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So what are we talking about? well, north carolina was accused of sinking torpedoing a south korean ship. so one of the provications could be north korean ships going into these disputed waters which they have in the past. also air. north korean jets flying into south korean airspace. they came close to violating the dmz just last year. south korea had to scramble four fighter jets in response. and finally, shelling these border islands like they did a couple years ago, that also would very likely invite a response. some of the other reasons are to step up the cooperation between u.s. and south korean troops as well as act as a deterrent. for example, just recently, he threatened to wipe out entire south korean military units on some of the other border islands. erin? chris, a lot of people watching will say okay, so does this open america up to more serious conflict, to war? reporter: it actually opens the u.s. up to smaller conflicts. but those smaller conflicts are more likely t ....
The threshold for american military involvement in a possible war with north korea. in the face of mounting threats from the young untested dictator of the country, the u.s. is getting ready to fight back. now while the nearly 30,000 american troops in south korea are already obligated to defend that country in the vent of an all out war, under the new plan, the troops could fight in direct response just to provications from north korea. it could be a significant difference from the way things are right now. pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is outfront tonight. chris, what is this new agreement mean for american troops and the threshold where they would be in conflict? reporter: erin, it basically puts it down on paper in formalizes the agreement that the u.s. is going to be a part of this defense right from the get go. not just all out war but even the small scale attacks. so what are we talking about? well, north carolina was accused of sinking torpedoing a south ....
The small scale attacks. so what are we talking about? well, north carolina was accused of sinking torpedoing a south korean ship. so one of the provications could be north korean ships going into these disputed waters which they have in the past. also air. north korean jets flying into south korean airspace. they came close to violating the dmz just last year. south korea had to scramble four fighter jets in response. and finally, shelling these border islands like they did a couple years ago, that also would very likely invite a response. some of the other reasons are to step up the cooperation between u.s. and south korean troops as well as act as a deterrent. for example, just recently, he threatened to wipe out entire south korean military units on some of the other border islands. erin? chris, a lot of people watching will say okay, so does ....