# Mass Evacuation of Seoul Question **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 11, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-evacuation-of-seoul-question/793341 "2017-08-11T15:48:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-evacuation-of-seoul-question/793341/21 "2017-08-12T02:18:59Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Metropolitan Seoul has about 25 million people in 4500 sq. mi., about 80% the size of the Connecticut. What makes you think that North Korea is going to politely limit its strikes to the downtown area? Even if by some fluke of idiot planning, they concentrated entirely on the densest city areas, and people somehow knew this, it would be worse. It takes two hours to get from New York City to eastern Connecticut on I-95 on an average day. Rush hour delays can push that over two hours much closer in. So the best case scenario on the best road is beyond your deadline. Any real panic would shut down all roads at once. > > Mass evacuation of metropolitan areas is a fantasy. This. Each individual climbs into the nearest basement and hopes for the best. Which means Dad’s at work, Mom’s at home, and the kids are at their various schools. Each totally isolated from all the others until the attack is over a week later. Short advance notice is utterly useless. A decision to shut down Seoul = shut down the country’s economy and have the populace flee to the hinterlands could be implemented over span of 2-3 weeks using massive numbers of troops to enforce the evacuation and maintain order. But that won’t happen. War isn’t pretty or convenient. If it does come to it, we’re going to see the kinds of destruction that yahoos thought was funny when it was happening to Iraqis. ---
**Author:** ![Okrahoma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90db22/32.png) [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2017, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-evacuation-of-seoul-question/793341/22 "2017-08-12T02:37:25Z")
> [@dolphinboy](#): > > I’m assuming they don’t have shelters for 10 million people, but even if they do NK will certainly notice if everyone starts heading to a shelter, so the same questions would apply. > **[South Korea prepares emergency shelters](https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/south-korea-prepares-emergency-shelters-440680)** > > South Korea prepares emergency shelters "There are 3919 emergency shelters across Seoul - many are housed in subway stations or underground carparks. According to local officials, evacuation shelters can be easily reached by everyone within five minutes and **can accommodate more than 20 million people**." ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2017, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-evacuation-of-seoul-question/793341/23 "2017-08-12T03:09:44Z")
> [@Okrahoma](#): > > [South Korea prepares emergency shelters](http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/south-korea-prepares-emergency-shelters-440680) > > "There are 3919 emergency shelters across Seoul - many are housed in subway stations or underground carparks. > > According to local officials, evacuation shelters can be easily reached by everyone within five minutes and **can accommodate more than 20 million people**." So each shelter can hold 5100 people? Does Evan Drake do their propaganda? ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2017, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-evacuation-of-seoul-question/793341/24 "2017-08-12T04:31:55Z")
> [@Evan\_Drake](#): > > That’s where the US has another edge to destroy an invasion; apart from present enormous mass and present overwhelming military force, the People are armed and will resist with rifles, shotguns and handguns; turning out instantly to repel all comers and destroy the enemy. The U.S. needs to immediately begin the airlifting of rifles, shotguns and handguns into South Korea (and for that matter, France, Mexico, … all our allies). American arms of course, from Henry Repeating Arms, Colt’s, Kimber, Kel-Tec, Rock River, Kahr, etc. Think of the Jobs that will be created. _Help Make America Great Again._ We should include North Korea on the list for parachute drops. Help fine North Koreans rise up against their dictator and regain their Second Amendment freedoms. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2017, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-evacuation-of-seoul-question/793341/25 "2017-08-12T11:40:43Z")
It certainly worked well for us over the longer haul after we armed the Afghans against the Soviets. It’ll be certain to work even better with the NKs. ====== - Yes, I’m being sarcastic too. As was **Evan Drake** IMO; he’s pretty much a non-fan of much of US “culture”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-evacuation-of-seoul-question/793341.md?page=1)