In regards to the USSR, it’s probably the most complex example, but if you don’t think there was plenty of pressure on Russia from the West that wasn’t direct warfare (cold war as an incredibly basic example). Here’s a fun video on reasons why it fell that isn’t through a US centric lens
China is also complicated an I’m not going to speak to it.
But North Korea? You mean the country we absolutely turned to rubble through bombing campaigns to destroy ~85% of it’s buildings, and then on top of it cutting them off from most of the rest of the world from trade? That’s probably the most prime example of how we’ve trampled a country. Blowback has a deep dive into the history there and it’s great.
And here’s a holistic video in case you care to hear the exact argument broken down
So this is just a coincidence?