User blog comment:Freelance Grammar Nazi/World Cup?/@comment-2056547-20100616025133

Mh, yes, we have a Mutual Defense Treaty with South Korea, which was drafted in 1953 and, as far as I know, continues into today. The full text can be read here: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/kor001.asp

I agree with Watermint, it would be an "Everyone v North Korea" war, but it'd probably still be devastating, especially for innocent North Koreans. Ultimately Korea DPR (lol at the last part) has no real allies; you could drop names like China, Russia, and Iran, but considering the fall of the USSR and China's recent moves towards capitalism, I wouldn't see them backing NK if it came down to a global bitch fight. As for Iran... well, no one really knows. Both Iran and NK are typically labeled "rogue states," so whether they'd back each other in a war is very much up in the air. Bottom line, worrying superpowers like China and Russia wouldn't risk what they have backing a dark horse like Korea DPR.

Wait... I just realized that I was the one who brought this up, and basically answered myself... I hate when that happens...