Why hasn't North Korea tried to start World War 3?

[PlanetJosh]

And the same question for Pakistan. With all the news about how evil both countries are it would seem their leadership would be inclined to set off nuclear bombs (probably dirty bombs) in U.S. cities.

The motive being to get the U.S. to strike back at them with nukes. And then hopefully Russia or China would retaliate with nukes against the U.S. So by N Korea sacrificing themselves in nuclear destruction the U.S. would also be destroyed in WW3.

Wicked sadistic behavior from militaristic organizations is not limited to some terrorists as we hear of in the news. It could also be within the leadership of those two nuclear armed countries. If not then I guess I answered my own question.

 

[squarecut1]

And this forum has officially hit a new low of stupidity. Congratulations!

 

[compuwiz1]

How many North Koreans actually travel to the USA?

What percentage of those very few would be terrorists?

NK is watched very closely by the international community. Any attempt to launch would be immediately terminated by either US or a neighboring country. I would think SK could take them out.

 

[BUnit1701]

And having the US destroyed (maybe) at the cost of they themselves being destroyed (definitely) is not a very good value proposition.

 

[ivwshane]

I'm just curious what you think NK would gain if they started wwIII and if by some miraculous miracle they won?

Most nuclear capable countries have or want nuclear capabilities for protection, not to conquer anyone.

 

[Victorian Gray]

N. Korea is not capable of starting WW 3.

 

[Carson Dyle]

North Korea's saber rattling is only for the benefit of the millions of starving slaves within its own borders, so that the Kim family remains filthy rich and in power. It's not actually to impress anyone outside of their borders. That's how most of the world's tinpot dictators operate.

 

[Subyman]

Hard to start a war when the US has land, air, sea, and technology superiority. It'd be a sad day in NK if they even tried to launch a duct taped ICBM. It'd be intercepted within a few minutes of launching and we'd probably end up bombing them until they gave up. Then we'd install a puppet regime or liberate the country to SK, if they'd take them. So, starting a war with us would only lead to being dethroned within a week.

 

[DCal430]

Korea has no desire to start a war, they just want to be left alone. Korea is actually a very peaceful country.

 

[MtnMan]

N. Korea is not capable of starting WW 3.

This, they can't even feed their own people, and have electricity only part of the day in their cities.

 

[Angry Irishman]

Korea has no desire to start a war, they just want to be left alone. Korea is actually a very peaceful country.

Must be trolling.....or incredibly ignorant....who knows?

 

[GoPackGo]

Because China won't allow it.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Korea has no desire to start a war, they just want to be left alone. Korea is actually a very peaceful country.

Yeah, North Korea is very peaceful. Sinking South Korean ships, launching crappy "missiles," testing primitive nuclear weapons, and starving/torturing their own citizens surely puts their regime in the running for the Nobel Peace Prize.

 

[fskimospy]

Korea has no desire to start a war, they just want to be left alone. Korea is actually a very peaceful country.

So true. If North Korea is known for one thing that would be its peaceful nature.

Wait what.

 

[Black Octagon]

Because the news is a pack of filthy lies

 

[Rakehellion]

Korean War 2. Korea loses again.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

I'm just curious what you think NK would gain if they started wwIII and if by some miraculous miracle they won?

Most nuclear capable countries have or want nuclear capabilities for protection, not to conquer anyone.

He's confusing evil with stupid.

 

[inachu]

I have tons of Koreans friends and I can tell you if USA would stay out of Korean politics then the 2 Koreas would have joined a long time ago.

I know many of you would jest that the merger would be something a lot meaner and uglier and or would argue that it would never happen but boths Koreas do say that America is holding them back and the lessons from Germany merging have no bearing on them at all.

All that could help the two Koreas merge would be to have America to just SHUT UP.

And yet again I hear yes then North Korea would be like a tsunami wave and take over South Korea in an instant.

In the above regard South Korea has managed to create an economy ideology that: To have a strong military one must have a strong economy.

South Korea has done this and they feel assured they are strong enough to meet any outsider event.

South Korea has matured to a point where I think US military does not need to leave the area but can reduce the size of American forces by up to 50%.

 

[feralkid]

I have tons of Koreans friends and I can tell you if USA would stay out of Korean politics then the 2 Koreas would have joined a long time ago.

I know many of you would jest that the merger would be something a lot meaner and uglier and or would argue that it would never happen but boths Koreas do say that America is holding them back and the lessons from Germany merging have no bearing on them at all.

All that could help the two Koreas merge would be to have America to just SHUT UP.

And yet again I hear yes then North Korea would be like a tsunami wave and take over South Korea in an instant.

In the above regard South Korea has managed to create an economy ideology that: To have a strong military one must have a strong economy.

South Korea has done this and they feel assured they are strong enough to meet any outsider event.

South Korea has matured to a point where I think US military does not need to leave the area but can reduce the size of American forces by up to 50%.

So true, also China would just love to see this happen.

 

[Genx87]

I have tons of Koreans friends and I can tell you if USA would stay out of Korean politics then the 2 Koreas would have joined a long time ago.

I know many of you would jest that the merger would be something a lot meaner and uglier and or would argue that it would never happen but boths Koreas do say that America is holding them back and the lessons from Germany merging have no bearing on them at all.

All that could help the two Koreas merge would be to have America to just SHUT UP.

And yet again I hear yes then North Korea would be like a tsunami wave and take over South Korea in an instant.

