I think it's just a US to Iraq situation.
Probably should that happen it allows the PLAN/AAN/AAF to test some
of their hardware/ manouverings/Battle networks.
The bigger thing in the picture that would come to my mind first is
that after "securing" the nukes, the nukes will be "destroyed" and
all the scientists and people involved will be "placed in a safe
and secure area" never to be seen again.
Same work just different masters and probably better pay.
Maybe the border suddenly shift a few hundred kilometres into
N.Korea as a "security zone".The humanity crisis will be south
korea's, that's for certain.