Noth Korea proved to the world that there's survival beyond the shadow of the US and its allies. Amidst allegation that it got its technology through illegal transfer from Pakistan some people even speculate that the Pakistani government was involved in it.
Whatever may be the actual means of acquiring the technology, it is a big setback to the US intelligence agencies who boast on the kind of technology and network that they have. North Korea may have a thousand menacing objectives behind it but the way it almost slapped US on its face is worth admiring. I think Iran will also take a leaf out of N. Korea's book and not succumb to US pressure.
Beyond N. Korea's menacing objectives is a far more critical question, that of the illegal channel of Nuclear proliferation that has developed within Pakistan. If N. Korea can get it from Pakistan, why can't Osama Bin Laden with all his sources inside the Pakistan regime do the same????
Whatever may be the actual means of acquiring the technology, it is a big setback to the US intelligence agencies who boast on the kind of technology and network that they have. North Korea may have a thousand menacing objectives behind it but the way it almost slapped US on its face is worth admiring. I think Iran will also take a leaf out of N. Korea's book and not succumb to US pressure.
Beyond N. Korea's menacing objectives is a far more critical question, that of the illegal channel of Nuclear proliferation that has developed within Pakistan. If N. Korea can get it from Pakistan, why can't Osama Bin Laden with all his sources inside the Pakistan regime do the same????