Preemptive Strikes, Decapitation Options and Other Ways to Reduce Death Toll in War With North Korea

Preemptive Strikes, Decapitation Options and Other Ways to Reduce Death Toll in War With North Korea
North Korean soldiers march during a military parade past Kim Il-Sung square marking the 60th anniversary of the Korean war armistice in Pyongyang on July 27, 2013. Soldiers marching with backpacks with the symbol for radioactivity on them are said by a Chinese netizen to have been carrying foam boards. Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images
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No one, not even North Korea, believes it could win a war against the United States. But much of how a war would unfold depends on two things: who strikes first and how accurately the United States can identify and take out North Korean missile and artillery positions.
Matthew Little
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Matthew Little is a senior editor with Epoch Health.