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  Yeah, cause invasions have proven to be extremely effective in the last 5 decades.
context: It will remain a stalemate for a while.  They want to be a begrudgingly accepted nuclear power like Pakistan.  The US and South Korea want complete denuclearization.  The north has china and Russian backing too so US and South hands tied unless North truly escalates. >
  
  What would the tipping point be though? >
  
  NK launches a nuke, it gets intercepted (cause NK is too small and AD can be close by), NK probably gets either nuked or stormed by US and SK military and stops existing as a country.
  Denuclearization is complete.