What will happen if North Korea attacks another country with a nuclear weapon?

I think that it will spark World War 3.. What do you think?

That country would suffer some damage I think.

Depends what country is it. If they attack some nation that nobody pays attention to or cares about, the UN might have something to say, but I doubt war. Attack one of the world powers and dayum we gots a war son.

Sanction, sanction and more sanction.Treflis

That will do nothing

World War 3? I doubt that any use of nuclear weapons by North Korea would likely be aimed at civilian populations, most likely in South Korea or Japan and if they did do such a thing China wouldn't back North Korea. I doubt there would be any kind of invasion after the event most likely would be a tactical nuclear strike on military bases and suspected missile sites.

The only way North Korea would do such a thing if they gave China a good enough reason for the Chinese to support them but even then it would be China and North Korea vs at least NATO. NATO though weaker than it was still is the only formidable military alliance on earth and would easily render them both incapable of projecting military power in the forseeable future.

No If North Korea sends out a nuke, it will NOT start a world war, simply because North Korea stands alone, China doessnt back it, Russia is just about as outraged as the US (partly do to thier VERY poor relations with North Korea). I pretty much think that either China will see it as an opputunity to gain land (take over north Korea with force) or a mixed nations force, will be sent in to overthrow the country, and replace the goverment with a patchwork force fitting to the different ideologies working to overthrow the goverment.

I mean, tossibly the only ones whou might consider siding with North Korea, are either allready engaged in war, or civil war, or they are too broken down to do much, if anything at all.

That country would suffer some damage I think.

shoot-first

I agree, world war 3 will most likely happen..which is what I was afraid of :(cousin_eddy

No If North Korea sends out a nuke, it will NOT start a world war, simply because North Korea stands alone, China doessnt back it, Russia is just about as outraged as the US (partly do to thier VERY poor relations with North Korea). I pretty much think that either China will see it as an opputunity to gain land (take over north Korea with force) or a mixed nations force, will be sent in to overthrow the country, and replace the goverment with a patchwork force fitting to the different ideologies working to overthrow the goverment.

I mean, tossibly the only ones whou might consider siding with North Korea, are either allready engaged in war, or civil war, or they are too broken down to do much, if anything at all.

Maddie_Larkin

North Korea will not go down as easy as you try to make it out to sound even if they dont have allies.

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No If North Korea sends out a nuke, it will NOT start a world war, simply because North Korea stands alone, China doessnt back it, Russia is just about as outraged as the US (partly do to thier VERY poor relations with North Korea). I pretty much think that either China will see it as an opputunity to gain land (take over north Korea with force) or a mixed nations force, will be sent in to overthrow the country, and replace the goverment with a patchwork force fitting to the different ideologies working to overthrow the goverment.

I mean, tossibly the only ones whou might consider siding with North Korea, are either allready engaged in war, or civil war, or they are too broken down to do much, if anything at all.

whitetiger3521

North Korea will not go down as easy as you try to make it out to sound even if they dont have allies.

If they attacked another country with a nuke NK will probably get a 'gift' of afew nukes by the US, UK, maybe even China and Russia too. A ground war in Korea would be bad, but if Pyongyang is crazy enough to use a nuke a ground war would not be needed.

War, NK will not go down without a fight.

[QUOTE="Treflis"]Sanction, sanction and more sanction.whitetiger3521

That will do nothing

North Korea would cease to exist. I highly doubt that it would start WWIII. NK has no allies of consequense and then have very little military might outside of the potential for nukes. China would probably obliterate them in a matter of days and that would be the end of that.

We would have a new tourist attraction.

Lake North Korea

The entire world will focus all their attention on North Korea. Information of various secret programs will be released to the public via action against NK. The smurfs will come out of hiding join us in our endevors to rid this planet of one Kim Il Jong.

North Korea would cease to exist. I highly doubt that it would start WWIII. NK has no allies of consequense and then have very little military might outside of the potential for nukes. China would probably obliterate them in a matter of days and that would be the end of that.

Guybrush_3

It would not start World War 3, but the military of N. Korea is fairly strong and fighting them in Korea would be bad. But if they used a nuke the North part of Korea would cease to exist.

Sanction, sanction and more sanction.Treflis

I don't want to see a World War in my lifetime.

