We have to—and we can. We have 100X the population, 1000X the economy, and 1000X the nukes they do. They know striking first is suicide.https://twitter.com/ArmsControlWonk/status/921357753720991744 …
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The Russians lost over 20 million in WWII. I believe KJU would sacrifice millions if he thought it would be the end of the USA/Japan.
North Korea only *has* 25 million. Soviet Union could lose 20 millions and still have +100 million. North Korea cannot.
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Separately, we should remember that the Soviets lost that many not because they were warmongers, but because they were invaded by Nazis.
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They lost that many because they were actually suffering a genuine existential threat. They did not risk such numbers in Cold War.
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Would DPRK risk millions in the face of a truly existential attack? Probably. The US would, too. Hence deterrence.
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Would they run that risk if they could avoid it? I see no reason to assume so, and that would be historically quite remarkable if they did.
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