Well put. People love a chicken little story, but it isn’t quite as easy as it is portrayed. And even if it was, that nation still has to consider what the SSBNs will do to them in return.
Mutually assured destruction works just fine. And the Norks aren’t stupid. They have simply been conditioned over 20 years that bluster and threats, followed by a minor provocation, results in fool. fuel, money, supplies, and nuclear reactors being given to them.
And they correctly assess that the America-hating, bowing, gay marxist in the white house will appease them.
We have no idea if MAD is going to work with NK. Sometimes, an insane person, by a fluke, gets into power. Think of Caligula, and his insanity. A third-generation Dear Leader is, to me, quite possibly insane. If you can prove otherwise, please do so.
We are smart. We look for things.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmGvYDLsj4