[kabar]

The CERTANTY that we will take a very dim view of rogue nukes will have a chilling effect on such trades.

CERTAINTY? LOL. Did that disuade the North Koreans from developing and perhaps testing a nuclear weapon? Has it stopped Iran from going ahead with its nuclear program? Did it stop Pakistan or India from developing nuclear weapons?

[null and void]

Nope. Interesting that their first bomb went *pop* not *BOOOOM*, though.

Maybe we knew something in advance? (Maybe we 'helped' them)...