Will North Korea and US go to War?

What is the issue?

The aggressive rhetoric between US-North Korea is making serious concerns in global security.
A miscalculation by either side might lead to a war that will destruction of frightful proportions.

How escalated is the issue?

US - It agreed to install THAAD (Terminal High Area Air Defence) in South Korea which created distress for North Korea.
The US and Japan successfully downed a test medium-range ballistic missile with a new interceptor launched from a guided-missile destroyer.
That was a message to North Korea that its missiles can be intercepted.
The US and South Korea responded by holding a joint missile drill to counteract North Korea.
North Korea-It carried out the first of its 18 missile tests since new presidency in USA.
To coincide with the US Independence Day, North Korea carried out what it claimed as an ICBM test.

What are the global strategies to contain North Korea?

Resolution 2371 was unanimously passed at the Security Council.
North Korea has been under sanctions since 2006.
But if the new resolution is implemented, it will cut its export earnings by US$1 billion from the current level of $3 billion.
China has publicly advised North Korea to abide by the resolution.
USA has said that if China helps in stopping the tests by North Korea, it is prepared to accept the huge trade imbalance with China.

What can be a possible solution?

Sanctions have not worked in the past, they are unlikely to work in the future.
The six-party talks (the two Koreas, US, Japan, Russia, and China) in the past did give some results.
The talks have to start without conditions and what is realistic is a halt to North Korea’s programme against economic aid and political respect.
It might be possible to denuclearize the Korean peninsula over a period of time after signing a peace treaty ending the Korean War.
It will make more sense to have two-party (US and North Korea) talks rather than revive the six-party talks.

Source: IDSA