As Much as I Fear North Korean Nukes...

...I really do not like the idea of a nuclear first strike to take out their atomic weapons program facilities.

It would certainly violate the Cold War principle of 'No First Strike' with nukes. That principle kept us all nicely alive for those terrifying years.

It would not be the mark of a moral nation to make the initial use of such weapons during a war.

And it would make America an international pariah on a scale never before imagined.

Even if it cost us a major American city, I don't think that the horrendous price would be worth it.