"Can you see the imperialists, dear Leader?" - "No, not a sign of them. Our tireless rhetoric has frightened them away!"
America could flatten North Korea in a heartbeat; could flatten it before North Korea got the kindling smoldering in one of it's glorified fireworks; but it hasn't. The debate goes back and forth: America won't attack a country with nuclear weapons - America won't remove a country that provides it a perfect excuse to keep a massive military presence in the area.
context: http://fair.org/uncategorized/north-korea-rattles-sabres-meanwhile-u-s-pretends-to-drop-nuclear-bombs-on-them/
