US Military Threat on North Korea Necessary for Successful Diplomacy, Say Experts

Spectators listen to a television news brodcast of a statement by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, before a public television screen outside the central railway station in Pyongyang on September 22, 2017.ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images

As the United States adds more warships to the Korean theater and conducts more advanced military drills, the prospect of a diplomatic solution improves, say a range of experts.

Recently, both a former general and a current CIA analyst have affirmed the necessity of keeping both North Korea and it’s key lifeline, China, convinced that the United States is prepared to use force should a nuclear attack from North Korea become a credible threat.