Saturday, November 5, 2011

Russia Expects North Korea To Collapse By 2020

Russia Expects North Korea To Collapse In Late 2020s -- Korea Times

The North Korean regime is likely to collapse by the late 2020s amid an intensifying power struggle among the government and military elite, a Russian state think tank said in a report Friday.

“The destructive tendency of North Korea will strengthen and as a result the current form of North Korea could no longer exist,” according to Russia’s state-run think tank World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO).

Under the IMEMO scenario, de facto unification between South and North Korea would start in the late 2020s.

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Update: Russia Expects N.Korea to Collapse by 2020 -- Chosun Ilbo

My Comment: In the event of a collapse, some are predicting that 400,000 soldiers will be required to stabilize the situation. My prediction .... they are underestimating the amount.

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