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I doubt North Korea has the capacity to mount a nuclear warhead on a missile or artillery shell. If they tried to drop it with a bomber it would surely be shot
by rza 14y ago
I doubt North Korea has the capacity to mount a nuclear warhead on a missile or artillery shell. If they tried to drop it with a bomber it would surely be shot down. Yes they could devastate Seoul with artillery, but the question here is why would they do that and what would they have to gain from it. The only thing sure to happen from such an action would be full-scale war, and the subsequent collapse of the North Korean regime.
Unlike the first Korean War, the Chinese are not likely to be on their side, as this time around, China is much more integrated into the international stage (read depends much more on international trade and stable relations) and China has more to gain by siding with UN forces. Of course in the aftermath of such a war, China would still want a North Korean state friendly to the Chinese government, but I doubt they would go so far as to go to war with UN forces to achieve this. Most likely they would support military action to depose the current regime, but not a complete takeover of North Korea by the UN (not so unlike the last Korean War).
- stcredzero 14y agoAll they'd need is one suicide pilot flying at treetop height to span a gap of 35 miles.
- rza 14y agoThe Korean DMZ is the most heavily militarized border in the world, I'm sure they've taken into account such possibilities. Not to mention the difficulty for North Korea to fit a nuclear warhead with any sort of meaningful yield on a small aircraft.
- raverbashing 14y agoAnd navigating to Seoul (I don't think NKs planes have GPS, do they?), not to mention terrain issues, detection by radars, etc And making the bomb work (and no, a static setup is different than putting everything in a package) Worse case it goes off over NK, or it's dropped and it doesn't go off, or goes off when hitting the ground
- stcredzero 14y ago> I don't think NKs planes have GPS, do they? They couldn't buy something off the shelf for private aviation? Also, Seoul is pretty huge. Hitting it by dead reckoning or terrain navigation over 35 miles shouldn't be an issue.
- stcredzero 14y agoYou could sacrifice most of the range to fit the bomb. A large external pod would be feasible. (This was how the B-58 Hustler carried a bomb.) Does the Koean Air Force fly CAP 24/7?