ROKN Corvette sunk after unknown cause

[THeTA0123]

I don't know, all I heard is that it WAS hit by a torpedo and S. Korea wants revenge.. what happens next is beyond me.. but according to the ROE, they will go to war...

The thing is, they found various remains of a North korean produced torpedo. They also found many traces of RDX, wich is not used in Seamines but in torpedo's.

Remeber this was an investigation by the S koreans, Americans, Canadians,British and many other countrie's. These clashes has happend before.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Yeonpyeong
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Yeonpyeong

North Korea IS Capable of doing this! This does NOT prove that THEY did it. But i'm just stating.

[siben]

But they can't go to war, because they still are AT war :s

[hslan.Corvax]

The point is, that NK knows that they are in deep shit and gonna get bombed to tiny pieces by everyone if they start a war. One of the worlds largest armys dont really count if they use 50 years old equipment, so they are kinda fucked ..

Second point is, that aslong china is protecting the Kim regime, noone will dare to make the first move, which means the NK can tount and provoke everyone they like and get away with it ..

[Oddball]

^ Tis' is true. They are protected by thier big brother China, who is seeming to be causing a lot of trouble and know they can get away with it....because they have virtual financial control over the United States, which is also the world's Military superpower.

@THeTAO123, no, maybe it's not written in stone yet....but what evidence do you have that says they DIDN'T do it?

@Siben, well then.... they already suceeded then, righto? What would make this strike so significant if there were already at war, they are really just at high tension... like the Cuban Missle Crisis.

[THeTA0123]

Looks like things are not very good

The independant investigation commity has truly lots of evidence that this was indeed an North korean torpedo attack.

Yet North korea says they WILL go on a all-out war if even the slighest sanction or thing follows from this.

.....Really this is not good

People might say that North korea is a poor country, but their are some things

The only way into each country is the De-militarised zone. Full of mine fields etc. sending ground troops in the beginning is impossible. It will all depend on artillery on this matter. North korea has the most numorous and the most powerfull artillery, while South korea has more accurate one's.

Seriously, its gonna be a close call for the next weeks.

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/south.korea.sunken.ship/index.html

A good well made article explaining the entire situation simply for us non very clever one's. sorry i dont go to university 

[:| Hi]

I would just trash North Korea economically if I was south korea, seeing as how fish they sell to SK is pretty much their only export

[VonMudra]

Last I checked, North Korea already is trashed ecnomicallly. 

And this is gonna be a very interesting period, but I doubt it'll lead to war.  North Korea can't risk losing, and South Korea can't risk winning. 

[Dukat]

Oddball, if you ever write a book called "History of the World", then let us know. I'm very interesting in reading it. Your stories are fabulous.

[Cory the Otter]

Yeah, sure.

But if I ever write a book, will anyone else buy it?

[Stefan]

How about we solve the actual issue by reuniting north and south korea, longer you wait the more difficult it will be. No Violence will make the ship unsink itself and bring back those sailors alive, whoever calls for war or whatever im pretty sure doesnt live in korea or they would talk alot different.

If it was North Korea, question is how far up this got ordered to do, a north korean minisub might have been in the area and figured this is our territory and shot the ship thinking they will be heros while the N korean leadership thought "oh crap...".

[Captain Pyjama Shark]

I don't think reunification is in the best interests of South Korea.

[Cory the Otter]

I do believe the korean war was never declared over with, so America may yet be involved.

[Stefan]

ITs in everyones interest, all the advantages greatly outweigh the disadvantages, cause the only thing that could be worse than the current situation is war.

[Captain Pyjama Shark]

Well a million ex-communists looking for a handout would not make me happy.

[Stefan]

you act like its a problem compared to what we have today