The Vietnam War Radiation On The Korean Peninsula

The Vietnam War is not only a hot war of the Cold War, but is a historical event which directly affect the security and stability of Northeast Asia. After the start of the Cold War, the United States to establish a "domino" theory under the containment policy,guidance for the establishment in Vietnam, and the "special war" to upgrade to a local war in1964. Bogged down in aggression quagmire war, the United States is wish put on justice coat, called allies. Park Chung-hee government to ensure that the USFK to remain on the Korean peninsula in response to the United States called, Dragon Force、Tiger Force、the White Horse forces totaling more than50,000people has dispatched to South Vietnam, become to second military strength. Park Chung-hee government in this initiative not only to retain the USFK and to break the bottleneck of economic take-off funds, achieve the modernization of the army, reversing the dependence of the U. S. diplomatic situation. In addition to the positive impact, send troops to accelerate the advent of the Korean dictatorship, military culture spread to the bottom of society, the international community is condemned. More frightening is that the war-affected Korean society, rampant money worship, the South Korean veterans and their descendants the aftermath of the "agent orange" mutilation is painful.Early in the Vietnam War, North Korea did not give too much attention, but when realized that the war not only to send troops to Korea-US relations, but South Korea has accumulated combat experience, beginning support North Vietnam from the material multifaceted assistance to the spirit. In order to help "brother countries", forcing the USFK pull out from the Korean Peninsula, and provide an enabling environment to achieve reunification. And expressed support for North Vietnam, North Korea also against the United States and South Korea.Influenced by the Vietnam War, South-North relation was extremely tense in the60s. South Korean expectations caused by the United States attaches importance to the manufacture of friction; North Korea trying to build a revolutionary organization similar to the"South Vietnam National United Front "to the penetration of South Korea. Escalation of the war, North Korea is more recognized the Vietnam War will make South Korea a security blank, so as to continuously rise to a dispute near the military demarcation line, has appeared in the attack Cheong Wa Dae event,"Pueblo" incident, North-South relations become to the most intense year in1968. As a response, South Korea continue to seek U.S. assistance, has greatly strengthened the self-defense, the formation of the reserve army of local police reverse osmosis. Kim11Sung determine the "theme" is the only system of thought of North Korea, Park Chung-hee to the militarization of the direction of development. Into the1970s, the Vietnam War ended in the failure of the United States, along with the introduction of the "Nixon Doctrine", part of USFK out of Korea, Sorth-North relations are gradually easing. And signed<South-North Joint Declaration> in1972. With the bridgehead forces clash of East and West during the Cold War, Vietnam toward reunification, the Korean Peninsula still split which closely related with the location.