The Missiles!

Not having a colossal fucking moron in charge during a mild crisis is one of the reasons why I thought it might be a good idea to not elect Donald Trump to the Presidency…

Trump warns North Korea, says they could face “fire and fury like the world has never seen” https://t.co/23CzYYip74 https://t.co/9Md1g9UXRM

— CNN (@CNN) August 8, 2017

My position, for the record: Nuclear tipped North Korean ICBMs are somewhat annoying and mildly disconcerting, but they do not approach posing an existential threat to the United States. With each new missile project North Korea’s deterrent is becoming steadily more secure, but Pyongyang has *never* indicated a predilection for suicidal behavior. The real problem with North Korea’s nuclear weapons remains a regime-collapse scenario, in which elites either lose control of the weapons or act in extremely risk-acceptant fashion. Panicking about North Korean missile and nuclear programs, at this point, only makes things worse.  North Korean ICBMs are not good, but they’re clearly tolerable.