You're probably right. Maybe it's time for the starving people who have ALLOWED communist rule all these years to retake control of their nation. But they need to be the ones to do it. On the other hand if NK makes a move at us we can't nuke due to the fallout on our alliances, but some MOAB's dropped on the parade grounds and leaderships homes would work. Or this going after Mr Whack Job himself. A drone, a missile, and a window of opportunity. Oh I forgot Sir Gerald the Great outlawed that. Another major foreign policy blunder.
I think Mr Whack Job see's us as weak due to our active duty numbers vs deployed. About 150,000 added back to allowed active duty Army, a sizable chunk added back to the Marines, Two more carrier groups one patrolling the Sea of Japan 24/7/356 and some more AF Fighters would make his trigger finger less itchy. Using Bambino Diplomacy {Character in the Trinity movies} of turning around hauling off and smacking an enemy senseless before they have time to react is much better than meaningless U.N. resolutions.
Our best national defense is one strong enough that it makes leaders think twice about taking us on. Such a policy should rescind the EO written by Gerald Ford on the covert taking out of such leaders. Put the Pentagon in charge of it.