North Korea treats all notions of opposition as signs of hostility whether its through military or political means.
For that reason countries tread very carefully around North Korean affairs but I really don't think we need to be that cautious.
Semi-usable nuclear weapons are NK's only real threat. They contribute virtually nothing in the world economy. Whereas disagreements with actual countries with actual economies and military like China and Russia hold much greater influence.
We do give NK a lot more credit than they really deserve.
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It's not really about the threat that NK poses though. If we go to war against them, Americans will die. China has also said they would defend NK if we initiated the war. I don't really care about their meaningless threats, but I do care when they torture and kill American citizens.