A targeted military strike or even inadvertent escalation would likely trigger retaliation from North Korea, with potentially devastating consequences for South Korea and the 28,500 U.S. soldiers stationed on the peninsula. What are the potential consequences of a war with North Korea? About 25 million people live in the greater Seoul area, just an hour south of the border with North Korea. North Korea has stashed as many as 15,000 artillery weapons in the hillsides behind the Military Demarcation Line, which separates the two countries. - A Chinese military invasion of North Korea in the event of a U.S. attack, as part of an effort to control the nuclear weapons and stabilize the situation.

Source: The China Post August 10, 2017 04:52 UTC