[HiJinx]

if I were the head of an intelligence service I would ask my smartest people to test an hypothesis: what if it’s misdirection? What if there trying to get us to focus on them, when something else is in the works someplace else?

I will posit a theory that I read here on FR; the NKs don't have a large TND. Therefore, their lack of a delivery system for one is not relevant. They have successfully tested some tactical-yield weapons. The Iranians have some pretty sophisticated short-range missile systems (anti-ship) that can deliver the 'small' NK devices.

Put that combo on a fishing or other commercial vessel and move into range of 2 or 3 Eastern Seaboard U.S. cities. You now have the ability to conduct a nuclear missile strike on the U.S. while our anti-missile eyes are trained on the Korean peninsula.

If you add the Central/South American countries into the mix, they frequently have fishing vessels along our coasts. The alliance becomes deadly when you consider who has what in the weapon/delivery system/platform equation.

[GOPJ]

Put that combo on a fishing or other commercial vessel and move into range of 2 or 3 Eastern Seaboard U.S. cities. You now have the ability to conduct a nuclear missile strike on the U.S. while our anti-missile eyes are trained on the Korean peninsula.

If you add the Central/South American countries into the mix, they frequently have fishing vessels along our coasts. The alliance becomes deadly when you consider who has what in the weapon/delivery system/platform equation.

That's impressive HiJinx. Iranians are high on effective strategy... If they didn't have a cave man type religion, they'd be a force to reckon with...