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I don't think this will be used as an excuse to enter NK. They have provided way more 'casus belli' than some "cyber". They are developing nukes in contravention to the no-nuke proliferation agreement. They have flown missiles over countries, they have kidnapped foreign citizens, they are starving their own people and manage concentration camps. The "cyber" stuff pales in comparison to the other reasons.

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Have they ever signed this agreement?

I am less concerned about ICBMs and more concerned about Tactical Nuclear Devices falling into the wrong hands. If the government of North Korea falls or weakens they could still fall into the wrong hands. (Same goes for Pakistan etc.)

And even if the government doesn't fall, they've already shown a willingness to help others get nukes:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Orchard

Yes, they signed and were part of the NPT and then they unilaterally withdrew.[1] But they also are not signatories to the Geneva convention, but we still think they should not torture their own people.

[1]https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/dprkchron

> But they also are not signatories to the Geneva convention

Where are you getting this from? According to Wikipedia, every member of the UN is a party the GC, and North Korea has additionally ratified protocol I, something the USA refuses to do.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parties_to_the_Geneva_...

North Korea is already the wrong hands for tactical nukes. They may not be the worst hands; that prize goes to religious nuts who believe they're on a mission from God and destined for paradise. But it's still pretty bad.

What Government would take over NK that doesn't already have nuclear capabilities?

Pakistan is a different beast. I'm not an expert on the middle east by any means, but it seems to me a lot of nations around it could theoretically start the fight. I believe that would cause a US/Indian/China intervention, if not on behalf of Pakistan (in the case of Chinese and Indian territorial disputes), then in defense of their own interests in the region (the territory).

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