The Nato chief is saying that North Korea is getting access to Russian missile and nuclear technology, in exchange for troops. If this is true, should South Korea launch a preemptive attack on North Korea before these new technologies are properly integrated and utilized?

  • morgan423@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    One would think that out of all countries, South Korea should be the least worried about North Korean nuclear attack. They’re next door neighbors a handful of miles apart from each other geographically, and wind exists to carry fallout right back to Kim Jong Un’s house.

    Same reasons it always seems so odd whenever Russia threatens to nuke Ukraine.

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      5 days ago

      North Korea nukes Japan. Japan: wtf again? We didn’t even do anything.

      But in all seriousness, Seoul would be nuked. You nuke the invading country and if the North Korean regime is going down they don’t care about winds.

    • sith@lemmy.zipOP
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      5 days ago

      That’s an argument I don’t agree with. I believe the perceived risks of nuclear fallout is negligible in most cases. Especially when talking tactical nukes. For sure a risk North Korea (or Russia) would be willing to take.

      • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.works
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        5 days ago

        Depends on bomb type, but Ukraines and russias region is gigantic compared to the region affected by bomb fallout.

        If it wouldn’t be so bad for the wildlife, it would be a decent strategy for Ukraine to dirty bomb along the whole border to russia, so crossing it by land would mean cetain death within a week. It could even be on Ukraines side to demonstrate it’s a defensive measure. Dirty bombs are less difficult to make and Ukraine has a lot of experience dealing with radioactive contamination, too.