If North Korea were to invade South Korea, South Korea with US support would win

You claim that if North Korea went to war their true military numbers would swell up to 18 million when officially their current standing army is a very overblown estimation. North Korea has a standing army of just over 1.1 million people, but if every person in North Korea aged 17 to 49 were to all be forced into the military, their military numbers would only total 12.93 million. Please provide a source for where you get your 18 million people army because North Korea only has a population of 24 million. On another note of the 13 Million people aged 17 to 49 in North Korea you would still have to factor in how many of those people are actually fit to serve in the military so 12.93 million is actually the optimistic level of troops North Korea could muster, the true total of maximum military they could have would be around 10 million. If North Korea forced every available person into the military to fight the South, wouldn't they do the same? South Korea only has a standing army of about 600,000 without US support but if they too were to force everyone 17-49 into their military then they're true military might would total about 11 million people. So in an all out war South Korea would be able to almost match North Korea's military. Also consider the logistics of each country having to supply such a military. North Korea's population totals at 24 million people, and in a 12 million man army that leaves one civilian left to supply one soldier. South Korea on the other hand has 49 million in population and with their 12 million man army they would be able to have 3 men supply every 1 soldier, so logistics wise that would give South Korea a very large advantage. As for North Korea's Navy, the true number of naval ships they have is 700 ships and 1600-1700 aircraft, but most of these armaments are old Chinese or Russian models that are very out of date. South Korea on the other hand has 170 ships and 500 aircraft that are very modern. It is almost a fact that the North Korean air force would lose to the South Korean air force under any circumstance of war, and the same goes for the navy. http://www.examiner.com... http://www.rjkoehler.com... So already the modernization of South Korea's military to the North give the South a very good chance of winning the war. With US support already there the modernization factor only further tips the scale of battle into their favor. As for Morale I have already shown how the North struggles to even feed their military, being malnourished would surely cut into their morale, especially during war time when supplies would dwindle... The payment of troops in North Korea isnt something South Korean troops dont have, they have it too and they dont have to bribe people to get more money... Lastly the fear factor, the reason South Korea fears the North is because they fear that North Korea would start the war because that is the last thing the South wants. They do not fear the north for their laughable military power, and with US support the "fear" that you claim South Korea has would die out very quickly http://www.flightglobal.com... http://en.wikipedia.org...'s_Army http://b-29s-over-korea.com... http://www.google.com... http://en.wikipedia.org... http://www.americanthinker.com... http://www.abc.net.au... http://www.strategypage.com... To summarize: 1) North Korea's military is very weak and rather primitive 2) If both countries were to enlist every able bodied person then the numbers would almost break even 3) South Korea's military and economic superiority can help them supply a vast army whereas North Korea could not 4) North Korea's Navy and Air force are horribly out of date technology wise whereas South Korea's is very modern 5) North Korean troops have a low morale, as I have previously shown 6) South Koreans fear the North might start a war, they do not fear them for their military might.