What hold the US do if North Korea tests a nuclear bomb?

Question

There has been reported activity at bomb testing sites in North Korea, and much of the world is worrying, what should we do if they succesfully test the bomb.

Answer 1

Test a nuke of our own at these coordinates: 39°02′N 125°45′E. That is Pyongyang if you are interested.

Answer 2

Nothing! the Americans are not foolish enough to attack another country when there is nothing to be gained from doing so." I know you'll be thinking about Iraq!", but we all know that its the oil which is the real prize in that theatre..

North and south Korea are divided along the 38 parallel, this came about through the last Korean war 1950- 1953.. That war ravaged the whole of Korea killing thousands!. It was fought under the UN with America providing the leadership and most of the military personnel and material. with other UN member nations providing troops also..

Since then the south has prospered, while the north has slipped into isolation, with only the soviet union, and Chinese Cuba, and Iran Syria for allies.. G W Bush called some of this motley collection of communist and terror crazed nuclear wannabees the axis of evil..

Should the north test a nuclear weapon, then all America can do is protest to the UN Since there are all ready sanctions in place its hard to see what else could be done. If the Americans did bomb nuclear sites in the north ! - then the north would retaliate by invading the south.. There are upwards of one million troops facing each other across the 38 parallel . The resultant war would make what's going in Iraq look like a walk in the park! - and bring the whole region into turmoil and most likely cause all the financial markets around the world to crash starting a huge economic depression.

Since the last Korean war, things have changed!, The idealism of a powerful UN has been replaced by inept toothless cynicisum toward the UN- while all the hard won good will for America has dwindled and has be squandered by successive US government shambolic foreign policy decisions..

Lets hope that the north Koreans don't test any bombs huh!...

Answer 3

Blockade the North Korea coast where nothing will go in
or come out, halt any air traffic and the next time they have one of their parades, BOMB THEM!!!!

Answer 4

We should mind our own business. We have to learn to leave these countries alone and stop telling everyone what we want them to do. We should build up our arsenal to the hilt and if anyone fu-ks with us, we unload the most massive attack that has ever been seen.

Answer 5

It's going to obviously be tested underground. The U.S. will scream about it but they will try to force china to deal with that little pipsqueek over there..