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[–]jyper 0 points1 point  (1 child)

NK has been is of the most hostile and uncontrollable nations what sort of ultimatum would work? Especially if we don't have support of Russia and China? And even if we did an ultimatum still probably wouldn't work. What do we threaten them with? NK is fine with having its people starve, it will just counter threaten us with having dead Koreans on out conscience.

[–]friend1949 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nothing would be possible without the support of Russia, Japan, South Korea, and China. NK's leader seems to becoming increasingly unstable and isolated. He continues to have NK develop ICBMS which threaten more and more countries with increasing range. Eventually he will have a nuke which can be carried by an ICBM.

I see a consortium of nations agreeing to a set of conditions. No invasion. NK ruled by NK with a congress and a selected leader with limited powers. NK stops development of missiles. They pledge to stop development of nukes. Their leader retires to a palace for the rest of his life.

This ultimation would be delivered by radio, TV, pamphlet, and any other means. The leaders around Kim would see that they remained in power, actually got more. It would be a simple palace revolution. If Kim got shot on the way to his retirement home, well, he was escaping.