User blog comment:PitaKang/Funday Monday 2: Could South Korea defeat a North Korean invasion?/@comment-7576024-20130426071625

I agree with your analysis. N. Korea has focues since the '50s on its military, and yet they cannot take South Korea.

One thing the algorithims tend to skip, I feel, is how difficult it is to take over some places. For example, S. Koreans would fight tooth and nail against the invading N. Koreans, to prevent themselves from being dominated by a tyrannical dictator.

On the other hand, N. Koreans, who have been so brainwashed, feel that S. Koreans would be worse than their current regime. They would also fight to repulse an attack.

As we saw in the Korean War, a lot of fighting was to take cities, not just in the open. These factors make your conclusion spot on.