AHC: Unify the Korean Peninsula

With a POD any time after July 1953 (end of the Korean War), your challenge is to Unify Korea under either North Korean or South Korean rule or some federated hybrid.

1000 pts if you can avoid a refuge crisis

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Well if the Kims are overthrown a few decades prior, then when the Soviet Union collapses it's possible that the leadership of the DPRK might 'give up' like the East Germans did.

The actual means of integration would probably have to be somewhat like the way in which South Vietnam was integrated into DR Vietnam, with a provisional transitionary government creating a 'roadmap to integration'.
 
Several PODs that come to mind:
1. Death of Kim Il-sung after Korean War due to lack of support. The KWP becomes more moderate and willing to cooperate with the south, until they peacefully reunify after the Cold War.(1950s~)
2. Death of Park Chung-hee in 1979. If North Korea attacks first, there will be a long and bloody war but South Korea has both the tactical and strategic upper hand by the late 70s. (1979)
3. The US believes North Korea's growing nuclear capabilities to be a growing threat and attack with South Korea deep into its territory. (1990s)
4. Death of Kim Il-sung causes rural uprisings and coups, destabilising the country and forcing a South Korea-led UN coalition to march in. (around 1994)
5. Military aggression by North Korea leads to a massive war all along the DMZ. Results in South Korean/US victory by 3 months. (late 1990s~early 2000s)
6. Genuine hope for change and deteriorating economy forces North Korea to slowly form a confederacy with the South. (late 1990s~early 2000s)
7. South Korea goes absolutely bollocks after Yeonpyeong. (2010)
 
The North Korean economy completely collapses, even more than what happened, so that not even the Party or the military is able to keep a lid on things. China finally having had enough of the whole mess cuts a deal with South Korea to not interfere if they invade or even try and use their influence to help convince senior people to change sides if South Korea in return promises to shut down the nuclear programme under UN supervision, remove US forces from the peninsula and head off the potential flows of refugees across the Yalu river. Since the two Koreas are still technically at war the South would legally be allowed to take action, the North is put under military occupation/governorship much like Germany and Japan were after WWII with the borders maintained and population not allowed to move out to avoid a humanitarian crisis. Over several decades they rebuild the infrastructure and economy, to help offset the horrendous costs they set up commercial zones where thanks to a combination of South Korean technology and low wage costs in the North they're able to undercut even China in a number of the manufacturing sectors. After twenty-odd years of building up the infrastructure, slowly liberalising society and allowing short family visits from the South to the North they hold a referendum on either reunifying with the South or ending the occupation and becoming a fully independent state. Whilst there is some ill-feeling on actions taken in the intervening period the vote is in favour of uniting as the Republic of Korea.
 
I'm surprised no one has tried to unite Korea under the Kim's.

Maybe if the Blue Palace assassination worked, and South Koreas executive power collapses, the North could launch another strike and unify the country.
 
I'm surprised no one has tried to unite Korea under the Kim's.

Maybe if the Blue Palace assassination worked, and South Koreas executive power collapses, the North could launch another strike and unify the country.

1. US troops and thws commitment
2. the troops had a command system only partly dependnbt from the president
 
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