With tensions between the United States and North Korea rising daily, political and financial observers are beginning to contemplate what an outright war between the two countries could mean and how it would play out.
Of course, they have the benefit of the prior Korean War from 1950 to 1953 to see its devastating impact on South Korea in terms of lives lost and economic dislocation, not to mention the loss of almost 34,000 American soldiers.
The difficulty lies in considering all the possible scenarios and their various permutations. Complicating matters is the fact that both sides now have nuclear weapons. Those means of mass destruction could, in fact, push the two adversaries into considering a diplomatic path to settle differences instead of all-out war.
The tough talk from both sides has unsettled financial markets a bit as analysts consider the impact not only in Southeast Asia, but globally.
On the next page, learn about the possible scenarios and how they could play out for the principal parties to the conflict: North Korea, South Korea and the United States.
As long as NK threatens to use nukes, we can IGNOR them no longer, like in the past which is why we are here
All out war is not the best option and that is not what Trummp wants. He is saying enough is enough! Make an aggressive move towards innocent victims and you will pay an enormous price! This little fat retard does not negotiate well. As in Cool Hand Luke….well he wants it….then he gets it!
Everyone who has nukes threatens to use them, you have no idea how this works Lynn Peace Schleich.
The U.S. threatens to use theirs, Russia, China, and India too. Go tell poke any one of those bears and threaten to topple them and see what happens.
Again if one holds their friends to be of no value , than they r no value to themselves. Even obama told Trump to watch n k.
Dumb
Yes Gary Browers I know, just as N.K has had a nuke small enough for years and rockets that are capable too. So why the sudden WMD scare? The same c**p was pulled ten years ago when N.K. developed their first bomb. The word up until then was the second the did they would use any means to deliver it here and destroy a city. We all know how that panned out.
Frank you can thank Bush, Clinton, Bush and Obama for all your Korea woes! Now…react to an intercontinental ballistic missile aimed for you kid in the back yard! Speak up and tell us what to do! Now tell us how you negotiate that “Sport”! SMH!
we win end of story
What are you exactly trying to say here