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If North Korea collapsed overnight, freedom could be only the start of a much larger conflict. This short-form geopolitical scenario traces how a power vacuum might draw in South Korea, China, Russia, and the United States.

As North Koreans attempt to flee south, surviving military forces try to stop them. South Korea intervenes, China and Russia send troops, and the United States backs its ally—until North Korean soldiers begin switching sides. Explore this hypothetical look at North Korea’s collapse, Korean reunification tensions, military alliances, and the risks of a regional war.

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00:00What would happen if North Korea collapsed overnight?
00:03With them collapsing, majority of the world would rejoice, since the North Korean people would be free.
00:08Meanwhile, countries like Russia and China would be furious, since they just lost their ally.
00:13Many people from North Korea would try to flee South, but since not the entire military would be destroyed, they
00:18would try to stop them.
00:19However, South Korea would try to stop it, and would declare war, trying to free those people, since North Korean
00:24army would be no match for them.
00:26They would call the Russians and the Chinese, who would send their army.
00:29To counter this, United States would also send their army, helping the South Koreans.
00:33A huge battle would begin, but since China and Russia would send more soldiers, they would start winning.
00:38However, many of the North Korean forces would switch sides, not wanting to live under a dictatorship.
00:44With this new change of power, the Allied forces would push through, finally beating South Korea and ending this conflict.

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