so basically NKorea is just asking for more oil?
The norks are not stupid, they know that South Korea will never risk a full blown military attack (suprise attack) unless they absolutly have to - the south has too much too loose.
Furthermore Soul is in direct reach of the Norks artillery and rockets.
On top of that South Korea is not very keen on having to care for the north if they ever get rid of the current dictator - I mean the state of that country is crazy 40 years of hardcore
back to the stoneage dictatorship - the populations extremely brainwashed.
The history has shown the norks that they can do anything and get away with - they have bombed the south they have torpedoed ships they have tried to assasinate the south leadership when they were in
burma,they captured and taken prisoner many south korean civilans for so many times - the list is endless.
The west has simply no answer for these guys.
I mean you have to think it like this - as long as china is holding is all protecting hand over it - what can you do?
Its the eqivilant of yourself in the schoolyard - that bully who is 3 years younger has a big brother who is looking after him - he gives you a dig in the ribs now and then and eveybody laughs at you, you negotiate a little bit and all is okay for another year or so - if you beat him up (which you can no problem) you get the shit beaten out of you by the bigger brother - so you know its not worth it.
Don't worry china is getting tired of them sooner or later - they are bad for business and china is all about business these days.