South Korean military vehicles in the south of the demilitarized zone on August 22.
Seoul has so far not been `sinked in flames` despite Pyongyang’s frequent threats.
Even while negotiations are underway with South Korea, according to information observed from Seoul, North Korea is still making moves to prepare for combat such as sending amphibious ships, deploying submarines, and deploying submarines.
Not only that, concerns also come from the unpredictability of young leader Kim Jong-un’s decisions.
However, leader Kim Jong-un is said to not have enough experience and wisdom to implement that policy.
With tens of thousands of North Korean soldiers and military equipment concentrated along the inter-Korean border with an attack range reaching Seoul, this unpredictability will make the threat of war difficult to take lightly, despite many statements.
In recent decades, the two Koreas have had small encounters with casualties but have never escalated into war.
Correlation of forces between the two Korean peninsulas, according to data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) (details).
More than 28,000 US troops are stationed in South Korea.
In the past, North Korea has created `face-saving` scenarios and pulled back from the brink of war.
Another reason is that 80,000 US and South Korean troops are participating in annual exercises.
`The most difficult thing is that the two sides have not yet agreed on the nature of the issue leading to current tensions,` said Steve Evans, BBC correspondent residing in Korea.
`The negotiations will not reduce the aggressiveness of both sides’ statements. However, they can find a way to safely withdraw from the current dangerous situation, before war breaks out,`