More from the BBC, this time on Korea.

I see from this article that S. Korea has given thought to moving its capital into the middle of the country and out of Seoul. The reasons the article cites are many, including overcrowding, inordinate dominance over the S. Korean economy, etc.

But it seems there's an elephant in the room no one's talking about. If N. Korea were ever to attack S. Korea, they could flatten Seoul before the South's military even had its boots on. I've always been of the opinion that that's the only reason anyone, from the US or in S. Korea or anywhere else, was even willing to sit down at the table and talk to those paranoid madmen.

Ach, well, who knows what'll happen.