I think we're into hyerbole here. The idea that a North Korean missile might actually reach a target that far, thus far, seems laughable. You almost hope they woul fire one off, because it's pretty much guaranteed to malfunction somewhere along they way and do nothing more than irradiate some fish.
And that's one less kiloton warhead that can be used against South Korea.
The big question with nuclear war in North Korea is how to respond in a way that doesn't even slightly risk bringing China in. Because then its all into the guts of World War III.
In a weird sort of way, it almost works in Noth Korea's favour to try pop one off because a 'sane' US administration would have to worry about China's reaction, so it can afford to go over the edge without loosing too much and maybe understanding that the world knows that. America has to wonder about what the rest of the world thinks about it before creating Lake Pyongyang.
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And that's one less kiloton warhead that can be used against South Korea.
The big question with nuclear war in North Korea is how to respond in a way that doesn't even slightly risk bringing China in. Because then its all into the guts of World War III.
In a weird sort of way, it almost works in Noth Korea's favour to try pop one off because a 'sane' US administration would have to worry about China's reaction, so it can afford to go over the edge without loosing too much and maybe understanding that the world knows that. America has to wonder about what the rest of the world thinks about it before creating Lake Pyongyang.
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