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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon May 9, 2022, 12:49 PM May 2022

Analysis: What North Korea learned from Ukraine [View all]

If North Korea was looking for another excuse to forge ahead with its nuclear weapons program, it just found one in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

That one of the very few countries to have voluntarily given up a nuclear arsenal is now under attack from the same country it gave its warheads to will not be lost on Pyongyang.

In fact, analysts say, Moscow's actions have gifted the reclusive Asian nation a "perfect storm" of conditions under which to ramp its program up.

Not only will North Korea use Ukraine's plight to bolster its narrative that it needs nukes to guarantee its survival, but leader Kim Jong Un may find that, with all eyes on the war in Europe, he can get away with more than ever.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/analysis-what-north-korea-learned-from-ukraine-nows-the-perfect-time-for-a-nuclear-push/ar-AAX3mBf

Iran likewise. Heckuva job Trump/Putin.

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