“In a nuclear standoff with North Korea more than two decades ago — long before the reclusive government had atomic weapons that could threaten America — U.S. officials planned for war. Declassified documents published Friday show the United States believed its military and South Korea’s forces would ‘undoubtedly win’ a conflict on the divided Korean Peninsula, with the understanding it would cost many casualties.”
Source: US foresaw a costly victory in war with North Korea — in 1994
