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The article title explicitly calls out South Korea. The country is also recognized as sovereign nation by more than 188 countries, having a seat in the United

The article title explicitly calls out South Korea. The country is also recognized as sovereign nation by more than 188 countries, having a seat in the United Nations as well. Territorial disputes are common even in Europe, as well as developments out of brutal dictatorship. I honestly do not get your point :)

Clewza313 5y ago
There are no territorial disputes in Europe that involve nuclear powers threatening total annihilation on neighbors. Seoul is within easy artillery range of the North, and the badly misnamed DMZ (or, rather, both sides outside the zone itself) is among the most militarized places on the planet.
- vlads 5y ago
  You must have somehow missed the ongoing war in East Ukraine.
radmuzom 5y ago
OP was explicitly referring to South Korea too. If you are not aware of their extremely brutal past, here are few links to get you started (these articles just skim the surface, much deeper study is needed if you really want to get into the details). https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/05/south-korea-park-chung-hee-coup-1961 https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/05/south-korea-park-chung-he... https://www.smh.com.au/world/south-korea-owns-up-to-brutal-past-20081115-gdt2yw.html https://www.smh.com.au/world/south-korea-owns-up-to-brutal-p... https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/the-forgotten-history-of-south-korean-massacres-in-vietnam/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/the-forgotten-history-of-sou... https://archive.is/fBa5L https://archive.is/fBa5L
- ptsneves 5y ago
  The brutal past exists in Europe as well. Portugal had a colonial war up to 1974 with records of mass executions in Africa. Franco's Spain had it's own dark history with mass graves still being uncovered. Franco' regime ended even later and the country still has staunch Franco supporters. Do you not consider Salazar or Franco's regime up to par to South Korea? If not what is the criteria? Also to answer the other comment, Russia has repeatedly toyed with the idea of a nuclear bombing to Warsaw as well as invading the baltic. The baltic states are more than within range for a ground invasion. Poland has a border with the Kaliningrad enclave as well. Now you might say, that Russia would not dare... Well ask any baltic state how scared shitless they were with how easy Russia imposed itself on Ukraine. I honestly do not see how Korea is in a much different scenario.

Clewza313 5y ago

There are no territorial disputes in Europe that involve nuclear powers threatening total annihilation on neighbors. Seoul is within easy artillery range of the North, and the badly misnamed DMZ (or, rather, both sides outside the zone itself) is among the most militarized places on the planet.

vlads 5y ago
You must have somehow missed the ongoing war in East Ukraine.

radmuzom 5y ago

OP was explicitly referring to South Korea too. If you are not aware of their extremely brutal past, here are few links to get you started (these articles just skim the surface, much deeper study is needed if you really want to get into the details). https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/05/south-korea-park-chung-hee-coup-1961 https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/05/south-korea-park-chung-he... https://www.smh.com.au/world/south-korea-owns-up-to-brutal-past-20081115-gdt2yw.html https://www.smh.com.au/world/south-korea-owns-up-to-brutal-p... https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/the-forgotten-history-of-south-korean-massacres-in-vietnam/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/the-forgotten-history-of-sou... https://archive.is/fBa5L https://archive.is/fBa5L

ptsneves 5y ago
The brutal past exists in Europe as well. Portugal had a colonial war up to 1974 with records of mass executions in Africa. Franco's Spain had it's own dark history with mass graves still being uncovered. Franco' regime ended even later and the country still has staunch Franco supporters. Do you not consider Salazar or Franco's regime up to par to South Korea? If not what is the criteria? Also to answer the other comment, Russia has repeatedly toyed with the idea of a nuclear bombing to Warsaw as well as invading the baltic. The baltic states are more than within range for a ground invasion. Poland has a border with the Kaliningrad enclave as well. Now you might say, that Russia would not dare... Well ask any baltic state how scared shitless they were with how easy Russia imposed itself on Ukraine. I honestly do not see how Korea is in a much different scenario.