States and Japan circulated a draft U.N. Security Council resolution to key council members that condemned Pyongyang's second nuclear test and called for strict enforcement of U.N. sanctions imposed on North Korea after its first atomic test in October 2006.

"Our forces are watching these movements (by Chinese fishing boats) with the view that they could be signs that indicate the possibility of North Korea's aggression," Defense Ministry spokesman Won tae-jae said.


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[DontTreadOnMe]

1. Hmmm...

Is it just me... but the idea that North Korea "might" attack South Korea seems a tad paranoid.

Does someone think that North Korea is going to send 25,000 troops over the border?
Or maybe lob a few shells into Seoul?

How long would it take to fire everything in the South Korean arsenal back at North Korea... maybe 2 hours?
The battle would be over in less than a day... with everyone dead on both sides -- without gaining anything.

No General is that stupid. And neither are the soldiers on the border.

[Aslanspal]

2. Your dealing with a cult and a leader who is touched in the head

....and those who follow him are indoctrinated and isolated...so it is dangerous

[davidpdx]

3. I think it's more likely the Chinese Government told the fishermen

they had to stay out of those waters with what was going on. That makes more sense.

[davidpdx]

4. Hate to say it, but I was right

They fired another missile:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090529/ap_on_re_as/as_koreas_nuclear