1. It would never reach the US
2. Shortly after it was launched, NK would cease to exist.
[1. It would never reach the US]
It wouldn’t have to. There are already two NK satellites orbiting above the US....
Why are you so certain about that?
2. Shortly after it was launched, NK would cease to exist.
And the EMP still goes off, blowing out the US power grid with all that implies. Are you claiming this would be a victory for the US?
My thoughts exactly. But even if Number 1 were untrue, Number 2 would still be a fact. I’m certain the US Nuclear Forces infrastructure is well hardened against such an attack.
Yep,if such was attempted it would not matter if it was a successful detonation or not, shortly after several long dark shadows (approximately 560 feet long) would appear in the water,close to the surface, near the Island of Japan. There soon would be a tremendous noise as each of those dark objects opened over a score of water tight hatches and multiple missile shaped objects streaked into the heavens (up to 100 for each long dark shadow) and not long after that the nation of North Korea would cease to exist.
Premise number 1 is no longer functional.
Premise number 2 doesn’t matter if the US loses the bulk, even if not all, it’s electrical infrastructure.
Texas might survive it. Most don’t know this, but the Texas grid is free-standing. They may have been smart enough to buy back up transformers and mount them in place so that they can reconnect the transmission lines a day after an attack.
That’s all it would take in a lot of cases. Generation spares is another issue.