The reality is that China has done something. So letting North Korea hide something is fine. There is no part of NK that our military isn’t watching. NK is very small. We can easily watch the whole thing. And by the way. We can have computers watch it for us with video play back of every day on the roads and rails and sea.
The big question is what China wants. They want us out of there. China would like the US military out of Asia and far from them. Even though we have been protecting China as much as anyone. China is generally defensive. And they don’t like military near their boarders. China would like the US to leave the western pacific so they can be the protectorate.
In the past China wanted the US to pay for NK’s upkeep. And our presidents gladly paid for peace. But now they can easily do it themselves. So the US should let NK and Chinia work it out. NK will realize that China is not the partner they want. China is probably offering a Hong Kong type arrangement. We are offering a South Korea type arrangement.
I was in charge of watching three North Korean Army corps during my second tour there and analyzing their movement and intentions for the division commander and his staff. My job during my first tour was early-warning analyst of the riskiest part of the DMZ, across from the routes to Seoul. I might as well have served during the Spanish-American War compared to the technology available today, but I’m very familiar with the place.