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Should the government conduct military strikes against North Korea in order to destroy their long-range missile and nuclear weapons capabilities?

Should the U.S. conduct military strikes against North Korea in order to destroy their long-range missile and nuclear weapons capabilities?

In January of 2016, North Korea announced that it detonated its first hydrogen bomb. CBS News reported that the U.S. intelligence community is skeptical that North Korea used a thermonuclear device. The blast was in single-digit kilotons, and a thermonuclear device is measured in megatons. North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has been more ambitious than his father in the pursuit of long-range missiles and nuclear weapons, even in the face of warnings from China. Proponents of military strikes argue that North Korea crossed a line with its latest test and must be stopped at all costs. Opponents argue that North Korea repeatedly lies about its missile capabilities and that the we should let other countries in the region, such as China and South Korea, address this issue.

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7%
Yes
93%
No
6%
Yes
63%
No
1%
Yes, we cannot risk the launch of a nuclear weapon
18%
No, we must use every diplomatic option first
8%
No, and I am not convinced that North Korea has or is capable of developing a long-range nuclear missile
3%
No, we should let China address this issue
0%
No, North Korea is not an immediate threat to our country

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 @8HW6GDC from California  answered…6yrs6Y

if we can lower tensions that would be better but if not then yes

 @3PYYHYSfrom Texas  answered…6yrs6Y

No, we need to find another diplomatic option. Once we go after North Korea, they are just waiting to drop an H Bomb on us and it will open the world to a gigantic world war that frankly, we cannot afford to lose.

 @3PZ5G5Kfrom Missouri  answered…6yrs6Y

Like Iran military strikes will be ineffective because we have dithered so long they are now extremely well protected from a military strike; we should asymmetrically attack N Korea and Iran to destroy their nuclear program(s). Cyber attack, infiltration of components that don't work, assassination of key personnel, we should do everything at our disposal to stop these people whose stated intention is to kill us for being us.

 @3PY7Y5Pfrom Missouri  answered…6yrs6Y

No, but we should use economic pressure to cause North Korea to collapse.

 @3PXRYXK from Arizona  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, along with other nations threatened by their capabilities. We are not the sole police presence of the world.

 @3PZ2BFTfrom Kansas  answered…6yrs6Y

I think all forms of deterrence should be on the table when it comes to North Korea and their nuclear weapon capabilities.

 Deleted from  answered…4yrs4Y

No, attack N.Korea when N.Korea start a war.

 @3PXX3SHfrom Florida  answered…6yrs6Y

No, South Korea must be the country to take action with the full backing of the United States.

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