When war breaks out in Korea, what effect will it have on US?

After Pyongyang said Monday it would pull out its 53,000 workers at the complex, which began production in 2004 and is the biggest employer in the North's third-biggest city, rumors have grown that war between the South and the North could break out at any moment. Some pundits are now asking when and not if...

Should war erupt between North and South Korea a lot will suddenly be at steak and for many players. Chief among these would be South Korea and the magnitude of her response to naked aggression by the North. On the heels of that would come the response by both China and the United States as a traditionally shaky alliance in the delta region becomes shattered by war. With warships from the US and other allies already patrolling the waters off the coast to support not only the South but also the 28 thousand troops stationed there, things could become dicey rather quickly. And any use of nuclear weapons, no matter how crude by the North, would be a definite game changer that would have instant ramifications all across the globe!

It would also appear now that perhaps all the bargaining chips are off the table as both sides have become so entrenched in their respective positions; the UN Security Council representing the West versus North Korea lead by Kim Jong Un, a man who it appears is happy to let his people suffer just to show the world he is upset with the US.

As of this point in time, there is no way that this situation will have a good ending other than if Kim’s regime is overthrown and both the North and South become re-unified. A move that would be applauded by much or the West while at the same time greatly feared by the Chinese government.