The ‘Madman theory’ and ‘uncertainty principle’? North Korea isn’t a country so much as an insane asylum that decided sixty years ago that Orwell’s ‘Nineteen Eightfour’ wasn’t so much a warning as a primer.
What the NPDI may not appreciate is that the only thing preventing the ‘WarsRUs’/’War Is Peace’ folks from letting their Estes rockets fly is the very real fear of nuclear destruction visited upon them by—US.
The reason they’re so frisky lately, IMHO: three initials. BHO.
If anything, they would be confident that their ally Red China will make the “One” back down.
I wouldn’t say that Iran is alone in being nihilistic and wishing to bring about a nuclear conflict, though. Always err on the side of madness on your enemy’s part.