And obviously there's only one choice.
If America attacks the North, China will automatically respond. Shouldn't America just strike China first or at the very least, at the same time? It's better we hit them first. The Chinese have already (foolishly) publicly stated what they will do.
In a nuclear war scenario, Americans will starve. I used to work in the supermarket industry, and with on time delivery, there are no food stocks in the cities. Supermarket shelves are filled with frozen foods, meat, and diary products that will quickly spoil once the grid goes down. What's left?
Are people going to eat jello mix, cake frosting, and dry dog food? Government cheese will be a luxury that few will have.
The cities that are not destroyed will spiral quickly into anarchy. The immigrant population, dependent on welfare, will turn on Americans. They will.
The situation will beyond anything people have read in novels or seen in movies. I think people hiding out in bunkers will end up committing suicide. I suppose people in small farming towns will do the best. A lot of those places still have a sense of community that large cities do not. But even their lives will be horrifying.
I don't see how America will survive and fight on. How will America wage war for five years? I haven't seen anything that can justify that thinking.