"The waters in the disputed western sea near the Koreas make up the most volatile section of the border. North Korea rejects a maritime demarcation line drawn by the United Nations at the end of the war. The two sides engaged in naval clashes in 1999 and 2002. In November, naval patrol boats from the North and South exchanged fire after a North Korean boat crossed the disputed sea border." (The International Herald Tribune)
Tension heightened today as North Korea and South Korea had dispute over tourism around
the area....
Is the war that has been put off for fifty years now, finally coming? Is there any hope of
reconciliation between the two countries? If so, it seems most likely that the US would be involved,
but what role would China play? Who really sunk the battleship?
2 comments:
No. There's been plenty of small fires that have arisen since the last official war.
North Korea has tested ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles) and it has only spurred up national security, but nothing more. This small occurrence will not be big enough to start a world war.
this is worth reading if anyone's interested in this kind of stuff.
http://www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=10928&sec=1
According to this link, an old mine may be responsible for the sinking of the ship.
Reading this post, I can't help but draw comparisons between this (and other recent events in the area) and the sinking of the USS Maine that dragged the US into the Spanish-American War. My belief is that these small fires will escalate and resentment will build until some final event occurs, that, like the sinking of the USS Maine, drags the two countries into war against each other.
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