Lol at blaming the U.S.
Why didn't Germany go in there and take out NK in the early 2000s if the time is right?
Oh that's right, because the rest of the world are pussies and have to rely on the U.S. to do everything, including be their savior in world police.
Yet despite all of this, the rest of the world constantly shits on the U.S.. Hello hypocrisy.
I am not blaming the US. But if NK has nuclear weapons or not is none of Germany's concern.
The US needs to run an imperialistic, offensive and aggressive foreign policy in order to protect its interest.
If it doesn't dominate the world and losses, for example, the US$ as the world currency or being the leader of the financial world services the US economy will crumble.
That's why the US fought two world wars to make sure the Reich doesn't surpass the US as the main world power.
The US just uses its foreign policy and military to make sure the system is rigged in the US favor. (nothing wrong with that I would do the same)
A nuclear armed NK directly undermines that authority. That is much more dangerous than any Islamic terrors.
Seeing that the US was willing to spend trillions of $ and lose 1000's of lives. It would have been better for US interest to take out the NK regime with that.
Germany doesn't need to have an imperialistic foreign policy because our economy is based on different things.
That being said we would also be unable to invade at the moment. But that was dictated to us by the US after WW2.
They set us up as the first defense line against the Soviet Tanks. Again nothing wrong with that I would have done the same.