[aneutron]

Episodes like these only serve to cement that Iran and North Korea are right to think that having nuclear deterrence is the only viable insurance policy.

(Delivery & effectiveness is another subject on its own but still)

[AlecSchueler]

I thought exactly this. The first comment talked about potentially destabilising not only the country but the entire region. In reality it perpetuates violence globally.

[tsimionescu]

Not sure why you're putting Iran and North Korea together here, as Iran is hoping for a nuke, while NK already has them, and has for many years. And yes, calls for toppling the brutal NK dictatorship have completely disappeared once that happened - so the theory is extremely soundly proven.

[AlecSchueler]

Because they're trying to get one for the stated reason of it working as a deterrent.