Originally Posted By: Juche
Replying on BASAMS last post. They're really exaggerating there, they don't have any intercontinental missiles, and aren't close to getting then anytime either. Doesn't matter though because they aren't going to use them on anyone. They would have nothing to win.

 Originally Posted By: Wonder Boy

It is only North Korea's proliferation potential that would warrant any military action.


And as proven by North Korean components in Syria's nuclear program that Israel bombed away a year or so ago, that proliferation began as soon as North Korea developed the beginnings of a nuclear program.
Even without ICBM's.

Although contrary to what you said, North Korea is testing missiles in recent weeks that would be able to reach the United States, and it's only a matter of years, if we don't stop them.

Again, I don't advocate U.S. all-out invasion.

I'd start with negotiating the pullout of U.S. forces in South Korea, and encouraging self-reliant military programs by South Korea and Japan (that the U.S. could always choose to, but not be obligated to, back) along with the suggestion that Japan could be develop nukes (or possibly even suggest giving Japan nukes by the U.S. ) to defend itself from N. Korea. With the goal of getting the full attention of the Chinese, who alone have the ability to neutralize North Korea's threat peacefully, and force the North Koreans to negotiate away their nukes.