The US can always do nothing considering its awesome power.
Wiping out a nation or two seems would cause the greatest global shame for everyone. Should America use unimaginable power to subdue a noxious mosquito? The compulsion to use such power is frightening. North Korea has no forcing move to play, it does not have a Sente move.(from Go strategy) Only bluff… vib From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Owen Densmore Sent: August-09-17 4:41 PM To: Complexity Coffee Group Subject: [FRIAM] What are the scenarios? Game theory? >From BBC a reasonable summary: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40879485 My question is simple: what *are* the alternatives? Is there an interesting game theoretic analysis? The toughest part is that South Korea is being held hostage. NK can devastate SK even if hit with a pre-emptive strike. As rash as Trump's bluster has been, the real question remains: what is the reasonable response to NK's threat. - Preemptive Strike? Likely a loser unless it is so massive as to obliterate every human in NK. SK would be seriously damaged in the aftermath. - Wait 'til NK strikes? Again, hardly reasonable. - Anti-missile defense? Possibly, but you just gotta miss one for apocalypse. And what do you do if you *do* succeed? SK is still hostage. - Tit for Tat? Well, only in the bluster game. Our threats will match yours & vice versa. Has anyone heard of an interesting strategy? -- Owen
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