Why South Koreans are unmoved even though all signs point to war
Sabre-rattling is a way of life on the Korean Peninsula, but as big players put weapons of war into position, some are starting to think the alarm bells may be getting too loud to be false
Attacking North Korea could lead to the most deaths in a single conflict since the second world war, and we are arguably closer to conflict than we have been since the unofficial end of the Korean war in 1953.
“The prospect for a misstep has not been higher in 20 years,” said Phill Hynes, head of political risk and analysis at Intelligent Security Solutions.
Nevertheless, few South Koreans seem to care.
“It’ll never happen,” said one Seoul National University student who preferred to remain anonymous. “It’s ridiculous.”
It’s likely the regime will fire a ballistic missile or test its sixth nuclear weapon soon to commemorate the birthday of Kim Il-sung.
