A few days after North Korea’s sixth nuclear missile test, South Korea publicly introduces its military assassination unit, targeted at North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un. The strategy of publicly revealing its plans is aimed to intimidate Kim Jong-un and hope to deter further nuclear testings. The specialty unit will initiate through cross-border raids, with helicopters and planes, if ever threatened by nuclear advancements. This form of deterrence is a way for South Korea’s president, Moon Jae-in, to express his thoughts regarding Kim’s diplomatic decision. Kim Jong-un might finally begin recognizing the possible consequences of nuclear advancements and reconsider further testing.
Although previous attempts of presidential assassinations from both parties have failed during the 1960s, with military advancements, South Korea’s capability of executing Kim have escalated. If South Korea decides to initiate, many possible outcomes could eventuate, such as a cross-continental nuclear war. In 1914, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria sparked a series of events which ultimately led to the …show more content…
With the declaration of South Korea’s strategy, readers may ask, is South Korea’s threat real and potent and should Kim Jong-un be concerned with a potential war? I think South Korea, along with the United States are willing to take action as further testings propose cross-continental threats. While the North does have one of the largest armies in the world, their army isn’t equipped with technologically advanced weapons and are essentially outdated. Kim Jong-un should be concerned about the consequences of further nuclear testing. We are militarily superior and are capable of utterly pulverizing the North with nuclear weapons. If the North doesn’t fully acknowledge the threat, they will face the disastrous outcomes we
Although previous attempts of presidential assassinations from both parties have failed during the 1960s, with military advancements, South Korea’s capability of executing Kim have escalated. If South Korea decides to initiate, many possible outcomes could eventuate, such as a cross-continental nuclear war. In 1914, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria sparked a series of events which ultimately led to the …show more content…
With the declaration of South Korea’s strategy, readers may ask, is South Korea’s threat real and potent and should Kim Jong-un be concerned with a potential war? I think South Korea, along with the United States are willing to take action as further testings propose cross-continental threats. While the North does have one of the largest armies in the world, their army isn’t equipped with technologically advanced weapons and are essentially outdated. Kim Jong-un should be concerned about the consequences of further nuclear testing. We are militarily superior and are capable of utterly pulverizing the North with nuclear weapons. If the North doesn’t fully acknowledge the threat, they will face the disastrous outcomes we