Exchange of fire between the two Koreas

The tension between the two Koreas returns to be high . After a few days ago Pyongyang accused Seoul of having hijacked a fishing vessel flying the flag of the North Korean vessel that was returned from South Korea after he had crossed the border for alleged marine engine problems , North Korea started this morning military exercises with live ammunition instead of blanks, after notice very limited. South Korea responded by firing artillery shells and sending military aircraft to fly over the area . It is estimated that the fire of the army of North Korea is consisted of about 550 artillery shells, of which at least a hundred would have fallen over the line that marks the northern border. This boundary was set at the end of the Korean War in 1953 , but has never been recognized by Pyongyang. The response of South Korea was an artillery fire which took about 300 bullets to the northern part . The exercise of Pyongyang following the launch of two medium-range ballistic missiles , which took place last Wednesday , that was not the case for five years and which resulted in the condemnation of the UN Security Council . The object of the exercise area , in 2010 a South Korean ship was sunk , killing 46 sailors , a joint investigation by South Korea and the United States later established that the sinking was caused by a North Korean torpedo , always made denied by Pyongyang , while in November the same year a bombing carried out by the North Korean military had hit an island in the same area , causing four victims . Seoul to prevent further deaths , evacuated the inhabitants of an island near the North Korean exercises . These signals help to strengthen the concern for relations between the two states on the Korean peninsula , which are technically still at war since the conflict fifties ended with a truce never ratified a final peace agreement . The presence and behavior of the North Korean dictator is now a constant in consideration of the profound instability and uncertainty that characterizes the state of the region and the relations between the two countries. Despite all attempts to break the isolation which is voluntary in North Korea , not surprisingly called hermit nation , also from China , the country that is closest to Pyongyang , impenetrability is a condition that does not allow sufficiently precise analysis . However, it can be assumed that when these incidents occur , the Pyongyang regime is in trouble and launches an application in the world , if not to help collaboration . The enormous economic difficulties facing the country , often struggling with real food shortages , may lead one to believe that North Korea tries to focus global attention on himself , then ask for financial compensation in return for periods of always relative stability . The unpredictability of the North Korean leader is a constant equally important to keep in mind , as the country's internal situation , which must be torn apart by internal strife , as has been demonstrated by the recent events that have affected the physical elimination of close relatives of the dictator North Korea. What is worrying is right where he wants and can go with the provocations , a country that holds the atomic bomb. But even without going to such a range of scenarios , the military accident is always possible in a context of constant tension . Predictably, this evolution of the situation will force the U.S. Navy to support the South Korean waters of the border between the two Koreas will be raised with the result that the tone of Pyongyang against Washington in an escalation that will hopefully stop at the diplomatic level. Until next time .