Defense Monitor

The Imperfect Lessons of North Korea’s Nukes

Pyongyang was able to develop nuclear weapons over several decades thanks to a massive conventional deterrent. It’s easy to see how Iran might wish it had done that too.
Strikes like this one, which destroyed an oil depot in Tehran, will most likely never happen in North Korea thanks to one weird trick: a growing number of nuclear weapons.Photographer: SASAN/AFP
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Well, hello again. Let’s check the headlines and ... yep, not only is the strait still closed, but a ceasefire is still in place despite fire very much not being ceased.