North Korea fire on South Korea

Sykk · 29-10-2010 11:30AM #1

North Korean and South Korean military units exchanged fire near their border Friday, the South Korean Yonhap news agency reported.

The exchange happened after North Korean forces fired two shots at a South Korean military guard post near the border in Hwacheon, South Korea, about 73 miles (118 km) northeast of Seoul, Yonhap reported, citing an official at the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The South Korean troops fired back, Yonhap said.[Original post] North Korea has fired toward a South Korean military unit near the border, the South Korean Yonhap news agency reported Friday.

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I will update this as it's updated on CNN.

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They were doing so well with negotiations. Guess the North will go back into their military shell for another 3 years then?

ItsAWindUp · 29-10-2010 11:31AM

It's the end of the world as we know it!

petes · 29-10-2010 11:34AM

ItsAWindUp wrote: »

It's the end of the world as we know it!

Shut up Stipe.

youcancallmeal · 29-10-2010 11:36AM

If there was a conventional war between the two countries North Korea would probably steamroll the South because of their insane fanaticism. The international community/UN would never let it get that far though.

MGMTea · 29-10-2010 11:36AM

EVERYONE JUST CALM THE **** DOWN !

i got this

bleg · 29-10-2010 11:41AM

I bet this sort of thing happens every other week. Slow news day.

The_Minister · 29-10-2010 11:42AM

North Korea has enough artillery pointed at South Korea's capital to wipe it out at any time.

Over 18,000 units AFAIR.

If things were that bad, a million people would be dead.

phill106 · 29-10-2010 11:42AM

ItsAWindUp wrote: »

It's the end of the world as we know it!

And i feel fine.

Seriously, load up the presses with tins of spam, ww3 is coming!

cherryghost · 29-10-2010 11:44AM

The_Minister wrote: »

North Korea has enough artillery pointed at South Korea's capital to wipe it out at any time.

Over 18,000 units AFAIR.

If things were that bad, a million people would be dead.

South Korea has the USA.

Sykk · 29-10-2010 11:46AM

The_Minister wrote: »

North Korea has enough artillery pointed at South Korea's capital to wipe it out at any time.

Over 18,000 units AFAIR.

If things were that bad, a million people would be dead.

Doubt it'd be any use... The zone is well protected with anti nuclear systems, not to mention the American Air Force Korea alone has 8,815 personnel there which could probably intercept any launch. That's discluding the South too which have a savage defense force.

Those North Koreans are ****ing insane though so God knows what would happen..

johngalway · 29-10-2010 11:49AM

I'd consider the sinking of the Cheonan a lot more serious than tit for tat pops at border posts. Business as usual I'd expect.

super_furry · 29-10-2010 11:51AM

Sykk wrote: »

I will update this as it's updated on CNN.

Thank god for that.

youcancallmeal · 29-10-2010 11:52AM

Sure the North Koreans killed an American soldier with an axe in 1976 and the Yanks did nothing about it!

Mr Benevolent · 29-10-2010 11:59AM

Kaboom?

PeterIanStaker · 29-10-2010 12:19PM

Yaaay nuclear war!!

It'll take our minds off Anglo/NAMA etc.

AnonoBoy · 29-10-2010 12:21PM

I hope this doesn't kick off too early - there's a gig I want to go to tonight.

flyton5 · 29-10-2010 12:23PM

cherryghost wrote: »

South Korea has the USA.

Oh dear. The USA has enough problems recruiting people for their current military campaigns. They even got rid of the Dont Ask, Dont Tell policy. I cant imagine they'd have too many people signing up to fight against a nuclear power. Especially not the gheys...

Scuid Mhór · 29-10-2010 12:29PM

youcancallme>al wrote: »

Sure the North Koreans killed an American soldier with an axe in 1976 and the Yanks did nothing about it!

good to know that if we go by wikipedia, there's only been one fatal axe incident throughout history!

Seaneh · 29-10-2010 12:36PM

youcancallme>al wrote: »

If there was a conventional war between the two countries North Korea would probably steamroll the South because of their insane fanaticism.

Whit that? their 30 year old military tech? Badly trained troops, lack of basic supplies and over all backwardness? The south would not only hold it's borders indefinitely, if they wanted they could be at the chinese border within a fortnight.

Saadyst · 29-10-2010 12:36PM

Two lads fire some shots at some other lads and people are coming out with the nuclear talk already.

They sank a submarine recently - if that didn't get the nukes out, what's a couple of lads messing around going to get them?

The_Minister · 29-10-2010 12:37PM

Sykk wrote: »

Doubt it'd be any use... The zone is well protected with anti nuclear systems, not to mention the American Air Force Korea alone has 8,815 personnel there which could probably intercept any launch. That's discluding the South too which have a savage defense force.

Those North Koreans are ****ing insane though so God knows what would happen..

How would anti-nuclear devices protect against c18,000 artillery shells?

You don't need nukes to flatten a city - convential weapons can do a great job on their own.

mikom · 29-10-2010 12:38PM

Not this slit shit again.

Professey Chin · 29-10-2010 12:40PM

Scuid Mhór wrote: »

good to know that if we go by wikipedia, there's only been one fatal axe incident throughout history!

They killed the 1st guy with a Karate chop?:eek:

Sea Sharp · 29-10-2010 12:42PM

Ah sure it'll be grand.
There's no oil in North Korea and they have zero relevence in the world economy.
There'll only be a war if the North start it, and even then they'll just get obliterated back to the stone age.

Sykk · 29-10-2010 12:44PM

The_Minister wrote: »

How would anti-nuclear devices protect against c18,000 artillery shells?

You don't need nukes to flatten a city - convential weapons can do a great job on their own.

Didn't read your post properly. 18,000... :eek:

ejmaztec · 29-10-2010 12:45PM

It was probably a starving North Korean border guard having a bit of craic firing two shots across the border, and having a bit of a laugh when three shots came back.

Biggins · 29-10-2010 12:51PM

bleg wrote: »

I bet this sort of thing happens every other week. Slow news day.

They are always reportedly taking pot shots at each other.
One mad bunch of lunatics up north there is.

topper75 · 29-10-2010 12:53PM

It's dog eat dog out there, and more besides.

Seaneh · 29-10-2010 12:53PM

The_Minister wrote: »

North Korea has enough artillery pointed at South Korea's capital to wipe it out at any time.

Over 18,000 units AFAIR.

If things were that bad, a million people would be dead.

The closes point of N. Korea to Seoul is 35km (+2km of DMZ), I would find it very hard to believe that the north has anywhere near 18,000 guns with that sort of range in the entire country, never mind within range of Seoul. Unless you mean they has 18,000 missiles trained on Seoul, which again, I doubt.

Capt'n Midnight · 29-10-2010 12:54PM

Technically speaking the war is still on since there wasn't a peace treaty or somesuch.

People on both sides regularly get killed in boarder incidents. If you are only hearing about it now then it's just the spin doctors setting the agenda for some reason, or a slow news day .

Tricks used in the past were to move the boarder markers back a bit so patrols from the other side could be fired upon. Lots of twitchy trigger fingers on both sides.

Biggins · 29-10-2010 01:12PM

I coud be wrong but I think the border between the two countries is the one of the worst/most landmined in the world.

North Korea fire on South Korea

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