North Korea has fired several artillery shells into South Korea

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The remains of North Korean artillery shells found on Yeonpyeong island are seen during a meeting of ruling Grand National Party lawmakers in Seoul November 25, 2010.​

 

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Members of the Daejeon city council chant slogans during a rally held to denounce North Korea in Daejeon, south of Seoul November 25, 2010​

 

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Yeonpyeong island residents and their relatives wait for a ferry to the island at the port in Incheon on November 25, 2010 as commericial ferry services resume two days after the island was shelled by North Korea. South Korea on November 24 pulled the bodies of two civilians from wreckage left by North Korea's bombardment of a border island, fuelling calls for revenge on what one newspaper called a 'mad dog' regime.​

 

[bakaroo]

Obama administration has been ignoring North Korea since taking office. The artillery shelling and 2000 centrifuges in operation to enrich uranium by North Korea merely wanted attention from the US, South Korea and the West to get them to return to the 6th party talk with more bargaining chips.

Although North Korea has the numbers advantage in military might but South Korea has the superiority in military advancement weaponary which is an edge over the North. However, half of South Korea GDP are located in and around Seoul which is about 50 km away from the DMZ border. Therefore, South Korea cannot afford a full force confrontation with the North.
Besides, North Korea has nothing to lose (One third of the population is in the Army and the rest are mostly poor peasants).

 

[cheowyonglee]

Obama administration has been ignoring North Korea since taking office. The artillery shelling and 2000 centrifuges in operation to enrich uranium by North Korea merely wanted attention from the US, South Korea and the West to get them to return to the 6th party talk with more bargaining chips.

Although North Korea has the numbers advantage in military might but South Korea has the superiority in military advancement weaponary which is an edge over the North. However, half of South Korea GDP are located in and around Seoul which is about 50 km away from the DMZ border. Therefore, South Korea cannot afford a full force confrontation with the North.
Besides, North Korea has nothing to lose (One third of the population is in the Army and the rest are mostly poor peasants).

Well said!!!Now i understand why the South are so patience with the North.They are not coward or scare of the North.They are actually doing the right thing by restraining.

 

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The wreckage of a shell fired by North Korea is displayed next to South Korean Marine's self-propelled artillery on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010​

 

[bakaroo]

Well said!!!Now i understand why the South are so patience with the North.They are not coward or scare of the North.They are actually doing the right thing by restraining.

We are also in a similar situation and could be squeezed by top and bottom.

 

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South Korean defense minister resigns following attack
By Jungmin Hong
November 25, 2010

SEOUL- South Korean Defense Minister Kim Tae-young resigned Thursday, two days after North Korea fired artillery onto the South's territory for the first time in half a century, as the country vowed to stiffen its defenses.

His resignation was accepted by President Lee Myung-bak, and a replacement will probably be announced Friday, according to a statement on the Web site of the presidential office. Kim had offered to resign in May after the sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan in March, according to the statement.

"The decision was made today in an attempt to restore the discipline of the military in the wake of the latest development," the statement said. South Korea's Yonhap News agency said that Lee was "bowing to public pressure" after the minister was "accused of mishandling North Korea's deadly artillery attack."

 

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South Korean marines stand guard at a check point leading to a military observation post on Yeonpyeong island November 26, 2010. South Korea's defence minister resigned on Thursday, two days after a deadly artillery attack by North Korea that stoked criticism about the pace of Seoul's response. Kim Tae-young became the first political victim of the shelling as China expressed muted criticism of forthcoming joint U.S-South Korean military exercises in the Yellow Sea.​

 

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A South Korean marine reacts to a photographer at a check point leading to a military observation post on Yeonpyeong island November 26, 2010.​

 

[no_faith]

South Korean defense minister resigns following attack
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i feel sry for him but if he was the defence minister in sg, story will be different.
instead he might still have a big bonus ahead.

tis is surprise attack, it really hard to foresee unless it is sumting the sk army could not detect. tis is juz my guess.​

 

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South Korean navy vessels are pictured off Yeonpyeong island November 26, 2010.​

 

[cheowyonglee]

this show that they respect their law.err as for sg... yes we respect our 'law' too.hehe

 

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In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, smokes rise after North Korea fired artillery shells that hit houses on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea. South Korea's president ordered more troops to a front-line island and dumped his defense minister as the country grappled with lapses in its response to a deadly North Korean artillery strike.​

 

[Ramseth]

this show that they respect their law.err as for sg... yes we respect our 'law' too.hehe

If NK attacks and wins, SK gone. Next to go is your beloved ROC if US loses SK base. If PRC launches a "reunification" campaign, Japan will protect itself and stay neutral and refuse to let US launch attacks from their bases in Okinawa. If they allow, Japan becomes warzone also.

 

[cheowyonglee]

If NK attacks and wins, SK gone. Next to go is your beloved ROC if US loses SK base. If PRC launches a "reunification" campaign, Japan will protect itself and stay neutral and refuse to let US launch attacks from their bases in Okinawa. If they allow, Japan becomes warzone also.

i going out now.later more will come from me..

 

[Sideswipe]

I personally like to see Korea Peninsula unified under the mighty Kim Jong II. South Koreans will finally get to enter their Golden Period and enjoy Swailzand standard of living with their North Koreans Bros.

 

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Retired South Korean Marines shout slogans at a rally denouncing North Korea's artillery attack on Yeonpyeong island, at Imjingak pavilion near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 52 km (32 miles) north of Seoul, November 26, 2010​

 

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A lost dog scavenges for food outside a damaged house on Yeonpyeong island on November 26, 2010 three days after North Korea shelled the island, killing four people, forcing the evacuation of most of the residents. North Korea, after its artillery attack on the South Korean island on November 23, warned on November 26 in its state media that plans for a US-South Korean naval exercise bring the peninsula 'closer to the brink of war'.​

 

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