> I wonder how quickly North Korea’s nuke problem would be solved, if the US quietly let China know that if NK stays nuclear, the US will support Japan and Taiw

> I wonder how quickly North Korea’s nuke problem would be solved, if the US quietly let China know that if NK stays nuclear, the US will support Japan and Taiwan developing nuclear weapons. You're describing a nightmarish nuclear arms race scenario [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_arms_race https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_arms_race