A more likely scenario: North Korea invades South Korea

I think this is more likely due to the fact of Kim's Cult of Personality. Personally I think he likes grabbing attention by making threats and is unlikely t actually order it. But what if I am wrong and he orders the invasion of South Korea?
 
I think this is more likely due to the fact of Kim's Cult of Personality. Personally I think he likes grabbing attention by making threats and is unlikely t actually order it. But what if I am wrong and he orders the invasion of South Korea?

South Korea closely monitoring North Korean army activity 24/7 see the invasion coming from miles away. The United States, already with many troops stationed in South Korea, jumps in to help stop the North Korean Army. China shakes it head at Kim Jong Un's stupidity and wisely decides it can't cover for Kim anymore. The invasion ends in complete and total disaster for North Korea.
 
It's the end of North Korea, but it'll be a very bloody affair. The ROKs and U.S. Forces in Korea have the technological advantage, air superiority, PGMs, etc. The NKs try and make up for that with their SOF capability, and just sheer numbers. NK ground forces may get as far as the outskirts of Seoul, but not much further. Once they're destroyed, U.S. and ROK Forces move north of the DMZ to end the regime once and for all.

Wild Card: China. They won't intervene to preserve North Korea a la 1950, but they don't want a unified Korea with U.S. forces in-country. They may come in to "stabilize" North Korea, do their own cleanup, and impose a pro-Chinese regime in the country.

If NK uses nukes or CW, there likely won't be much of a North Korea for anyone to occupy, as U.S. retaliation would destroy the country: smash up enough of NK's warfighting and war-support infrastructure and take out their WMD facilities. And we all know what type of retaliation it would be.
 
I think this is more likely due to the fact of Kim's Cult of Personality. Personally I think he likes grabbing attention by making threats and is unlikely t actually order it. But what if I am wrong and he orders the invasion of South Korea?

How did you manage to make a new thread instead of just replying?
 
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