3 worst-case scenarios

The threat of war: why the situation in Korea is explosive

Drones and threats: The political situation in Korea is tense to bursting point.(Bild: STR / AFP / picturedesk.com)

Sparks are flying between North and South Korea. North Korea's dictator Kim Jong-un is threatening a nuclear strike, while its southern neighbor is flirting with a violent end to the Kim regime. What's going on? Krone+ explains the crisis and what worst-case scenarios could be in store for us. 

The situation on the Korean peninsula is explosive, with tensions rising daily. Pyongyang has blown up symbolic roads and rail links between the two Koreas and instructed its soldiers to prepare intensively for an attack. Tens of thousands of landmines have been laid along the border area and anti-tank barriers erected.