[plain talk]

I think if war breaks out it will escalate so fast there will be little time for anything but preplanned reactions. Any general or subordinate not towing the party line would be instantly shot, blown to bits or eaten by starving dogs. One would hope NK itself would get rid of its aggressive leadership when faced with certain doom but I have trouble seeing how that would play out.

This is why I think talks with NK would be useful to communicate their dire situation. Probably would not do any good but heck why not try?

[TigerLikesRooster]

Contrary to what many might think, such a move will only confirm N. Koreans’ belief that the situation is not indeed dire. It would be interpreted as an weakness. It is merely communicating to them that we are psychologically in a weaker position and still can be successfully intimidated. They see it as a sign that we are so afraid of pulling the trigger that chance of doing it is almost nil. We are just stroking their ego.