I've been attempting to acquire all of my news regarding North Korea and its antics from news.com.au, but I hope I haven't missed anything.
From what I've read and heard about, North Korea's army is large and apparently fantatical, but like it's already been pointed out, South Korea's technology is far greater, more advanced than the North's and the South also has better training for their forces.
Basically as you're all already aware of, South Korea's technology is modern, North Korea's is very old school. Despite their old technology, I believe North Korea is a potential threat to be very dangerous.
I also read recently in an article from news.com.au that a former North Korean spy, now residing in South Korea (yeah, I know right?) believes that Kim Jong-un, "The World's Most Handsome Man" is pretty much doing all this to essentially gain the respect, influence and power over his army. He's not his dad, he's a new, young and inexperienced leader. That's apparently why he is running around visiting training camps, military groups etc. I think as people have already mentioned before, he's basically trying to make everyone think he's a bad arse and take him seriously.
He was promoted to a military general with no prior military experience, courtesy of his father? "Thanks dad." - I heard he's really just a kid who grew up in another country, playing video games and being educated with european university/college.
I am going to sound like a complete and utter dumbarse who is obvlious and ignorant to the world and I really do feel like an idiot about this, but I'm being quite serious - I honestly thought, up until this year, that North Korea was similar in terms of South Korea. Not in terms of like, entertainment and business companies, but at least in terms of technology and how people live.
I had no idea that North Korea's people were suffering from starvation and famine. I had no idea that they were so isolated from the outside world. I had no idea that people became so desperate for food, that they resorted to eating grass for God's sake. Old, specially modified televisions and phones are handed to families by the government which broadcast nothing to do with the outside world and it's all just propaganda bullcrap. Apparently those born in North Korea can't leave the country, and to move from location to another is an extremely difficult task and apparently only few, select people of certain health and wealth are allowed to live in the capital city of Pyongyang.
I knew North Korea had a crazy leadership (dictatorship) who I've always believed is seriously evil, but I never knew the country was this messed up.
And the labour camps. God damn it. I read a story about a thirty year old North Korean man, now residing in Melbourne Australia, who was born in one of these labour camps due to a punishment that was dealt to his grandfather. How terrible is that? Third generation and he was suffering for something he had nothing to do with, because he wasn't even born then! I'm happy this man is free, but it's sad to hear that there are so many more like him back in those camps in North Korea.
Uh, sorry. I went way off topic. I think North Korea won't actually do anything. I think everyone here is right, that Kim Jong-un is pretty much making all these threats and flaunting his power to try and show the world that he and North Korea are serious business. I don't think he'll actually pull the trigger. We all know if he does pull the trigger, he as well as North Korea itself will seriously be screwed. If he did pull the trigger and really, I hope he doesn't, I believe that severe potential damage would be caused, however I also believe that he would have to pay for the consequences of his actions, which I am sure he is smart enough to realise already.
Regardless, I really hope this is just more of their usual threats and that they won't actually do it.
