It's making me nervous. I think the regime there is pretty irrational by Western standards and I see nothing but trouble down the road. I also think it's encouraging that the UN security Council seems united on this subject. It's so common to have China or Russia veto any reasonable move that I expected it to happen here too.
One thing I know, North Korea would not be an easy country to "invade". It has many of the physical characteristics of Afghanistan (mountains, dispersed industry, etc.), but it also has a large standing army with big guns trained on Seoul. I think at the slightest provocation, Seoul would be a smoking hole. And, we are already stretched far too thin to even think about military action against North Korea.
To me, it seems like North Korea really wants to be recognized as a major player among the nations of the world. Having nuclear capability gives them a huge boost in that direction.
- Jack
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Reason: Fixed a little typo ("too", not "to")
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