The article, "Is North Korea still digging tunnels to the South?" (Link to article), discusses the finding of another tunnel underneath Seoul, South Korea. This tunnel was created by the North Koreans as a possible route for invasion, or so Gen. Hahn Sung-Chu thinks. There were reports of vibrations from residents in Seoul, yet no subway was underneath.
A total of four tunnels have been found coming from the North into the South, yet the last one discovered was in 1990. A former resident from the North said the operations peaked in the 1980s. They would dig down 100-150m, then dig upwards towards the South.
This finding affects national security of South Korea, and the United States as we are helping South Korea defend themselves. This new tunnel has increased security in South Korea, which is vital for the preservation of the South. I feel that if there is continued tunnel creations, there will be a major conflict in the near future.
This must be a scary thought for the South, but hopefully they take some comfort in knowing that the world's most power fighting force is ready to defend them. And considering that many of North Korea's weapons and technology are outdated, we could easily handle the situation.... unless China deceides to help them out again.
ReplyDeleteThis is interesting to hear that there were new tunnels underneath the capital. The only thing that would make this bad is if another tunnel was found with either troops or equipment in it. Also the Chinese joining in wouldn't be a good addition either.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea there were tunnels from North Korea to South!! If I lived in South Korea, I would definitely be paranoid about having North Koreans storming out of my basement at a random time. This is a very frightening discovery, but I agree with Jared -- South Korea has one of the most powerful countries on their side so they should be able to handle any attacks, but a surprise attack through an unknown tunnel would be difficult to defend against. I wonder if they use or are still building the tunnels...
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