Why is everyone assuming that N. Korea is telling the truth?
You have got to be kidding!!! The US has had the intelligence showing N. Korea has nukes for a while now. They are just verifying what everyone already knew.
Why is everyone assuming that N. Korea is telling the truth?Because, in the world of realpolitik, N. Korea is a Chinese satellite. Do you doubt that the PRC can hit us?
When we talk about S. vs N. Korea, we are really talking in code about the US vs China.