How should the international community deal with North Korea?

Bomb the command HQ of Kim and any known middle sites. Kill the leaders of the regime.

Isolation. It worked against Apartheid South Africa, Cuba and "Red" China, and it will work for North Korea. Ignore them, cut them off, and let them starve. When they learn their antics no long gain them international attention, pleading, and assistance, then they'll learn to stop their antics.

Empower the people. Drop dollar bills on the country. I suspect it would be cheaper than bombing them. Worth trying.

The people who starve are simple people who didn't choose to be born into a cult that they can't control or escape from. They don't know a different world exists.

The cult leader and his "yes men" stay fat and happy.

The fact is that North Korea has not attacked another country. They just talk about retaliation if the US attacks, but that part is not reported/

If you trade with a country and improve the economy and lives of people, the leader will look like a hero to the people.

Everyone wins.

Look at Vietnam. The US is responsible for killing millions for no reason at all, but trading with Vietnam now has been good for everyone.

Kim Jung Un learned from history that giving up weapons programs in exchange for the lifting of sanctions by the US was a fatal mistake.

It only made it easier for the US to invade Iraq and Lybia, killing the leaders of both and destroying the economies and entire societies of previously functional nations.

The US is intent on war.

War with anyone, because endless wars create wealth for the companies who finance and support the elected politicians.

America and Americans think war is a video game and TV entertainment.

There is nothing that can be done to put off America attacking North Korea.

This will all end in tears as South Koreans will likely be slaughtered in retaliation from the US attack.

I don't come to this position easily. I'm a veteran of the Vietnam war and used to be a "hawk" about most situations, but I changed my mind after soul searching and more critical thinking of cause and effect.

Ignore them, more condemnation, more trade sanction just like we did before they have Nuke. More of the same medicine, don't they work wonders!

Isolation. It worked against Apartheid South Africa, Cuba and "Red" China, and it will work for North Korea.

Did it really work with Cuba?

The fact is that North Korea has not attacked another country.

Korean War 1950-1953

Look at Vietnam. The US is responsible for killing millions for no reason at all

The North was trying to conquer the South (people seem to keep forgetting that the North also played a part in the Vietnam War too - that war didn't start out of the blue)

Ignore them, cut them off, and let them starve.

A Modest Proposal for the 21st century, if ever there was one.

Or are you being serious?

I don't think there is a solution.

Other than anyone calling for a first strike gets to be on front-line DMZ patrol duty, obvs.

The International community should remember that North Korea's neighbors are Japan, South Korea both strong allies of the United States.  Furthermore, there should be no action which endangers the innocent peoples of Asia, nor their environment.

Or are you being serious?

LIke your ideas are "serious."? Pull the other one. The policy I propose has a track record of actually working. Have you got a problem with that?

The fact is that North Korea has not attacked another country. 

LOL. Except South Korea, starting a war that killed around 3 million people. What is it with people today who have tons of opinions but zero knowledge of history?

Did it really work with Cuba?

Cuba in 1962 the focal point of the closest we've ever come to all out nuclear war. So, tell me about the geopolitical risk Cuba posed AFTER the US isolated that island?

No more sporting events as either competitors or hosts.

Yes, they haven't attacked anyone in over 60 years. Sheesh.

Meanwhile, the reason NK overflow Hokkaido was because of the joint military exercise of Japan nad the US designed to simulate an invasion of NK.

And 75,000 troops a few miles to the south doing the same type of exercise to show a "decaptiation" strike using bombers from Guam.

None of these tests were random. There was a reason for each.

Imagine if Russia held a massive military exercise in Mexico and simultaneously held a live fire exercise with its navy off the coast of New York. The US would be crapping in its pants and war would be inevitable.

These things are never unilateral. North Korea told the new adminsistration that negotiation is better than confrontation and it was willing to negotiate a change to the Obama approach. The neocons who are now in control rebuffed him because they want confrontation and war.

I know this is too hard for some of you to comprehend, but there are a few with the brain cells to get it.

Trade war with China until the CCP deals with their abomonation. Once the CCP cuts the power, the generals in NK will be forced to kill Kim in a coup If they can not force him to retire to one of his estates in China. Then NK can dismantle the nuclear progrom and begin a very slow reintegration with the world. Of course, to stop the inevitabilty of the coup once the power is turned off, Kim may start a war as the only means to prolongue his rule. He will lose and likely die, of course, but so will many innocent people throughout asia. Unfortunately, the situation will only get worse without action.

To be fair, North Korea's record on international aggression is way better than the US's.

Last time North Korea signed a nuclear deal with the US in the 90s, NK violated it and admitted to it

How can anybody make sure they're not going to violate it again