Do you think military actions with/against North Korea would begin WW3 or a new Cold war?

2017-05-01T11:01:17-04:00

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made May 1 at 2017 11:03 AM

2017-05-01T11:03:50-04:00

We're already in WW3, we are at war on at least 3 continents and have half the worlds militaries engaged. Adding NK is not much different than when we added Italy to the list of bad guys.

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made May 1 at 2017 11:14 AM

2017-05-01T11:14:28-04:00

Not a "World War" as that implies that all the world's powers would be involved, as they were in WW I and WW II. I think definitely a Regional War, as South Korea's situation needs no further explanation; China doesn't want a Western, "Free" nation on its southern doorstep; Japan doesn't want to keep having missiles fired at/over it; and we (the US) don't want to live with a nutcase threatening our Pacific installations and our West Coast with nuke ICBMs. I don't think Russia would have a dog in the fight, but would probably be amused by the US being entangled by another conflict that would stress our economy, logistical tail, and military production.

Response by Korpos Arnold made May 1 at 2017 11:46 AM

2017-05-01T11:46:36-04:00

The truth is.. we don't know just because North Korea supposedly have no allies doesn't mean the conflict can't go global.Imagine the US nukeing NK how countries like Iran gonna react or even Russia? And above everything there is a lot of propaganda we don't really know what NK is capable of except the news telling us how *weak and pathetic* they are. Also china said it will help as long we speak of sanction they never declared what they might do in case that war breaks out. So the chances are maybe not so high but they are there, ww3 it's a possibility if war kicks off.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 1 at 2017 2:20 PM

2017-05-01T14:20:40-04:00

At the point, I think a war with N.Korea is on the table. But I think China is more annoyed by the North than US, at this point. A war would obviously be devastating to not only the Korean peninsula but internationally. You have Japan there as well. China would be forced to back them. For one, China needs N.K as an communist ally in SE Asia. Strategically, losing N.K would be detrimental to them because the US is literally surrounding China with hundreds of bases and airfields in the Pacific, Europe and Middle East. And let's not add why we're going debating war in the first place. A nuclear armed N.K. is a major league problem to our allies in the region. So it's already been an arms race with China's militarization in the South China Sea and advancement in funding for their defense. Just becomes a question of who willing to push the button to erase humanity. Peace talks haven't worked as well. Sanctions aren't working. We're considering China enemy and vice versa. Two countries that are so dependent on one another, feel threatened by each other. Crazy.

Response by Cpl Justin Goolsby made May 1 at 2017 4:02 PM

2017-05-01T16:02:06-04:00

I doubt it would be World War 3... more than likely, it'd result in a new Cold War. It wouldn't take much to decimate North Korea. But the end result would be both allies and enemies quietly building up their arsenals, an increase in spy activity as everyone starts building up intelligence on whether or not we put someone else in our crosshairs.

Response by SFC Jim Ruether made May 1 at 2017 5:57 PM

2017-05-01T17:57:27-04:00

Possibly just length the Cold War we've fought with North Korea since the Korean War ended. I don't think I have seen any improvements with regime changes over the years. The Un family summer reunions are getting smaller as Kim Jong continues to kill off family members who don't agree with his psychotic leadership style so what do you do? Who will bring the potato salad and Key Lime pie if this keeps up?

Response by COL Charles Williams made May 2 at 2017 12:33 AM

2017-05-02T00:33:45-04:00

I think we need to stay the course, and no I do not.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made May 2 at 2017 8:28 AM

2017-05-02T08:28:04-04:00

Well, depends.
A war involving only North Korea would be sharp, short, and devastating to the area, including the ROK and potentially Japan.
As far as a wider conflict, I think the risk is that China takes the opportunity to seize Taiwan while this is going on, justifying it as some kind of counterbalancing trade-off. We have a defense treaty with Taiwan, so that puts us in a very nasty position.

Response by SP5 Steve Powell made May 2 at 2017 1:42 PM

2017-05-02T13:42:03-04:00

Just my nickle...think it will start and stop pretty quickly. Either Kim gets assassinated by China, CIA or his own people or a cruise missle makes it into his quonset hut or bunker. If it goes nuke...very sad that the foregoing didn't happen sooner. I think a "first strike (preemptive or otherwise) will take out all launchers (mobile & stationary)....and I think China will be on the horn with regrets not having taken more sensible and pre-emptive actions against NK sooner. China has an agenda but I don't believe WW3 results...not yet. Cold War with China has existed a long time "economically". Don't want another "action" in the region but can we agree this has lasted far too long and needs to end once and for all? I am a Korean baby...my career Army father was front line...came home on leave and April 1952...voila: yours truly. We don't need any more....