>This gives N Korea the benefit of terrorizing the S Korean navy, while avoiding a direct military or economic response.
They've frequently done similar attacks and been completely open about it and suffered not much in the way of a response.
>This gives N Korea the benefit of terrorizing the S Korean navy, while avoiding a direct military or economic response. It's a game of brinksmanship where they want to push their actions as far as possible to convince the world that their threats are serious, while still minimizing the negative repercussions that often follow from such actions.
Alternatively there was an almighty fuck up on the part of some part of the South Korean navy and blaming the North Koreans helped them escape any fallout.
They've frequently done similar attacks and been completely open about it and suffered not much in the way of a response.
>This gives N Korea the benefit of terrorizing the S Korean navy, while avoiding a direct military or economic response. It's a game of brinksmanship where they want to push their actions as far as possible to convince the world that their threats are serious, while still minimizing the negative repercussions that often follow from such actions.
Alternatively there was an almighty fuck up on the part of some part of the South Korean navy and blaming the North Koreans helped them escape any fallout.