Your cost of living is going to go up...

[GordonJ]

Originally Posted by Dien Rice

Me too!

As you know, Gordon, almost 10 years ago I spent around 4 months in South Korea, living in Seoul... (I actually lived in Gangnam, of the song "Gangnam Style"...! Gangnam is an area of Seoul...)

Whenever Kim Jong Il, who was the North Korean leader at the time, would do some sabre-rattling, all the expats (that's the Westerners) living there would freak out, and wonder if they should flee the country.

All the South Koreans, though, were used to it...

Having said that, I'm glad I'm not there now... If the USA attacks North Korea, they could send all their nuclear bombs to completely wipe out South Korea, especially Seoul (which is right next to the North Korean border).

(North Korean nuclear missiles can't reach the continental US yet, I don't think...)

Though war with Syria could easily degenerate into war with their supporter, Russia... And Russian nukes are nothing to sneeze at.

Live long and prosper!

- Dien

I was in Seoul too, also at Chinhae. By the way, did you pick up a health issue while there? Me thinks you did.

By late this weekend, the Carl Vinson strike force should be in position. What we want to see is the Aegis anti missile system in action.

For those out of the loop:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegis_Combat_System

Australia uses it too. Also, Iran Air Flight 655 was a major turning point in the "hearts and minds" of the Iranian people toward USA.

Because of the 70 years of tunnel digging, and some say old coal mines, a mile deep, have been converted to storage and bunkers by N. Korea. An air strike would more likely approximate the one in Syria last week, targeting planes and fuel.

One unknown factor in the American fleet arsenal are the subs attached to the strike force. Probably a couple of them.

Although a ballistic missile launch by N. Korea isn't that great a threat, at this time, a dirty or suitcase bomb could devastate Seoul.

That and/or a sarin gas attack on Seoul, like the one in Tokyo, could have dire effects.

There are claims Russia knew about last weeks use of Sarin, could it have been a test run?

N. Korea should get our full attention, and it is a stick of dynamite which could shake the turtle right out of his shell, where he gets exposed and stands naked before the world.

A ground excursion is just as likely as an air strike.

GordonJ