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Originally Posted by dinopoker
Actually they do. Go look at the history of when they've started acting all belligerent, what's been done as a response, and when they start back up again. Basically they've been paid off for like 30 years now and it's been working fine. Lots of brinksmanship for sure, but nobody so far has died that I'm aware of. Hell the US has probably made a profit off the deals.
It's not like there are any other good options by the way. It's basically either a) you pay him off or b) you go in there and kill him. But since option b would probably result in about five million dead Koreans and about 150,000 dead American soldiers -- and that's to say nothing of the trillion or so dollars it would cost -- it's not really a very attractive notion if you ask me.
Has it been? More importantly, does the Trump administration think so?
Here are the dates of the five nuclear tests the N. Koreans have conducted:
Oct, 2006
May, 2009
Feb., 2013
Jan., 2016
Sept., 2016
It's no wonder ppl are alarmed and additional tests could create a tipping point.
Experts say the N. Koreans are building up their stockpile (estimates of 13-21 weapons now).
We see the N. Koreans taking active steps to perfect their missle delivery systems.
How is all this progress taking place if everything is working fine?
Should the West just allow the N. Koreans to perfect their delivery systems and produce more weapons? Would appeasement embolden the Iranians to push their nuclear program forward?
These are certainly tricky questions. Unforunately, several foreign policy experts don't see the U.S. standing idly by while this happens. Things are coming to a head quickly. What really sucks is that the timing is taking place during the Orange Clown's administration.