North Korea military maybe one of the world largest regarding personnel which it has been assisted by China, Iran and Russia through illegal weapons contracts under noses of the UN so called embargo. North Korean civilian population starve at the progress of it military expenditure which most of the UN assistance to starving masses is maybe funneled into the arms factories for rationing for its forces. However, in today's world of military forces its the gear hidden out of sight which can make all the difference and with communication technologies
Navy sends aircraft carrier to Korean waters - Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times . R.R.F. No war is better option for all in involved.
I really doubt a war with North Korea would be a cake walk. You only have to look at the landscape to figure that one out. North Korea is largely mountainous has large areas of forests, which a non -indigenous conventional army, would have to gain control over to win the war, and those type of battles would be hard fought. End Result large casualties before the war ends.
The question is how willing are the North Koreans from the top down, the big guy to the small guy, even to the ladies, ready to fight to the end? Is that population lacking morale, or is that fiction pushed on us by the Western media? They don't have the lavish lifestyle, we have the west, but are the poorest of that society skipping meals or not receiving food?
The North Korean Military, are just people at the end of the day, if it is the case, their families are not getting the basic necessities of living, I would be more convinced, then I am now, the North Koreans would fold in about a week or two after the commencing of war in that region.
This is not a racist slur just a fact of history. Asian countries tend to fight with more passion, and resolve then Arab nations. Somebody else might view it differently to me?
Anyway, the last war with the North Koreans, it almost ended up with a defeat for the UN and Allied forces. Superior weaponry stopped the Chinese and North Koreans forces from over running the zones of conflict, their armies often fought battles, with no artillery or tanks or planes, and still they pushed the Allies back!
So you have to wonder! How successful would the West in particular be against the North Koreans, and the Chinese in a war?
Last three conflicts with Asian nations resulted in a win against Japan (only by nuclear weapons) Vietnam was a disaster (lost) and the Korea war ended up becoming a stalemate, once the treaty was signed. When, and if this war occur's, victory will depend on the willingness of (the US and Allies) to use nuclear weapons in their bid to achieve victory? and how willing the ordinary citizen and ordinary soldier of North Korea is willing to give up his life for their government and country?