In the above regard South Korea has managed to create an economy ideology that: To have a strong military one must have a strong economy.

South Korea has done this and they feel assured they are strong enough to meet any outsider event.

South Korea has matured to a point where I think US military does not need to leave the area but can reduce the size of American forces by up to 50%.

I agree with you S.Korea can defend itself vs N.Korea. Economy wins wars. S.Korea spends about as much on their their military as the entire economy of N.Korea.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

I have tons of Koreans friends and I can tell you if USA would stay out of Korean politics then the 2 Koreas would have joined a long time ago.

I know many of you would jest that the merger would be something a lot meaner and uglier and or would argue that it would never happen but boths Koreas do say that America is holding them back and the lessons from Germany merging have no bearing on them at all.

All that could help the two Koreas merge would be to have America to just SHUT UP.

And yet again I hear yes then North Korea would be like a tsunami wave and take over South Korea in an instant.

In the above regard South Korea has managed to create an economy ideology that: To have a strong military one must have a strong economy.

South Korea has done this and they feel assured they are strong enough to meet any outsider event.

South Korea has matured to a point where I think US military does not need to leave the area but can reduce the size of American forces by up to 50%.

Your korean friends are deluded and wrong. And I say this as a korean guy. Younger koreans tend to have a massive hate of US forces and blame a ton of issues on them. Not necessarily supporting the US world police in Korea, but its idiotic to say that the US is the one preventing reunification.

Even without the MASSIVE differences in ideology, even South Korea is extremely wary about reunification in the short term because of the absurdly massive costs to the south korean economy. N. Korea always NEEDS an enemy to fight against, and in this cause its the US. If the US wasn't there, they would invent some other reason to hate S. Korea to prevent short term reunification.

South korea could easily beat back N. Korean forces, but the problem is N. Korea could wreck tons of havok in the short term very easily because Seoul is like 40% of the entire countries population, and within striking range of N.K. forces.

 

[Greenman]

I have tons of Koreans friends and I can tell you if USA would stay out of Korean politics then the 2 Koreas would have joined a long time ago.

I know many of you would jest that the merger would be something a lot meaner and uglier and or would argue that it would never happen but boths Koreas do say that America is holding them back and the lessons from Germany merging have no bearing on them at all.

All that could help the two Koreas merge would be to have America to just SHUT UP.

And yet again I hear yes then North Korea would be like a tsunami wave and take over South Korea in an instant.

In the above regard South Korea has managed to create an economy ideology that: To have a strong military one must have a strong economy.

South Korea has done this and they feel assured they are strong enough to meet any outsider event.

South Korea has matured to a point where I think US military does not need to leave the area but can reduce the size of American forces by up to 50%.

You think it's the US preventing the two country's from joining, then you go on to say that the US military still needs to be there.

I suspect your information comes from a bunch of stupid kids.

 

[fskimospy]

I have tons of Koreans friends and I can tell you if USA would stay out of Korean politics then the 2 Koreas would have joined a long time ago.

I know many of you would jest that the merger would be something a lot meaner and uglier and or would argue that it would never happen but boths Koreas do say that America is holding them back and the lessons from Germany merging have no bearing on them at all.

All that could help the two Koreas merge would be to have America to just SHUT UP.

And yet again I hear yes then North Korea would be like a tsunami wave and take over South Korea in an instant.

In the above regard South Korea has managed to create an economy ideology that: To have a strong military one must have a strong economy.

South Korea has done this and they feel assured they are strong enough to meet any outsider event.

South Korea has matured to a point where I think US military does not need to leave the area but can reduce the size of American forces by up to 50%.

This is true, had the US stayed out of Korean politics the two Koreas would have merged back in the 1950's, haha.

The two Koreas will not merge any time soon regardless of US actions because it does not serve the interests of the North Korean leadership to merge. (except on their own terms, which would never happen)

End of story.

 

[Thump553]

I have tons of Koreans friends and I can tell you if USA would stay out of Korean politics then the 2 Koreas would have joined a long time ago.

I know many of you would jest that the merger would be something a lot meaner and uglier and or would argue that it would never happen but boths Koreas do say that America is holding them back and the lessons from Germany merging have no bearing on them at all.

All that could help the two Koreas merge would be to have America to just SHUT UP.

And yet again I hear yes then North Korea would be like a tsunami wave and take over South Korea in an instant.

In the above regard South Korea has managed to create an economy ideology that: To have a strong military one must have a strong economy.

South Korea has done this and they feel assured they are strong enough to meet any outsider event.

South Korea has matured to a point where I think US military does not need to leave the area but can reduce the size of American forces by up to 50%.

If the US stayed out of Korea, your Ill-informed friends are right, in a way. Today there would only be one Korea but it would be what is now North Korea. The USA saved South Korea's butt and then built it into a real country.

Unfortunately your friends can outdo even the French in their self-centered disregard of the sacrifices others made to save them.

Oh and NK could easily START a war, but they sure wouldn't be around to finish it.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

This is true, had the US stayed out of Korean politics the two Koreas would have merged back in the 1950's, haha.

The two Koreas will not merge any time soon regardless of US actions because it does not serve the interests of the North Korean leadership to merge. (except on their own terms, which would never happen)

End of story.

This.

NK would never have peaceably merged with SK. To pretend that the US has prevented their peaceful merger is the height of naivete.