A full-blown war on the Korean peninsula offers up a nightmare scenario that would cause appalling casualties and potentially trigger a nuclear exchange, experts and former officials say.
The crisis provoked by North Korea's artillery attack on a South Korean island this week makes the prospect of an all-out conflict look less remote, and US officials -- mindful of the high-stakes -- have carefully avoided talk of military action.
With an array of artillery trained on Seoul, North Korea could easily blast the glass towers of the South's booming capital for days and kill huge numbers of civilians before US and South Korean forces prevailed, experts said.
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More News On The Crisis On The Korean Peninsula
South Korean defence minister resigns over deadly clash -- BBC
South Korea defence minister quits after attack -- Yahoo News/Reuters
SKorea's defense chief resigns over NKorea attack -- Yahoo News/AP
S. Korean defense minister resigns; North threatens additional attacks -- CNN
South Korean minister quits over 'soft' reaction -- ABC news (Australia)
S.Korea boosts defences as North warns of new strikes -- Yahoo News/AFP
South Korea to bolster island force against Pyongyang -- BBC
S.Korea boosts defences against North -- Sydney Morning Herald/AFP
S. Korea To Boost Military Power Off Coast -- Radio Free Europe
S. Korea Boosts Troops as North Threatens Attack -- CBS/AP
US, S. Korea Reply to Pyongyang Attack with New Military Exercises -- Voice of America
South Korea promises to increase troops in border region as China calls for 'maximum restraint' -- The Daily Mail
U.S. aircraft carrier's arrival off Korean peninsula also sends a message to China -- Washington Post
Adm. Mike Mullen: China's Leadership Is 'Absolutely Critical' In North Korea -- ABC News
China is loath to condemn North Korea -- L.A. Times
China Urges Restraint on Korean Peninsula -- Voice of America
China urges restraint over Koreas -- Al Jazeera
China Premier Urges Restraint Over Korean Tensions -- FOX News/AP
North Korean attack on South Korea pushes China's patience -- Sydney Morning Herald
S.Korea Lee's under pressure over North attack -- Reuters
South Korea military defends response to attack -- Reuters
Military under fire over reactions -- Asia One/Korea Herald
Pyongyang vows more attacks -- Korea Times
North Korea Attack Shocks Islanders -- Wall Street Journal
Razed to the ground: The South Korean homes levelled by Northern shells as islanders mourn deaths of two civilians -- The Daily Mail
Q+A: Why are U.S.-South Korea drills so sensitive? -- Reuters
Nuclear blinders -- L.A. Times editorial
The Sixty Years War -- Stephen Hayes, Weekly Standard
North Korea requires joint action – with China -- Politico
Q+A: Can and will China bring North Korea to heel? -- Reuters
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