Do you consider losing millions of residents to nuclear, biological, chemical or conventional attack much difficulty? The DPRK military may go down but they can flatten South Korea's population centers.
The North doesn't have the capacity to lauch a nuclear missle. Any other missle launch would have to be part of a first strike by the Norks and I think there is zero chance of that. And even if they did, I think the Aegis system could take them out. That leaves artillery which is a problem, but a manageable one.