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Originally Posted by Mike F
I didn't say anything of the sort -- they do have a massively powerful army, but the reason that it was amassed was mainly for defensive, protective purposes, not to invade anyone, so the notion that North Korea is some sort of serious threat to international peace would be wrong.
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I still disagree with this sentiment Mike.
Many of the defectors from high ranking positions in the Korean Military stated very clearly that one of King Jong-ils big goals is re-unification under North Korea's terms and rules.
The military also feels that there will be a war, and one of the prime goals is to pretty much slaughter men, woman, children and dogs because they have been brainwashed by the Imperialist Americans and won't be able to convert to the North way.
The liberation tunnels are there so that the NK's can avoid the heavy defenses to the south and make a break out run through North Korea.
Thier army and airforce are very much offensively capable, the fact that they haven't moved is because the food shortages that effect the NK civilians is also effecting the Army, they don't have enough food to invade to the South, but the funny irony is that the only real potential farmland in Korea is in the South.
The ruling faction in the North is terrified that its people will learn too much about the prosperity in the South (which explains one channel T.V.s and radio's) and try to overturn the government, so if too much pressure is placed on the North they might throw the dice on a desparation invasion to the South.
They are also terrified that the people will eventually tire of thier 350 grams of grains (rice and corn) per day rations and it might force Jong-Il to throw the dice by going after the farm land to the South.
They are also frightened of the Chinese influence on thier government which might force liberalization, and make a roll of the dice to the south in order to become more self reliant.
This explains the nuclear weapons program, the development of long range ballistic missiles and the saber rattling of atomic arms. If the NK's get them or convince the world that they have them it removes the U.S. nuclear response in the event of a North to South Invasion, and a conventional battle between the forces of the North and the forces of the South will be a bloody slugfest but the North Korean's have the strength in numbers, and it might be a risk that Kim might be willing to take.