The 1996 North Korean spy submarine, pictured above, is now on display in a museum just north of Jeongdongjin. Photo from Not Dead Yet BlogN.Korea’s Subs May Pose Top Risk for South, Asia -- Bloomberg
North Korea’s mini-submarines and Soviet-era artillery may pose a greater threat to Asia than its nuclear program as Kim Jong Un seeks to cement support among generals three times his age in the world’s fourth-largest army.
While questions remain over whether Kim will inherit his deceased father Kim Jong Il’s control of the totalitarian state, he heads a country whose so-called military-first policy has kept it on combat alert since the Korean War ended in 1953. It terms a trade embargo over its nuclear weapons program “vicious sanctions of the enemy,” and has repeatedly assaulted the South.
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My Comment: Would North Korea embark on a policy of confrontation and war .... 2012 will give us an indication on where they are going.
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