US side
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Usa need NK as a political excuse to be present in the area and eventually keeping a pressure on China, the proxy is SK.
NK side
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NK need USA "threat" as a reason for its own existence, btw China enjoyed this proxy country for a while
Theres no plan, Kim want to make his country a complete nuclear power, and at some point it will not be possible to stop him at all. The ultimate step is probably owning long range submarines with SBLM & true hydrogen bomb, meaning even if NK is atomized by 100% they will still be able to strike, also meaning there will be more missiles & nuclear tests in the next months.
Also add those parameters;
- China do not want usa proxy country at its borders (SK)
- China could be happy to grab the dirt (10 trillions NK natural ressources), in case of a complete mess
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Kim will probably go crazy and start to troll the whole world, insulting USA all the time, asking the removal of bases and ships etc... Usa may only be able to reply with TV show comedies about Kim, making him so mad he will push the button, ignoring everything, his people, his own life...
Thats the risk actually, theres few chances, but at this level such kind of risk is unacceptable.
This post was edited by Saucisson6000 on Aug 8 2017 08:08pm