Robert Beckhusen
If North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un orders a nuclear strike on South Korea, Seoul will attempt to kill him with missiles and devastate Pyongyang in the process.
That’s according to a report last year from the Yonhap News Agency citing a military source. “Every Pyongyang district, particularly where the North Korean leadership is possibly hidden, will be completely destroyed by ballistic missiles and high-explosive shells as soon as the North shows any signs of using a nuclear weapon,” the source told the agency.
North Korea carried out its most recent nuclear test — its largest ever — on Sept. 9 at its underground facility at Punggye-ri. The DPRK claims it has “standardized” its nuclear warheads and can mount them on ballistic missiles. It’s unknown if the regime can do that yet, but it probably will soon.
Notice that the South Korean plan, or “Korea Massive Punishment and Retaliation” (KMPR), echoes similar statements from North Korea which regularly — and more blatantly — threatens to turn Seoul into a “sea of fire.”
North Korea has hundreds of long-range artillery pieces and rocket launchers positioned to bombard South Korea’s capital on the first day of a conflict. Though it’s debatable how much damage North Korea really could do, and Pyongyang is likely exaggerating for effect, there’s no doubt a full-scale attack would prove devastating and kill thousands of people.
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/south-korea-will-try-blow-kim-jong-un-if-he-launches-nukes-21933
