Would Obama use a nuke in retaliation?

[stevenleser]

70. You are dealing with 10% of the issue and arguing something no one is disputing at that

No one is arguing whether we can destroy or deal a terrific blow to North Korea with conventional weapons.

The question is, what message are we sending to the next country that would think about doing something like this. Current nuclear weapons doctrine from all nuclear power states call for the use of nuclear weapons in response to nuclear weapons being used against them or their allies. 100%, no exceptions, Russia, China, the UK, India, Pakistan, etc.

Those doctrines exist for a reason, and a big part of those reasons has to do with deterrence. Conventional bombings, invasions, etc., does not carry the same fear factor as a retaliatory strike with a nuclear weapon. You can hole yourself up in a basement and reasonably expect to survive any conventional attack. The same cannot be said for nuclear.