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;84918]In Some ways, this makes the Regime MORE dangerous. While the state of the equipment would bode well for the south in an extended ground campaign, it drives the nK regime to take radical measures such as ballistic missile launches as a strategy. What does the age of a weapon matter if it by chance doesnt fall in the East sea and does land on lets say japan. Seoul is in arty range from the gitgo..
From the quote, a traditional ground war is probably not likely. rogue or limited actions to achieve limited objectives are or could be a reality. We dont have a track record of state dept successes lately.
More than you wanted. Nothing official, ramblings of an old guy.[/QUOTE]
I tend to call that wisdom.