Hypothetically, if North Korea attempted to hit us or one of our allies with a nuclear weapon but...?

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it malfunctioned and didn't explode or fell harmlessly into the ocean, would that still trigger a nuclear retaliation from the U.S.?  

I personally believe that just making the threat of a nuclear attack should be an international crime, punishable by having all your nuclear facilities blown up by allied forces.

caspian88 · Accepted Answer

Nuclear retaliation, no, but because North Korea would never try to make a nuclear attack without attacking South Korea at the same time, we'd already be at war.

Anonymous · Answer

If that missile got close it would immediately get shot down.


And if it did fall harmlessly into the ocean, that might not trigger nuclear retaliation, but there will be a HUGE backlash against North Korea.

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its nearly impossible to shoot down an icbm with a surface to air missile.

united states no longer has the ability to launch a pre emptive war on n.k, soon iran as well

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Hey David Patterson u dumb u r live in North Korea ha we r cop call FBI look for u hostage ha. U r nazi, hitler, kkk, and other. God no mercy his soul to hell stay life god say book22-88.6 ha David Patterson fail

Anonymous · Answer

kim knows that the US has had a sub with nukes off his coast for the last 50 years . he will not do anything stupid . all this hype is from OUR military industrial complex / zionist agenda  of greed , to raise the public's fear levels to keep the pentagon budget high .

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No one here is the president, DOD secretary or some 4-star general working at The Pentagon. So no one could give you an actual answer.

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