I spoke to someone who consults for the US government on North Korea, and he thinks that North Korea is perfectly capable of achieving its military aim, which is inflicting as much loss of life and property as possible in South Korea. They know they can't win. They just need to shoot the hostage.
Thanks to the fact that region is so important for world economy, if a destructive war breaks out there, everyone around the world is going to take a hit. That's the North Korean game, and they're very good extortionists.
Thanks to the fact that region is so important for world economy, if a destructive war breaks out there, everyone around the world is going to take a hit. That's the North Korean game, and they're very good extortionists.
