When I was a kid there was a lot of speculation about the Soviet Union. Everyone was afraid of nuclear war. In 1989 the SU collapsed and the Berlin wall was torn down. I was too young to understand why all of that happend but yet it happened. I think a similar thing can happen with NK. I think that the NK threat will be disarmed and the country will be open to trade. The NK people are suffering and it is time that they get some help. The leadership will probably end up like Gaddafi unless they are changed like Nebuchadnezzar. There may be some shots fired but I do not think a nuclear bomb will be dropped.