What Happens If North Korea Collapses

Two South Korean soldiers look at a giant North Korean flag in the demilitarized zone. AP

Korea, US Create Joint Action Plan in Case of Regime Collapse in NK -- Korea Times

South Korea and the United States have devised a joint action plan in case the North Korean regime collapses or other internal emergency situations in the communist North arise, a senior defense official said Sunday.

The so-called ``Operational Plan (OPLAN) 5029,'' calls for joint military responses by Seoul and Washington to various types of internal instability ― a civil war, an outflow of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), the kidnapping of South Korean citizens, a mass influx of refugees and natural disasters.

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Update #1: US, S.Korea plan for N.Korea collapse: report -- AFP
Update #2: China’s big fear is a ‘regime implosion’ in North Korea -- The National

My Comment: The South Koreans and Chinese do not want 20 million hungry and destitute people to be responsible for. But one day Korea will be united .... and while they will try their best to prepare for it, when it happens it will surprise everyone .... with the Korean people being the ones most surprised.