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Originally Posted by Sirius
Arms sales will decrease as more troops are withdrawn from Afghanistan so those western powers that need to keep up the supply of weapons need a new antagonist to emerge, that will then allow them to sell more bombs to drop on any new antagonist  |
North Korea have been acting like this since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Also none of the western powers would consider an invasion of North Korea as they'll risk provoking China. The new North Korean leadership probably wants to strength their leadership and control and this will help them in that.