North Korea War

One of the primary reasons the United States should avoid going to war with North Korea is because it could possibly result in millions of causalities. In an article published by ‘Business Insider’ titled “Here’s What a War between North Korea and The United States Could do to The Global Economy” it is stated “Clearly, the biggest and most important impact of any conflict between the US and North Korea — either nuclear or conventional — would be a catastrophic loss of life and huge human suffering.” This statement is very relevant because any military action between these two countries could result in thousands of lives lost. North Korea is currently testing missiles that could reach mainland United States. These missiles could whip out entire towns and cities and kill …show more content…
Conflict between U.S and North Korea Explored” it is stated by Charles K. Armstrong that “The number of Korean dead, injured or missing by war’s end approached three million, ten percent of the overall population.” This percentage of people is an enormous amount of the overall population for only three years of war. This percentage also only includes the amount of Korean casualties. There were also many other causalities for countries that participated in the Korean War such as, The United States. However, the next war could have an even more detrimental effect on the amount of casualties. This is because the Korean War did not include any nuclear warfare. Whereas the war that may occur between the United States and North Korea now, will begin with nuclear missiles from North Korea. Additionally, it is unclear where North Korea may decide to launch a nuclear missile because there are many places the missile could reach that would affect the United States, such as United States territories and Allies. This makes it hard for the United States and their allies to plan in advance if a nuclear missile is