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South Korea will lose 80% of its population in 50 years and eventually reach zero if trends continue, while North Korea outlasts it and could extort South Korea.

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50-year horizon (2076). South Korea's TFR actually ticked up to 0.80 in 2025 (four-year high), though population decline projections remain severe.

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So, in 50 years' time, South Korea will lose 80% of its people.
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North Korea will create tension on the Korean Peninsula, destabilizing Japan and the US while the US is distracted in the Middle East; the Russia-North Korea defense pact will make sense within a couple of years.

North Korea raised tensions in Sept 2026: two ballistic missile tests in about a week (Sept 20), and Kim Yo Jong threatened 'more offensive' responses to US-led drills. This is routine provocation, not major destabilization. Deadline 2028.

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Said May 21, 2026no deadline
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