I worry about this.  I fear that those in power in North Korea might be so out of touch with reality that they might believe that they could get away with a nuclear strike.  I fear that they might believe that this could be used as leverage to remove some of the sanctions against them.

It might be better to strike soon.  We need to consider whether we are willing to accept a North Korea with a robust nuclear arsenal - with the ability to strike at targets in North America.  We either need to accept this, or we need to attack North Korea, with the goal of removing their nuclear production and nuclear research capabilities.

Of course, that also leads to problem of how China would react to such an attack.  By far the best outcome would be for China to realize that the West will not tolerate such an unstable nuclear armed state, and for them to act to prevent the nuclear buildup in North Korea.

I wonder if this is being quietly encouraged by China, as a test of the resolve of the West.

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