“People are letting their fear get the better of them.”
Yup. People are focusing on what COULD happen rather than the likelihood of it happening. It makes no more sense for NK to attack the US than it would for Kim to kick a wild lion in the butt. He might get some satisfaction by slightly injuring the lion, but he will quickly get obliterated.
In the world I live in history as well as the daily news gives us plenty of examples of people who do murder and mayhem even at the cost of their own lives (Sometimes that too is part of their plan)just because they can.
“To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell’s heart, I stab at thee; For hate’s sake, I spit my last breath at thee”. Herman Melville
Many have ignored such men, much to their sorrow and the sorrow of others.