North and South Korea's conflict has been in place since the 1950s when the Korean war ended with a grudging agreement between the two nations.
However, tension between the two Koreas rose again when a landmine, allegedly planted by the North's faction, seriously injured two soldiers patrolling along the border.
In retaliation, South Korea put up high-powered speakers near the border. The said equipment transmitted news broadcasts and K-pop songs that seemed normal at first but evidently became a nuisance for the communist country.
Shots were fired at the speakers and the South returned the favor, resulting to Pyongyang declaring war on Seoul through its own KCNA news agency. Marathon high-level talks were promptly conducted which eventually lead to a deal between the two countries.
Did they agree on a permanent truce during the talks?
According to various news agencies and analysts, the North and South Korea's conflict could still be reignited. If this should indeed happen, The Journal noted that the North Korean regime could inflict some serious damage on its southern counterpart.
The National Interest noted five possible weapons that could severely damage South Korea should a war erupt in the future.
Kim Jong-Un could send "dirty bombs," which consists of commandos armed with nuclear materials, through secret tunnels to inflict undetected massive damage. The communist nation could also use chemical and nuclear weapons not only on its enemy country but on the US as well. An airstrike could also happen.
The hacks on Sony last year suggested that Pyongyang can use the cyber world as another deadly weapon as well.
Kim even credited the South's fear of a nuclear war as the main factor for the truce, according to The Strait Times. On the other hand, Cho Sang-ho, a general in the South Korean Army, reportedly told The Telegraph that pre-emptive attacks are already in place, including "decapitation operations," should Pyongyang go through with their nuclear plans.
"We will develop asymmetric strategies that give us a comparative advantage over the North, like psychological warfare, decapitation operations, intelligence advantage and precision strike capabilities," Cho said.
North and South Korean conflicts are definitely not over, based on the threats that the two countries are throwing at each other.
