When North Korea Came Close to Sparking a Nuclear A NUCLEAR war with North Korea was almost sparked after the secretive state captured a US spy ship, imprisoning and torturing its American crew – who were left fearing for their lives, accounts reveal.While the captured crew of the vessel endured horrific treatment military leaders in the US were drawing up plans for a nuclear war on the Korean Peninsular.Radio operator Don Bailey sent a frantic message to the Japanese port of Kamiseya as the...