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RE: say wha???
By Darkskypoet on 2/9/2009 7:07:50 AM , Rating: 2
This is it exactly. NK would never launch a nuke against another country, unless they were brutally invaded. The 'cold war' lessons learned guidebook (lol) has taught many nations one important fact; If you have nukes, other nations, even super powers, don't invade you. Conversely, if you don't have nukes; you had better spend your self into near oblivion supporting a massive conventional armed force, or you will be on the target list.

Their are 2 reasons the United States did not go after North Korea, 1) China 2) The losses in Iraq would have looked like a bubble bath in comparison. As NK can't depend on China to protect them, they feel they are in a position where they have to divert every penny of their GDP (that they possibly can, and even some they can't) to maintaining a large battle ready Armed Forces. Nukes and a delivery platform change that equation and allow them to curtail some of their conventional force spending.

Its that simple. Its that rational. Nukes = less extensive conventional forces. Especially when you aren't trying to police the world, but simply defending your borders.

RE: say wha???

