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Originally Posted by scoundrel
The North Koreans are highly belligerent and unstable in their conduct towards the outside world but with them it is all about keeping the ruling family in power. They need to maintain a permanent state of emergency for internal political reasons. If they were bigger they would be a bigger threat because they are very capable of invading South Korea should they believe they could defeat the place. As things are, they maintain a huge military for a country with so little resources and in the main the purpose is defensive. There can be little doubt that the United States would crush them like beetles if they were weaker, and if China could be relied on to do nothing, but of course neither of these preconditions is met.
In the end, China is the country most likely to crush North Korea. There is clear evidence that China is unhappy with her neighbour and ally. But China is a conservative power when it comes to military actions and would not attack North Korea casually or without a really strong cause for action.
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There is a long history of countries ridding themselves of the likes of Kim Jong-un. He has been executing memers of the inner circle. I expect some of that crowd will decide to take him out as a matter of self preservation in the near future. He does not appear to have Stalin's cunning.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/north-korea...-fears-1568669
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...125_story.html