[bert]

There is a difference between a perceived threat and an imminent threat

Kim knows only to well that any attack on Seoul will result in his own personal death

[Aevery_Freeman]

The point I was making was that Sherman began, in the modern civilized era, the practice of holding civilian populations hostage or actually killing non-combatants.

It is the reason that "Sherman" is considered a swear word in the South.

Kim also knows that, were he not able to threaten Seoul, he would already be dead.