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Originally Posted by Matt D.
I wouldn't call this a skirmish, it wasn't exactly small arms far across the DMZ. This is by far the most extreme thing to occur since the end of fighting in 1953.
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The skirmish began when North Korea warned the South to halt military drills near their sea border, according to South Korean officials. When Seoul refused and began firing artillery into disputed waters — but away from the North Korean shore — the North retaliated by shelling the small island of Yeonpyeong, which houses South Korean military installations and a small civilian population."
Guess I'm not the only one to characterize it as a skirmish.
I'll take your word for it that this is the worst thing to occur since 1953. I don't know and don't care. In the grand scheme of things, this is like lobbing spitballs at each other. Start worrying when the nukes fly.