South Korea to officially blame North Korea for March torpedo attack on warship
From The Washington Post:
South Korea will formally blame North Korea on Thursday for launching a torpedo at one of its warships in March, causing an explosion that killed 46 sailors and heightened tensions in one of the world's most perilous regions, U.S. and East Asian officials said.South Korea concluded that North Korea was responsible for the attack after investigators from Australia, Britain, Sweden and the United States pieced together portions of the ship at the port of Pyeongtaek, 40 miles southwest of Seoul. The Cheonan sank on March 26 after an explosion rocked the 1,200-ton vessel as it sailed on the Yellow Sea off South Korea's west coast.
You can bet if this escalates the US will be getting involved. China is probably doing everything it can to diffuse the situation between its two neighbors, the last thing it will want is war knocking on its doorstep, they are too busy focusing on their new found economic power and world influence. Though China has supported some sanctions against North Korea recently, I do not believe they are ready to actually fight against their old allies. Hopefully the situation will not result in military action either way, the US has its hands full dealing with the recent increase in attacks by the Taliban in the Middle East.
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