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Poll Shows that 11% of South Koreans Would Take Up Arms if North Korea Attacks

If anyone has wondered what most of the South Korean population would do if North Korea attacks, this poll gives some indication:

Four out of 10 Seoul residents would simply flee to another country if another war breaks out on the Korean peninsula, a poll suggests. Also, more than 60 percent of Seoul residents said they have no idea what the instructions are in the event of a war.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government surveyed 3,039 residents earlier this month and found that 36.2 percent would escape to a safer place, while 5.6 percent said they would leave Korea. Only 11.6 percent said they want to take up arms to defend the country, and the remainder would be willing to give the military some auxiliary support  [Chosun Ilbo]

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