The strikes potentially hardened Kim Jong Un’s determination to hold on to—and expand—his nuclear arsenal as a deterrent to any attack on North Korea.

The war between Iran and Israel is growing more serious every day. While most powerful countries around the world have spoken against Iran’s attacks, something unusual has now happened. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has taken a different path.

Why Trump’s bombing of Iran will only bolster North Korea’s nuclear resolve - For Kim Jong Un, America and Israel’s war on Iran is proof that half-measures invite war while full nuclear capability prevents it,