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Wreckage of the South Korean Cheonan corvette. Yonhap News Agency
Last March a South Korean naval cruiser was sunk off the coast of
North Korea, but in South Korean waters. The South Korean government
immediately assumed the North Korean government was responsible, but
had no real proof, at least not until now.
An investigation of the wreckage has shown that "The evidence points
overwhelmingly to the conclusion that the torpedo was fired by a North
Korean submarine." according to the South Korean government, and the
United States is backing up these findings. The investigation concluded
that a North Korean submarine launched a torpedo that struck and sank
the South Korean vessel, killing 46 Korean sailors. The South has vowed
'firm' measures against North Korea but says they will not launch a
'retaliatory strike' but hope and urge the international community
to take action against them.
North Korea responding by claiming that the investigation was a
'fabrication' and warned of war if the South did take sanctions against
them, something the South is possibly willing to do.
If true, this act is considered a direct violation of the Korean War Armistice (http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/korea/kwarmagr072753.html),
being a direct act of aggression and an act of war.
Under the armistice, the North Korean government is considered
whole-fully responsible for what happened, if it was indeed a
North Korean attack.
I will try to update you as the story develops.