Originally Posted by obvious Child

NK is a threat due to its conventional forces and its ability to act as a black market supplier of know how. They ain't going to use their weapon unless the face annihilation. NK's regime derives its legitimacy from the US being a boogey man. One of the oldest forms of national unity is external threats. If we got chummy with NK, they'd fall apart. Unlike SK, there is no other form of legitimacy, such as economic prosperity or democracy.


Neither. Both would likely drive non-supporters to support the Mullahs.
I'll agree that Iran is trying to get nuclear weapons, but they are also trying to get civilian power too.