“Several key analysts play down the powder keg scenario for the military portion however in historical terms this is a grave mistake.  It is only going to take one small scratch of the surface of civility for the region to explode into a regional conflict with devastating effects well outside the Geopolitical confines of Asia.” -K2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC 

The most frightening aspect of todays news concerning North Korea‘s (DPRK) artillery attack on our staunch ally South Korea (ROK) is the media, analysts, academia, pundits and government officials that are still looking at the ‘Old North Korea’ model passed down from their fathers instead of the ‘New North Korea’ model that acknowledges the reality that with the advancement of technology and globalism  North Korea has adapted and modified their international relationships far beyond what the West is willing to admit (read as decades of failed policy).

Russia you dost protest too much.  If you belive Russia is seriously upset with the latest attack and that China will intervene and protect the Republic of Korea-U.S. interests then you might be interested in the bridge in Brooklyn that is still for sale.

China, Russia, Pakistan, Pan-Muslim World and Africa have become the network that continues to use North Korea as a proxy while working with the North Koreans on arms sales, terrorism and nuclear proliferation to our enemies.

Currently there is an uproar over the lack of action on the part of the current U.S. Administration.  Let us be fair, even the Republicans failed to contain and control, deal effectively with North Korea.

“U.S. Foreign policy in Asia that has left the U.S. and our allies, the few we have left, castrated by China, Russia and other regional players.” -K2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC

While stationed at the Division Artillery Headquarters, 2nd Infantry Division 1984-85 there were commando infiltrations even killings in Seoul, suicide mission in a beauty shop, from the North Korean Commandos launched from submarines on rubber assault rafts to the beaches in South Korea. Tunnels capable of ferrying whole mechanized divisions under the DMZ are still being located and destroyed. The difficulties are that the North’s vast military personnel, armament, submarine forces are located under mountains in vast complexes untouchable by even nuclear munitions.  The North has rivers dammed up waiting to blow that will wash Seoul away in the matter of hours.

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About the author:

K2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS Partner, Greg Kelly: 

Greg Kelly is a combat veteran having served in the United States Army with the rank of Sergeant in the Elite U.S. Paratrooper unit of the 82nd Airborne Division (Grenada) and the 2nd Infantry Division (Korea). 

His professional experience includes specializing in public relations, international relations, public/government affairs, corporate communications, and relationship building from the local-to-international level. He has worked as a U.S. Congress Assistant. He is also the former Manager of Public Relations, Marketing and Advertising for the Korea National Tourism Organization where his duties included speech writing for senior Korean government officials and establishing and maintaining working relationships with various foreign and domestic companies, government agencies and media outlets. 

ALL-AMERICAN Member 82nd Airborne Division Association.

Mr. Kelly graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from State University of New York at Potsdam where he majored in political science and minored in communications. 

Mr. Kelly resides in the Hudson Valley, married with one daughter.