can we just fight the war already and get rid of north korea's regime please
realistically speaking it'll be a bloody war if we don't nuke them. tactical superiority in a highly defensible environment supersedes a technological disadvantage pretty thoroughly. and if we do nuke them, then what about the fallout? what about their inevitable retaliation via striking sk and japan?
this all ignores china as well
the US is the world hegemon. its incredibly powerful military is extremely slow to mobilize on a large scale because the military is dispersed throughout the globe, serving american interests. it would be a logistical nightmare to invade NK, even if we get to land in SK first.