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Originally Posted by Sliver
Kim Jong-Un would have to be the dumbest guy on the planet if he didn't try to get nuclear weapons. The USA is absolutely a nuclear threat to his country and the only real defense is having nuclear weapons of his own.
Also, not sure if you wrote the post from 1987 or what, but he already has nukes, anyway.
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I think your wrong on this.
Without Nukes, America would reply to threats conventionally, currently under their rules of engagement Nukes would really only be used in the event of an attack using weapons of mass destruction on a ally.
With Nukes the forces dimension completely changes.
But now, Japan will certainly look at a nuclear curtain, especially since North Korea has seemingly reached the warhead stage of their nuclear program. North Korea will probably also now have a SIOP plan dedicated to it.
The minute that you join the nuclear club you open yourself up to being nuked.