Why Heavy Rains And Floods Are Dangerous In South Korea

South Korean Floods carry A New Threat -- Foreign Policy

A deep freight train rumble struck South Korea's capital as a series of landslides engulfed entire villages. Screams resounded from buildings as they were dragged down mud rivers. Drivers scrambled to their car roofs as entire portions of the highway were swept away.

Relentless rains have crippled the region, with some reports placing the death toll at 67. Thousands of police officers, firefighters and soldiers are scrambling to aid victims and search for potential survivors. But in some areas, rescue missions have been stalled due to another potential disaster: landmines.

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More News On Why The Flood Season in South Korea Is Dangerous

People and Explosives Missing After South Korea Deluge -- New York Times
Landmine fears in South Korea mudslides -- RFI
53 people dead or missing after heaviest rains in a century lash South Korea causing floods and landslides -- Daily Mail
South Korea storm toll rises -- L.A. Times
South Korea mobilizes to cope with flooding, landslides -- Christian Science Monitor
Severe flooding kills 77 in South Korea -- ITN

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Will South Korea Develop And Deploy Tactical Nukes?

Why South Korea Is Eyeing Nukes -- Richard Weitz, The Diplomat

Concern about US security guarantees has prompted debate in South Korea over the possibility of redeploying US tactical nuclear weapons – or building some themselves.

Comments by influential South Koreans that their country should consider requesting the return of US nuclear weapons to their shores—or even acquire its own nuclear weapons—reflects persistent unease about how regional security developments are challenging US extended security guarantees developed during the Cold War.

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My Comment: My South Korean contacts are all saying the same thing (my Godfather is South Korean who has extensive contacts in South Korea that I am always quoting in this blog) .... they have zero confidence in President Obama, and they do not believe that in the event of war, President Obama will commit the tens of thousands of necessary troops to protect the South. Are they right? The bugger is that I do not know, and that is the crux of the problem. Hence all of this talk about maybe developing their own nuclear arsenal to counter the arsenal (that they believe) is up north. Fortunately, talking about it is different from doing it .... and I can only hope that this is where it will stay.

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