Published by Activision, first-person shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 centers its single-player campaign on a surprise North Korean invasion of South Korea, forcing players to defend the country as war spreads across the peninsula. The game’s depiction of Seoul under attack has ignited debate in South Korea, with some critics concerned that the storyline could deepen hostility toward North Korea. 
According to The Korea Herald, independent South Korean lawmaker Han Dong-hoon took to Facebook on Oct. 23, 2026, to publicly urge President Lee Jae Myung to play the game himself.
“I recommend that the president play this game and experience firsthand the devastating consequences of inadequate defense preparedness,” Han wrote. “I hope the sight of Seoul reduced to ashes in the game will forever remain confined to a fictional world.”
Responding to concerns that the game could inflame tensions between North and South Korea, Han argued, “North Korea’s invasion of South Korea on June 25, 1950, is a historical fact, and the North Korean military threat remains an undeniable reality today.” Rather than criticizing the game for portraying a North Korean invasion, he said, people should consider the question it raises: Is South Korea prepared if war breaks out again?
Han also used the controversy to criticize the Lee administration’s national security policies. He questioned whether its push to transfer wartime operational control and scale back joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises could weaken the country’s defenses. Han further noted that North Korea has codified the potential preemptive use of nuclear weapons under certain circumstances, questioning whether the Lee administration is taking the threat seriously enough.
“Peace cannot be preserved through vague hopes that the other side will act in good faith,” Han emphasized. “It can only be protected by anticipating the worst and preparing for it.”
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