North Korea's declaration that it is now in a 'state of war' with South Korea is nothing more than blustering rhetoric, and another of the many games it plays in an attempt to play up the threat it represents to South Korean and international security. North and South Korea have technically been at war since the 1950's, and despite recent events that suggest the divide between the two countries and the US is taking on a more sinister element, there is nothing to suggest that it is about to enter a full-scale war with either it's neighbour to the South or with the US.
The simple fact remains that North Korea does not have the might to challenge the more powerful states that still exist on the world stage, in particular the US. Yes, North Korea is working together with China, but even China given it's overwhelming level of economic 'progress' and investment in weapons and security infrastructure is not currently in a position to challenge the US, so it's threats to South Korea, a more modern and advanced nature than the North should not cause too much worry either.
North Korea's closet nature and it's secretive way of running it's operations simply disguises the fact that it's Government cannot run a country efficiently, and it is using it's close links with China to give it the appearance of having weight and influence in world affairs. Quite simply, China is the more influential here, and is simply keeping in with North Korea as an ideological ally, but given it's business and trade links with the West, it is clearly aware that it's needs cannot best be met by North Korea - something the North Korean regime stubbornly refuses to recognise or acknowledge, decreasing it's credibility still further. Time for World War 3? I think not.
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