I’d predict the North Koreans fire a missile aimed at California and it lands about 100 miles away. In the drink.
Junior’s problem, to some extent, is that he’s gone pretty damned far out on that limb - remember, in Asian cultures, losing face is actually far, far worse than losing a war.
I tend to think he’s bluffing; if not, then he’s a madman with delusions of grandeur as an adventurer/conqueror. He’d find out very quickly that he’s no Alexander the Great.
Yes, he could inflict a lot of damage on the South, particularly Seoul, but it would essentially mean the end of the DPRK. The Chinese, most likely, would tell him, “Good luck, little buddy - you’re on your own!”
No can take Seoul in less than 48 hours. They just make a blitzreig hail Mary across the sms and they own Seoul. The civilians will offer little resistance. No will not waste all that artillery, their most valuable asset, on Seoul. Instead they will use it to take out so and USA bases while rushing to Seoul. Little Kim does indeed have delusions of grandeur. He has been educated in the west, knows our true wealth. So he will set up his new empire in Seoul. But for this to work long term some of his buddies in Iran or Pakistan will have to make some moves. Or perhaps China, who earlier this year harassed japan in and in doing so got a great read on our defenses. Now they know where to hit. Russia will take care of the Mediterranean via Syria thru all this. Basically this is a set up. China is pulling the strings of their puppet and working with their new partner Russia. They all see temminent collapse of e.u. and us not far behind. That’s why they’ve been stockpiling gold.
Indeed, more than has been known before as for the rhetoric, But S. Korea has definitely determined if the North hits them they will not let it slide as before, they will return in kind.
Then when you have China/Russia..Japan and the Island issue with China, which is also serious.... thrown into this fray , it wouldn't take much of a match to fire this up..... the longer it continues at the pace the “communication” is currently the more chance someone could do something foolish and set this off.
I for one take what's happening serious, especially when you consider all the players and their vested interest on the International scale....the world nations on a whole are pretty much shifting about in one way or another.
As for Kim Un...he's only the figurehead doing the same things his daddy did...walking around pointing at things and trying to look important. The only time I have ever seen him actively engaged is when they set up his play ground, and of course he rode one of the rides. Otherwise he simply points.
No doubt the old big boys, over Kim, are not happy campers now the UN cut off all their luxuries.