They don't stand in one place.
They're spread out in dense rainforrest. To put it in context it's three times the size of the Iraqi army at the time of the Iraq war, and better equipped. They have 1600ish Military aircraft. And enough artillary already pointed at Seoul to drop 5000 rounds an hour.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 9 Apr 2013, 15:59, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Poor Seoul. They still wouldn't win. You must know this.

( Kroney, Tue 9 Apr 2013, 16:02, Reply)

They could win, all they have to do is make it more costly than America/UN/NATO are willing to accept.
It's what happened in Vietnam.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 9 Apr 2013, 16:06, Reply)

Well yes, they could force a stalemate. That is what happened last time, after all. With Chinese help.
Incidentally, last time there were 1.6 million men on the NK side of the war compared to 0.9 on ours. All I'm saying is the numbers sound scary, but the reality doesn't necessarily match up.
( Kroney, Tue 9 Apr 2013, 16:08, Reply)

They might have 1600 aircraft but there are almost all 40+ years old
A couple of squadrons of MiG-29s that the pilots are barely allowed to fly in due to fuel restrictions.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 9 Apr 2013, 16:37, Reply)