Even before the emergence of a nuclear threat, South Korea still faced a1.1 m-strong North Korean army, most of which is deployed close to the south and which, with artillery shells and conventional missiles, could quickly devastate Seoul, the capital.

• 在核威胁出现之前，韩国也要面对多于一百一十万的朝鲜军队，朝鲜军队的大部分部署在离韩国很近的地方，并有装备有火炮与传统导弹，可以将韩国的首都首尔迅速毁灭。