A Second Korean War: Why the World Isn't Ready (And How Millions Would Die)

August 9, 2019 Topic: Security Region: Asia Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: North KoeaPyongyangKim Jong-unSouth KoreaKorean War

A Second Korean War: Why the World Isn't Ready (And How Millions Would Die)

It would be the war from hell.

So the question must be asked: is a surgical strike worth the risk?

Dennis Halpin, a former adviser on Asian issues to the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is currently a visiting scholar at the U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS (Johns Hopkins) and a consultant at the Poblete Analysis Group.

Image: Reuters.