While Thursday's firefight between North and Sorth Korea along the Northern Limit Line (NLL) seemed dramatic to many, it shouldn't come as a surprise, historian and Yonsei University North Korea-watcher John Delury says.
"This (the NLL) is the weakest link in the chain, in terms of where conflict could erupt," he told NK News on Thursday, following the early evening exchange of fire.
While Thursday's firefight between North and Sorth Korea along the Northern Limit Line (NLL) seemed dramatic to many, it shouldn't come as a surprise, historian and Yonsei University North Korea-watcher John Delury says.
"This (the NLL) is the weakest link in the chain, in terms of where conflict could erupt," he told NK News on Thursday, following the early evening exchange of fire.
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