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Korean
Crisis 2010
While the the fighting of Korean War of
1950-1953 ended with an armistice nearly 60 years ago,
North and South Korea are still technically at war. Their
ongoing hostilities have resulted in many incidents of
violence over the years, with two particular incidents in
2010 pushing the two Koreas (and their allies), close to
the brink of war. Those incidents of violence between
North and South Korea in 2010, were the recent attacks on
a South Korean warship and the South Korean island of
Yeonpyeong. Below are details on these two incidents, as
well as the events of 2009 that led up to the current
crisis and the Yeonpyeong Island naval battle of 2002.
North Korean Attack on Yeonpyeong
Island --November 23, 2010-North Korean forces
launched a surprise artillery attack on the South Korean
island of Yeonpyeong. About 175 artillery shells landed
on the island. The attack killed two South Korean
marines, two civilians and injured 15 South Korean troops
and three civilians. South Korea responded to the attack
by shelling two North Korean coastal artillery bases on
the mainland with K-9 155mm self-propelled howitzers. The
South Korean military also scrambled F-16 fighter jets
toward the area of conflict.
Many analysts believed that the attack was related to
the ongoing succession issue in North Korea as the
current leader, Kim Jong-Il prepares to hand over power
to his son, Kim Jong-Un. (See also Dictators
and Tyrants in World History)
After the attack, the South Korean Defense Minister
resigned his post amid criticism that the initial South
Korean military response should have been more robust in
the face of the North Korean attack.
Sources:
Artillery
Heard in North Korea; U.S. Carrier Enters Yellow
Sea--Bloomberg, November 27, 2010
North
Korea readies missiles as U.S., South Korea begin
drill--Globe and Mail, Nov. 27, 2010
New
Korean war could ensnare Canada, documents
suggest--Globe and Mail, Nov. 26, 2010
North
Korea Issues Warning as Artillery Fire Rattles
Island--New York Times, Nov. 26, 2010
North
Korea attack linked to leadership succession--ABC
News, Nov. 25, 2010
South
Korea May Name Ex-General, Security Aide to Defense
Post--Bloomberg, Nov. 25, 2010
U.S.
aircraft carrier's arrival off Korean peninsula also
sends a message to China--Washington Post,
November 24, 2010
Korean
Clash Forces the U.S. to Weigh Options--New York
Times, Nov. 23, 2010
Emerging-Market
Stocks Tumble Most in Five Months After Korean
Conflict--Bloomberg, Nov. 23, 2010
Shelling
of Yeonpyeong --Wikipedia Article
Smoke rises
from
the North Korean
Attack on Yeonpyeong Island November 23,
2010
The Sinking of the South Korean
Warship Cheonan --March 26, 2010-The South Korean
naval ship, the Cheonan, was exploded and sank on March
26, 2010, killing 45 South Korean sailors. South Korea
blames the sinking of the ship on a North Korean torpedo
launced from a North Korean submarine. North Korea denies
any involvement with the sinking of the South Korean
ship, and threatened "all out war" if South Korea
retaliates.
Sources:
South
Korea on alert as tension grows over patrol boat
sinking: South Korea's president expected to refer
sinking of vessel to UN security council--May
22, 2010, Times Online
‘All
out war’ threatened over North Korea attack on
warship Cheonan --May 20, 2010, Times
Online
South
Korea Says North Sank Warship--Wall Street
Journal, May 19, 2010
ROKS
Cheonan (PCC-772)--Wikipedia article on the
Cheonan
Naval clash
between North and South Korean Navies --November 09,
2009- A North Korean naval vessel entered South Korean
waters, refused to return to the North, and then was
brought under fire by the South Korean navy. The North
Korean ship was partially destroyed, and managed to
escape back across the Naval Limit Line, which is the
sea-border between the Koreas. Perhaps not
coincidentally, the Northern incursion came only days
before U.S. President Barack Obama was due to visite East
Asia.
Capture of S. Korean fishing
boat --July 29, 2009- North Korean naval forces
seized a South Korean fishing vessel early on the morning
of July 29, 2009, after it accidentally strayed into
North Korean waters. The South Korean governement asked
the Pyongyang regime to release the fishing boat and to
return the four crewmen. The captured ship is 29 tons and
is called the "800 Yeonan." The South claims the ship
strayed into North Korean waters due to a satellite
navigation system error or malfunction.
North Korean Nuclear Test
--May 23, 2009--North Korea conducted its second
nuclear test, raising tensions in Korea.
Korean Border Tension
--January, 2009-North and South Korea both
mobilized their military forces in response to verbal
threats and posturing related to North Korea's statement
that it has "weaponized" plutonium in its nuclear
warheads.
Sources:
SKorea
army on alert after North's military
threat--Jan. 18, 2009, Associated Press
Researcher:
North Korea has `weaponized' plutonium--Jan.
17, 2009, Associated Press
Korean Naval Border Clash
--June 28, 2002-North and South Korean naval
vessels fought a twenty-minute gun battle in which 4
South Korean sailors died and 18 wounded near Yeonpyeong
Island in the Yellow Sea. A South Korean frigate was sunk
and a North Korean vessel sustained damage.
Korean Nuclear Tensions
Resources:
Q+A-What's
the real threat of N.Korea's nuclear
programme?--Reuters, May 24, 2009
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