The new old war in Korea

[Jester]

I think usage of nuclear weaponry is far more likely in a Korean war scenario than anywhere else in the world.

I think you're right, but there's an important caveat. Unlike most other nuclear-armed powers, NK has pretty shoddy capacity. This isn't Russia vs. US, It's-all-over-but-for-the-roaches nuclear war. It might be a few million people dying in Seoul. But, for a nuclear war, it wouldn't be large-scale.

Not that Armageddon really needs a range of distinctions to clarify just how bad it would be. A new Korean war would be a massive bloodbath, even if it didn't just turn into a gigantic nuclear crater.

I think China would probably cut North Korea loose, rather than risk being vaporized by the US. But that would be pretty small consolation.

-Jester