well in a political and economic standpoint, posturing yun ng north eh. nothing to lose kasi sila, bagsak economy nila, nagugutom mga tao nila (may famine sila), they need help. the south stands to lose more and probably thats what the north is thinking. posturing dito para mapilitan sila makipagnegotiate para hindi magkaron ng gera, which in turn they could get the help they need. hindi ba may balak na negotiations pero most likely they will still encounter the same problems as before BUT now because of the incident, the south might be more tolerant of the demands of the north just to avoid war diba. mas malaki nga naman magiging damage sa south pag nagkaron ng war.