North Korea Continuing to Tunnel into South Korea

According to some, it appears the North Koreans are continuing to tunnel into South Korea:

Retired Col. Gordon Cucullu, speaking at a session sponsored by the Defense Forum Foundation, said North Korea’s tunnels are nearly as long as the New York city water system.

“I think it gives everyone here a chance to recognize not only this is doable from an engineering standpoint, but in some cases, if you look at it through the eyes of the enemy, it is practical,” he said.

“Tunneling is not rocket science. North Koreans are now experts at tunneling through, drilling and blasting, so it’s not high-tech,” he said.

South Korean Army officials have said earlier that North Korea in the 1970s dug more than 20 underground tunnels to infiltrate into the South, some of them across the military demarcation line.

Their estimate at the time was that more than 15,000 North Korean soldiers could pass through a tunnel in an hour.

For those who haven’t taken a DMZ tunnel tour yet, I highly recommend you do so. The tunnels are really impressive and gives you perspective on how dangerous these tunnels can be in war time.