Is North Korea really run by a crazy despot who believes his country (or any country) can really win a nuclear war? Probably not. In fact, he may have more sense than most of us give him credit for. Remember, he is a rich spoiled young man running one of the poorest and most isolated countries on earth, and he has gained the world's attention with its military. This article provides excellent insight into this isolated nation.
Importantly, North Korea's bellicose rhetoric gives us a rare glimpse into a regime that is terrified of itself, its people, and the rest of the world. As the article mentions, Kim Jung-un, until recently a spoiled kid running around his grandfather's estate, is likely flexing strength but displaying his weakness. No one (aside from possibly David Cameron) truly believes that North Korea can strike the United States with a missile, much less a nuclear missile. Thus, one side must eventually back down, and it probably won't be the one with the nuclear-capable bombers and a missile-defense system. Though, maybe it should be to a certain extent.
Unfortunately, no one knows exactly what North Korea is capable of. Hopefully a lesson we won't learn from North Korea is that ignorance and arrogance (both on display to varying degrees in America's response) may be deadly.
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