I have no idea what Iran¡¯s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is thinking right now, but I¡¯ll bet that Kim Jong Un, his North Korean equivalent, is quite comfortable, satisfied with his decisions about his country¡¯s nuclear program.
Whatever the ultimate assessment of Operation Rising Lion, the code name for Israel¡¯s campaign to end Iran¡¯s nuclear threat, one thing is certain: It has reaffirmed the belief that nuclear weapons are essential to protect a nation from attack.
The Iranian case is the third nuclear ¡°lesson¡± for North Korea¡¯s leadership. All reinforce the regime¡¯s thinking that a nuclear arsenal is a prerequisite to its survival. How many other nations will now draw the same conclusion?
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