North Korea shoots off another ballistic missile. Taunting Trump further.
They keep pushing the envelope. Can’t say North Korea is too concerned about a US attack. Which appears to be bound to happen.
Then again, this may be North Korea’s end game – start a war, lose the war, get forcibly reunified with South Korea. PROFIT!!
Not that I think the leader (either NK’s or the US’s) is smart enough to plan that way – but his generals might be. The leader will be held responsible. The generals and all the other military men will benefit from losing such a war.
I’m not sure if anyone ever considered that angle.
Well, so far NK has proven to no longer be beholden to, or listen, to China – so letting the US bust NK would just let them save face.
China might insist on maintain NK as a separate neutral ‘buffer Zone’ though – then again, they only have themselves to blame.
To be quite honest, China is a toothless and clawless tiger, that pretends it has both.
Also, to be quite honest – ANY other US administration, I,would be confident of being able to pull off a swift victory. The current guys in charge, not so much.