... these wars were expensive, the Korean War cost the US $67 billion and Vietnam cost $140 billion . The Korean war commenced on 25 June, 1950 with the invasion of South Korea by North. At this time Kim Il Sung's made a national address in which he stated "The war which we are forced to wage is a just war for the unification and independence of the motherland and for freedom and democracy." The Americans took this act ... country has nuclear capability. The Vietnam War commenced very differently from Korea, the Korean War originated internally when North attacked South, but Vietnam was sta...

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