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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...basically say, you know what? We have artillery. And this is Seoul. Okay? You can see how close Seoul is to the border. So,..."
Jiang says North Korea can create major regional instability without conquering South Korea by using artillery and Seoul's proximity to the border to coerce payments under threat of attack.
He argues that North Korea's best strategy as a pariah state is to threaten Seoul, Japan, China, and South Korea with instability and effectively collect ransom payments in exchange for keeping the peace.
He argues North Korea could become a flashpoint because it can threaten Seoul with nearby artillery and profit from regional panic through what he treats as a form of extortion.
"...basically say, you know what? We have artillery. And this is Seoul. Okay? You can see how close Seoul is to the border. So,..."
"Within like 30 minutes, I think North Korea could wipe out Seoul. So North Korea, given the geopolitical instability, and given the fact that..."
"...all North Korea has to do is threaten artillery strikes against Seoul, right? Because all of South Korea is basically 30 minutes away from..."
"...South Korea most of the South Korean population is located in Seoul and Seoul is about about 20 minutes artillery from North Korea. So..."
"'m gonna start doing missile tests I 'm gonna start threatening Seoul I 'm going to dispatch my navy to come to conflict with..."
"...take the initiative. And the problem with this conflict is that Seoul, the largest city in South Korea, it's only 30 minutes away from..."
"...us a billion dollars a year, we're going to start shelling Seoul and destroy, you know, like 90 percent of South Korea. Well, then..."
"...North Korean artillery. In a whole day, North Korea could pulverize Seoul to the ground. They're that close to each other. So why would..."
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