Consider the following hypothetical scenario: The United Sta…

Cоnsider the fоllоwing hypotheticаl scenаrio: The United Stаtes delivers a message to North Korea’s leaders. The United States knows that North Korea’s leaders want to stay in power more than anything else in the world. The message is written in impeccable English and Korean. It says “give up all of your nuclear weapons by next year or we will invade your country, overthrow your regime and destroy your nuclear weapons.” As soon as the message has been delivered, the U.S. military begins a massive military buildup in the region. Public opinion polling in the United States indicates that 90% of American voters fully support an invasion if North Korea fails to comply. According to lecture and Thomas Schelling, which of the following reasons explains why North Korea might still refuse to give up its nuclear weapons?