06-07-2010, 08:56 PM
(06-07-2010, 06:33 PM)clonezero Wrote: So far only thr one piece of news I know that concerns me is the tension building up north.
About the deliberate sinking of a S.Korean warship.
Funny its not getting coverage considering its a possible sparking point for a war not to mention a nuclear one.
Though morbid as it is I am curious as to what kind of show the M.A.D. treaty would be once invoked
It's not getting coverage because it's not the first time the north has done it. The do it every now and then to remind their neighbors that they exist, and that they need to be given aid. Kim Jong-il may also be preparing to pass power on to his son, because he's been sick for a while. The general consensus is that there's going to be a lot of talking at the UN security council, which may or may not result in sanctions.
The south will not go to war because of the possible destruction to its infrastructure. They don't want to take in the northerners.
China does not want to go to war because it doesn't want to take in refugees from the north, and the effect on its growing economic output will be disastrous.
US does not want to go to war because it's busy with the middle east, and China is an important business partner.
It also got pushed out of the news because of Israel commandeering an aid vessel bound for Gaza and killing aid workers onboard. That's more news worthy.
