Originally Posted by
Arkanna
I don't even think NK successfully launching a nuke and striking either SK, Japan, or something else with it would be enough for the US to retaliate with our own nuke. Do I think we would wipe them off the face of the planet? Yes I do, but we'd do it the traditional modern way: surgical strikes against anti-air sites, cruise missiles, unmanned drone strikes ... followed by manned bombing runs ... followed by cleanup using elite ground troops like SEALs as well as armored vehicles and traditional ground troops.
We've already made the mistake of using atomic bombs once (twice, really) and I don't think the modern world would put up with use of such force, even if it was a retaliation.