I pray we are not looking at bombing NOK. I can’t see that ending well. Shoot down their missiles. More sanctions. Send home all their diplomats and citizens in every country we can persuade to join us. Do not go to military action on the Korea peninsula. You have one of the largest cities in the world within artillary range of thousands of guns that are concealed in heavy bunkers.
I can’t see S Korea going along with it. If China invades them from the north it could then be possible to do something. Short of that we should not initiate military action. I spent a lot of time in Korea doing business from 1971 to 2005. I just cannot see starting s war with them.
Not nearly enough good information out there to assess this yet.
The “neglect” of the last 8 years has weakened our military and emboldened our enemies around the world. It was practically written in the sky in big bold print that with a new administration that takes national security seriously, some military actions and posturing was going to occur. Otherwise our enemies would just become even more belligerent at a weak looking US.
Obama and company not only ignored the threats, they intentionally tried to minimize and hide them.
I personally don’t know how close NK is to having a deliverable nuclear missile, but they certainly haven’t been shy about testing or threats. If they are close to any operational system that can deliver the bomb, that capability needs to be neutered now. The same applies to Iran.
South Korea would probably prefer not to have to endure the military option, but they also would not want a nuclear NK. Same for PRC and Japan. If we have to take out the threat, the NK govt likely collapses. The bigger problem is who and how the void is filled. China wont want a reunited Korea unless its under their influence. The US doesn’t need to be getting into a ground war, but we have a defense agreement with South Korea.