Sanction, sanction and more sanction.Treflis

People need to realize that N. Korea is an extremely small country. I mean they are speck on the map. If they posed any real threat, we could have them obliterated, completely wiped off the map before lunch time that day if we wanted. There will be no WWIII. Not in our lifetime.

North Korea will not go down as easy as you try to make it out to sound even if they dont have allies.

whitetiger3521

Because they don't have allies. They have limited contact with China and Russia but it's very unlikely either of states would attack the US or a UN led forces.

For clarification, because I've seen it on this board multiple times, China will not support NK because "they are both communist." China moved away from the revolutionary stage when Mao died. Their main focus is building up it's economy and trading with foreign countries, not "protecting North Korea for Western imperialism." If any opposition to an assaulted were voiced from China I'd think it's have more to do with the fact that they'd have a war right on their boarder and a potential humanitarian crisis on their hands.

Furthermore, I don't see how anyone would think NK would mount an effective resistence. They have a massive energy shortage in the country, their equipment is Cold War vintage and it's questionable how well trained their personal is and how loyal they'll be when it actually comes do to combat.

[QUOTE="whitetiger3521"]North Korea will not go down as easy as you try to make it out to sound even if they dont have allies.

blaaah

Because they don't have allies. They have limited contact with China and Russia but it's very unlikely either of states would attack the US or a UN led forces.

For clarification, because I've seen it on this board multiple times, China will not support NK because "they are both communist." China moved away from the revolutionary stage when Mao died. Their main focus is building up it's economy and trading with foreign countries, not "protecting North Korea for Western imperialism." If any opposition to an assaulted were voiced from China I'd think it's have more to do with the fact that they'd have a war right on their boarder and a potential humanitarian crisis on their hands.

Furthermore, I don't see how anyone would think NK would mount an effective resistence. They have a massive energy shortage in the country, their equipment is Cold War vintage and it's questionable how well trained their personal is and how loyal they'll be when it actually comes do to combat.

Korea has a ton of moutains, that would greatly help the North Koreans. They may have old equipment, but they have a large army that is well trained and they have a cult of personaty around their great leader, so they would put up a fight. Even if nuclear weapons are not used the casualties will be high. Probably well over a million during the first parts when the city of Seoul will get shelled by North Korea.

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[QUOTE="whitetiger3521"]North Korea will not go down as easy as you try to make it out to sound even if they dont have allies.

Chaos_HL21

Because they don't have allies. They have limited contact with China and Russia but it's very unlikely either of states would attack the US or a UN led forces.

For clarification, because I've seen it on this board multiple times, China will not support NK because "they are both communist." China moved away from the revolutionary stage when Mao died. Their main focus is building up it's economy and trading with foreign countries, not "protecting North Korea for Western imperialism." If any opposition to an assaulted were voiced from China I'd think it's have more to do with the fact that they'd have a war right on their boarder and a potential humanitarian crisis on their hands.

Furthermore, I don't see how anyone would think NK would mount an effective resistence. They have a massive energy shortage in the country, their equipment is Cold War vintage and it's questionable how well trained their personal is and how loyal they'll be when it actually comes do to combat.

Korea has a ton of moutains, that would greatly help the North Koreans. They may have old equipment, but they have a large army that is well trained and they have a cult of personaty around their great leader, so they would put up a fight. Even if nuclear weapons are not used the casualties will be high. Probably well over a million during the first parts when the city of Seoul will get shelled by North Korea.

If NK attacked an ally, we wouldn't be in their turf. We would just nuke them to oblivion. They wouldn't last an afternoon.

Pirate700

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Korea has a ton of moutains, that would greatly help the North Koreans. They may have old equipment, but they have a large army that is well trained and they have a cult of personaty around their great leader, so they would put up a fight. Even if nuclear weapons are not used the casualties will be high. Probably well over a million during the first parts when the city of Seoul will get shelled by North Korea.

Pirate700

The South has moutains too, also we would use nuclear weapons only if the North uses them, we would not use them right off the bat. If nuclear weapons are not used it would last much longer than an afternoon.

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If NK attacked an ally, we wouldn't be in their turf. We would just nuke them to oblivion. They wouldn't last an afternoon.

BumFluff122

My eyes will be glued to CNN.

