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  Introduction You might not have heard of North Korea, but it's a nation with nuclear capabilities that could devastate the United States. In fact, President Biden has said that if North Korea launches a nuclear attack on America or its allies, "it will be the end of their country." The potential implications of this threat are chilling: The U.S., South Korea and Japan would suffer thousands of casualties; millions more would be displaced by radiation; and our economy would collapse as businesses shut down and investors fled stocks in fear over what might come next. The Biden Doctrine Biden's warning was dire, but not as dire as it could have been. He did not say that a nuclear strike would lead to World War III or the end of civilization as we know it. Instead, he focused on the potential consequences of North Korea's aggression and how those consequences would affect global stability. Biden told CNN: "I think there will be an enormous loss of life and prop