North Korea Attacks South Korea - Latest Update

[jha]

A single nuke can wipe out half of South Korea's population. South Korea should dump the US and join hands with DPRK and that will ensure lasting peace and stability.

What an analysis..
Join Hands with NK and kiss goodbye to all the developments ..

 

[StingRoy]

A single nuke can wipe out half of South Korea's population. South Korea should dump the US and join hands with DPRK and that will ensure lasting peace and stability.

What a simple solution you propose. Amazing.

So tomorrow if any nuclear powered state threatens you, just submit yourself to it?

 

[Rajguru]

Correction needed, " I can say that North Korea is a much worse neighbour than india."

Mods,this post not deleted?
An Indian posted the same,replacing 'India' with 'Pakistan' and his post got deleted.
But this remains.

"Speaks volumes of your obsession with India,shows that you have been fed on the rocks of bitterness!"

Thats the reason that the mod gave to delete the post by the Indian person.(replace India with Pakistan)

Utterly biased moderation.

 

[third eye]

A single nuke can wipe out half of South Korea's population. South Korea should dump the US and join hands with DPRK and that will ensure lasting peace and stability.

We often childishly talk of using nukes as though they were toys. Agreed that DPRK being as unstable as it is, it could do so but those who contemplate such stupidities need to consider the retaliation and the fact there is life after the nuke as well.

The 'day after' will be worse than the day the nuke is used.

 

[Lankan Ranger]

South Korea vs North Korea: Power Balance

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[Lankan Ranger]

South Korea seeks big increase in military spending

South Korea on Tuesday proposed a big increase in military spending next year, citing the need to strengthen security and buy new weapons after the sinking of a warship in an attack blamed on North Korea.

Defence spending will rise 5.8 percent from this year to 31.2 trillion won (27.1 billion dollars), which accounts for more than 10 percent of next year's total government budget of 309.6 trillion won, the finance ministry said.

The total 2011 budget was up 5.7 percent from this year and focuses on shoring up fiscal soundness and boosting welfare spending, it said.

The defence ministry said the increase in its budget for next year reflects the need to bolster military capability following the deadly warship sinking in March.

Military experts say the sinking revealed the vulnerability of South Korean forces against attacks by North Korean submarines and other unconventional weapons.

Next year, the defence ministry plans to spend 844.7 billion won to buy aircraft equipped with early warning systems or unmanned aerial vehicles.

Some 1.53 trillion won will be used to buy new fighter jets and cruise missiles, while the ministry plans to spend 1.77 trillion won on building an Aegis destroyer, submarines and torpedoes.

Regarding non-defence spending, vice finance minister Yoo Sung-Kull said a record 86.3 trillion won was earmarked for welfare, public health and labour sectors to help more people find work and expand free childcare services and educational support.

Despite a variety of state incentives to encourage people to have children, South Korea's birthrate hit a four-year low last year as more couples delayed marriage in the economic downturn.

Officials fear a shrinking workforce will hit growth and will be unable to foot the bill for a rapidly ageing population.

Despite the increased spending South Korea aims to log a fiscal surplus of five trillion won next year compared with this year's estimated fiscal deficit of two trillion won, the finance ministry said.

In 2009 South Korea reported a fiscal deficit of 17.6 trillion won due to a sharp increase in spending to shore up growth following the global financial meltdown, it said.

The ministry said the fast economic recovery would help improve fiscal soundness.

The International Monetary Fund this month upgraded its 2010 growth forecast for South Korea to 6.1 percent from 5.75 percent. The central Bank of Korea predicts 5.9 percent this year.

S.Korea seeks big increase in military spending - Channel NewsAsia

 

[Lankan Ranger]

South Korean Air Power

60 - F-15E Strike Eagle

180 - F-16 Fighting Falcon


North Korean Air Power

40 - Soviet - Mig-29

 

[jha]

Thanks Srilankan for comparative analysis..

The no. of submarines in NK is just baffling.. 70 submarines must be very tough to operate and maintain..

 

[Lankan Ranger]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtioZ8_UUyI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H3v_RRBm_Q&feature=related

 

[SomeGuy]

South Korea vs North Korea: Power Balance

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Numbers alone don't tell the whole story.

From the information in the diagram, it appears that North Korea has numerical advantage, but it's more than safe to assume that South Korea is better equipped with modern and more effective hardware.

 

[jha]

South Korean Air Power

60 - F-15E Strike Eagle

180 - F-16 Fighting Falcon


North Korean Air Power

40 - Soviet - Mig-29

After yesterday's incident i wont be surprised if some F-35s find its way to SKAF..

 

[no_name]

Thanks Srilankan for comparative analysis..

The no. of submarines in NK is just baffling.. 70 submarines must be very tough to operate and maintain..

Alot of them are midget submarine and submersibles. There are mainly for infiltration operations and operates close to shore.

 

[Lankan Ranger]

Thanks Srilankan for comparative analysis..

The no. of submarines in NK is just baffling.. 70 submarines must be very tough to operate and maintain..

YouTube - ROK Navy (South Korea) v1

YouTube - Republic of Korea Navy

 

[HAIDER]

Who has more modern army ? Its not question, the question is, who has capability of nuclear strike, and its NK.

 

[Lankan Ranger]

YouTube - Republic of Korea Military (South Korea) v1