With Pyongyang only months away from realizing a nuclear attack force capable of reaching the United States, President Trump has decisions to make not seen since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
To understand North Korea (NK), we need to look closely at their military. They have spent much of their nation's treasure on their capability to wage war, to the detriment of many of their people.
North Korea currently ranks 23 out of 133 countries in military power. Their manpower, the backbone of any military organization, is important in any war of attrition. Some nations, although technologically powerful, cannot sustain a conflict for lack of sufficient manpower. NK's numbers say they are ready and willing to sacrifice hundreds of thousands of their ranks to maintain a war of attrition. Even with that in mind, a prolonged conflict would probably not take place. It would most likely be a swift and decisive clash.
