silver_dragon
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I'm surprised that no one is addressing the big elephant in the room.
Both Iran and North Korea were developing multi-stage long thin ballistic missiles. In North koreas case they kept adding stages and the missiles were getting longer. Suddenly basically overnight advanced to short and thick single stage and double stage missiles capable of eventually leading the to ICBM technology (in North koreas case already just recently achieved).
This doesn't seem like normal research and development especially in the case of North Korea with all its failures (couldn't even launch BM-25 missiles at a good success rate) and its development of Unha based missiles.
Some country has decided it's in its strategic interest for Iran and North Korea to achieve ICBM deterrence in order to safeguard said country.
It is not out of the realm of possibility that Russian has covertly (likely through black market channels for plausible deniability) supplied Iran and North Korea with missile technology to advance their programs.
It just seems so convinent that North Korea suddenly out of no where advanced significantly in missile technology. Moving from thin scud based/no dong multi stage missiles to short thick 1-2 stage ICBM and MRBM missiles is a big move.
You still think world resolves around US? only corrupt Arab kings revolve around you people.