What Happens To North Korea's WMDs If The Country Should Fall Into Chaos?

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U.S. Makes Plans To Secure North Korean WMD -- Global Security Newswire

The U.S. military would take the lead in destroying or safeguarding North Korean weapons of mass destruction should the isolated Asian state fall into chaos, Defense News reported yesterday (see GSN, Oct. 19).

South Korea and the United States have an understanding that U.S. forces on the peninsula would manage that effort even though Seoul is set to regain operational wartime control over its forces from Washington in 2012.

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Update: U.S. To Remove N. Korean WMDs in Contingency -- Defense News

My Comment: If North Korea falls into chaos and/or a revolution, the U.S. is dreaming if they think that they would be able to enter the necessary sites that possess North Korea's WMDs. There are too many sites, enormous quantities of chemical and biological agents in storage, and too much ground to cover. On top of everything else, the U.S. has insufficient forces in the region to implement such a strategy, let alone be able to secure it.

This should (and will) fall under the responsibility of the South Koreans. They have the manpower, resources, and language skills to travel into North Korea, secure sites, and be able to withdraw and/or destroy any stockpiles.