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NK is not really left alone. They face very tough sanctions daily. But I agree, broadly I think there will be an arms race for nuclear weapons amongst the small
by gonzo41 5y ago
NK is not really left alone. They face very tough sanctions daily. But I agree, broadly I think there will be an arms race for nuclear weapons amongst the smaller asian countries.
- hef19898 5y agoSanctions, sure. But no real military conflict, or attempted regime change by anyone, since the end of the Korean War. NK is at peace with its neighbors (meaning direct military conflict) almost as long as Europe is (ignoring the non-EU countries for now). On top of that, the nuclear arsenal allowed NK to get away with a ton of human rights abuses and all the other shit, like shooting missiles over Japan, for decades.
- dtech 5y agoI think it's simplistic to just put that on "NK have nukes". They also have support from China, who want them as a buffer and don't want to deal with the refugees from the state collapsing.
- einpoklum 5y ago> But no real military conflict NK and the US are still in a state of war, I believe. US vessels and other kinds of armaments are semi-surrounding it, and again IIRC there are occasional joint military exercises of the US and SK.