Korea/Japan

In August 2006, what if military conflict between Korea and Japan happens in reality, not in a film? Most professionals analyze that the difference between objective military strength will surely lead Korea to defeat.

Self-Defense Network�official Shin In-gyun, who maintains that national defense expenditure should be increased for self-defense, said, In modern wars, no one can win a victory by using Uldolmok, like Admiral Yi, nor can only courage defeat enemies. Differences between capabilities of high-tech weapons and equipments are directly linked to victory and defeatdonga

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Why are they thinking of the war with Japan instead of the war with North Korea? Japan is an ally of South Korea while South Korea is legally at war with
North Korea.