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Originally Posted by Kaliayev
North Korea is just doing what Pakistan did throughout the nineties - firing missiles for talks and prizes.
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Usually I would agree with this but this situation isn't as clear cut. North Korea will appear weak to the world until a new successor for Kim Jong-Il takes control so the test could be a front to discourage any possible actions against the country during the transition. Also, NK's first nuclear test was not nearly as strong as was expected so this could show not only the world, but the NK population, that the administration is still strong even with Kim Jong-Il being replaced soon.
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Originally Posted by kaliayev
Also, I very much doubt the DPRK would be stupid enough to sell its nukes.
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Yes, in my opinion NK would have to be suicidal to sell nukes but they could use this event to advertise other weapons such as ballistic missiles.