Now South Korean media and experts fear that could cast a cloud over US commitment to the alliance, long described as "rock solid" by both sides. "Would the Trump administration protect us from an attack from the North when doing so could risk putting the US in danger of a nuclear attack?" The North has for decades demanded the US sign a peace treaty with Pyongyang and withdraw its troops from the South. But South Korea's top-selling daily Chosun Ilbo questioned those reassurances following the ICBM test. Experts say a months-long conflict on the Korean peninsula, even using only conventional arms, could leave a million dead or injured before US and South Korean forces prevailed.

Source: The Nation Bangkok August 02, 2017 05:03 UTC