North Korean ‘conflict’ won’t lead to World War III – analyst

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North Korean ‘conflict’ won’t lead to World War III – analyst

By A. Azim Idris | 17th May 2017   | @AzimIdrisHybrid

AS tensions continue to mount over North Korea’s ballistic missile tests in recent months, a defence analyst has dismissed global fears that a full-blown armed conflict in the region would lead to World War III.

Prof. Narushige Michishita, a security expert at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo, Japan, said while military strikes could be catastrophic for the Northeast Asian region, China and Russia would not intervene on a conflict involving South Korea, Japan, and the United States.

“I think they (Russia and China) will stay out (of a full-blown war) as much as possible,” he told a group of foreign reporters on Tuesday. “If they commit their forces on the outset (of a conflict), they will suffer in a big way.”

Read more at https://asiancorrespondent.com/2017/05/north-korean-conflict-wont-lead-world-war-iii-analyst/#s2jQQZqjGtGrHtFt.99