North Korea now making missile-ready nuclear weapons, U.S. analysts say
It is strongly in N. Korea&#x27;s interest to develop nuclear weapons.  NK is acting highly rationally in every respect.<p>I simply can&#x27;t handle the statements from US officials accusing Kim Jong-un of being &quot;insane&quot; or &quot;irrational&quot;.  That sort of nonsense is an indication that there is a propaganda story being told.<p>The real question is why the US keeps blustering about N. Korea and why US hawks keep fanning the flames.<p>US sanctions have helped NK become an insular place where reality is distorted and basic famine prevents much dissent from occurring.<p>There is absolutely zero reason to have any trust&#x2F;faith in US leaders who are calling for the same hawkish nonsense that they did about Iraq, Lybia, Syria, etc. It simply doesn&#x27;t work and it costs the US tremendous amounts of money to effectively genocide those populations with &quot;pre-emptive strikes&quot;.<p>Like playground bullies, US politicians need small countries to push around to make themselves feel powerful.  Sadly the real message that is being sent is that if you want the US to back off nukes are an absolute necessity.<p>We in the US need to realize that when we allow our leaders to do wars, sanctions, and bombing campaigns we are complicit in the massive amount of suffering those policies cause.<p>We should be truly confident that such policies are sensible and not get caught up in the simplistic narratives they offer us.  Just say no!