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[QUOTE="Chaos_HL21"]

Korea has a ton of moutains, that would greatly help the North Koreans. They may have old equipment, but they have a large army that is well trained and they have a cult of personaty around their great leader, so they would put up a fight. Even if nuclear weapons are not used the casualties will be high. Probably well over a million during the first parts when the city of Seoul will get shelled by North Korea.

Chaos_HL21

The South has moutains too, also we would use nuclear weapons only if the North uses them, we would not use them right off the bat. If nuclear weapons are not used it would last much longer than an afternoon.

[QUOTE="Chaos_HL21"]

The South has moutains too, also we would use nuclear weapons only if the North uses them, we would not use them right off the bat. If nuclear weapons are not used it would last much longer than an afternoon.

Pirate700

First Iraq was a "real" war, Second we don't use nuclear weapons so freely, only as a last resort.

People need to realize that N. Korea is an extremely small country. I mean they are speck on the map. If they posed any real threat, we could have them obliterated, completely wiped off the map before lunch time that day if we wanted. There will be no WWIII. Not in our lifetime.

Pirate700

You need to realize North Korea is not just some wimpy nation. They have a force that is capable of killing lots and lots of people.

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[QUOTE="Chaos_HL21"]

The South has moutains too, also we would use nuclear weapons only if the North uses them, we would not use them right off the bat. If nuclear weapons are not used it would last much longer than an afternoon.

Chaos_HL21

First Iraq was a "real" war, Second we don't use nuclear weapons so freely, only as a last resort.

[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

[QUOTE="Chaos_HL21"]

The South has moutains too, also we would use nuclear weapons only if the North uses them, we would not use them right off the bat. If nuclear weapons are not used it would last much longer than an afternoon.

Chaos_HL21

First Iraq was a "real" war, Second we don't use nuclear weapons so freely, only as a last resort.

Korea has a ton of moutains, that would greatly help the North Koreans. They may have old equipment, but they have a large army that is well trained and they have a cult of personaty around their great leader, so they would put up a fight. Even if nuclear weapons are not used the casualties will be high. Probably well over a million during the first parts when the city of Seoul will get shelled by North Korea.

Chaos_HL21

So they can shell the South, what then? They can't protect their airspace , their land forces will be knocked out and their artillery sites will be found and neutralized.

NK will not benefit in anyway, shape or from launching an attack. They can claim that have a million man army, that they have guns pointed towards the South and denote all the nuclear bombs they want but I highly doubt they can compete on the new age battlefield.

What's odd is N. Korea really has nothing to defend. They don't provide anything to anyone. They are a small, insignificant country that is completely isolationist. They only have two industries also. Military and farming. Who do they think would want to attack them? It's like installing anti-error missiles in you backyard just to defend your house. It's overkill for such insignificance.

i think they wont attack ..

[QUOTE="Chaos_HL21"]

First Iraq was a "real" war, Second we don't use nuclear weapons so freely, only as a last resort.

dnuggs40

Did I say it would be like dealing with NK, no. But the soilders getting killedover there it is a real war.

So they can shell the South, what then? They can't protect their airspace , their land forces will be knocked out and their artillery sites will be found and neutralized.

NK will not benefit in anyway, shape or from launching an attack. They can claim that have a million man army, that they have guns pointed towards the South and denote all the nuclear bombs they want but I highly doubt they can compete on the new age battlefield.

blaaah

They will lose, but not without a major fight. I am in no way saying that NK could stand a chance at winning. But it will be a very bloody war.

They will lose, but not without a major fight. I am in no way saying that NK could stand a chance at winning. But it will be a very bloody war.

Chaos_HL21

I'm talkign to a guy from south korea right now in that chat thing and they are terrified.

I'm talkign to a guy from south korea right now in that chat thing and they are terrified.

BumFluff122

I think that it will spark World War 3.. What do you think?

whitetiger3521

well for a start that wont be nice

and secondly the DPRK may have the 5th largest army in the world but still, the situation can be contained unless it had an ally

thirdly they dont have a long range nuclear missiles

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I'm talkign to a guy from south korea right now in that chat thing and they are terrified.

Pirate700

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They will lose, but not without a major fight. I am in no way saying that NK could stand a chance at winning. But it will be a very bloody war.

Pirate700

This would be nothing like Iraq. It would be bloody on all sides, but the civilians will probably be hit the hardest.