Did that keep us from taking two continents (three if you count Australia) from indigenous tribesmen? No, and it won’t stop us this time with those kinds of stakes involved. At least they’ll get better food, shelter and education than they’ve been receiving.
So rape it is.
I don’t think China is just going to sit on its azz and lets us have NK. They can truck their crap in. Ours goes by sea and air. Where was the stuff you used today made? This is about nuke neutering and hopefully sneaking in some freedom and letting it take root. IMO that done without military options is a boner/I mean bonus.