A few days ago, when the situation in the Middle East was in chaos and the Houthis were fighting hard with the US-British coalition, three US nuclear-powered aircraft carriers quietly sailed to the waters of North Korea in the Asia-Pacific region.
This shows that the strategic focus of the United States is still in the Asia-Pacific region, rather than in the Middle East. For the United States, the chaos in the Middle East is equivalent to accidentally stepping on a stone and breaking its foot while walking, but this does not affect the vision and direction of the United States.
So, is it possible for the United States to attack North Korea? The answer is no, and from the perspective of interests, the United States does not dare and is unwilling to really attack the DPRK. There are three reasons for this:
As we all know, there are currently only nine countries in the world that possess nuclear weapons, and North Korea is one of them. Although North Korea's nuclear ** is developed by itself, it is not small. Judging from the nuclear strength displayed by the DPRK at this stage, the DPRK is already a medium-sized nuclear power, far surpassing India, Pakistan and Israel, and approaching the "P5".
At present, the DPRK not only has strategically delivered ballistic missiles and nuclear warheads, but also has a complete set of nuclear weapons launchers and a complete set of nuclear forces command system. For example, North Korea's Hwasong, its new solid-fuel intercontinental missiles, and its Polaris 3 or 4 missiles are equipped with nuclear warheads and are already in mass production.
Compared with North Korea's nuclear **, the United States must have more and stronger nuclear **. However, as a great power, the United States has many means and options to achieve its own goals, and it will not easily use nuclear power until it reaches the point of national destruction. North Korea is different, because North Korea has only one choice, that is, the choice of "survival" and "death". Once North Korea is forced to rush, it may launch a nuclear ** at any time, even if it is all destroyed.
Geographically, there are only three countries bordering North Korea: China, North Korea and South Korea. The unique geographical location determines that the existence of North Korea is closely related to China and Russia, which is also the main reason why China and Russia rushed to aid North Korea when the Korean War broke out 70 years ago. Now, in the same way, it is impossible for China and Russia to let North Korea be destroyed by the United States, let alone allow the emergence of US ** bases on the territory of North Korea.
There is another point to be noted here: when the Korean War ended, the two sides signed a cease-fire agreement, not a peace agreement. If the United States attacks North Korea, it means that the Korean War will continue after 70 years, and the main body of the two sides involved will not change, which is not only a strategic need, but also the legal basis for the intervention of China, Russia, especially China.
Therefore, once the United States strikes North Korea, China and Russia will definitely intervene as soon as possible. And if the United States wants to deal with China and Russia at the same time, it will be even more difficult, almost impossible. Not to mention, the U.S. military is far from home. Even if Japan and South Korea are instigated to be helpers, they may not win China and Russia. For a long time, the United States has launched foreign wars for two purposes, one of which is to obtain resources and at the same time carry out strategic layout, such as the United States eliminating the Saddam regime in Iraq and the Muammar el-Qaddafi regime in Libya. Another purpose is the need for domestic partisan political struggles, and in order to obtain the votes of the American people, candidates often divert domestic contradictions by waging wars. However, this is a double-edged sword, and if you don't get it right, you will get burned.
If Biden wants to attack North Korea this time, the Republican Party led by Trump will definitely oppose it. Moreover, Trump's current approval rating is particularly high, and he is on a par with Biden. Coupled with the recent debt crisis in the United States, Texas independence, etc., Biden is like an ant on a hot pot, and it is difficult to deal with his own affairs, let alone attack North Korea under the conditions of war chaos such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Therefore, to sum up, the concentration of three nuclear-powered aircraft carriers of the United States in the waters of North Korea is most likely to stabilize the situation on the Korean Peninsula. In other words, in order to deter China, Russia and North Korea, it is not really possible to attack North Korea.