North Korea wants to be an attention whore again...

Originally Posted by SemperFidelis

Apart from the argument that North Korea has no capabilities to deliver a nuclear weapon to the U.S.; I think the real threat to the United States come from the possibility that North Korea can put their nuclear weapons on the black market. The combination of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction in our cities would reverberate unimaginable consequences. Bin Laden has made statements claiming that it is his duty as a Muslim to acquire WMD's, and by the laws of supply and demand, nations like North Korea could easily decide to cater to this market. Thoughts on this?

This is only partially true. However, one must keep in mind what one of the reasons Il has for obtaining these weapons. One of the most obvious ones is merely having control of such destructive power.

Being the power-hungry madman that he is, I don't think that he will just go ahead and sell "membership" to the nuclear club, especially to such unpredictable groups as terrorists. What assurance could he have that the nuclear weaponry he sold will be used for the purpose that the terrorists tell him it will be used for? Little to none. Would it be possible that they may, at some point in time turn them against him? Yes.
It seems pretty basic that if you don't share the ideological and religious goals that these groups do, you can't really trust that they won't turn on you.
I guarantee you, Kim Jong Il would not be very happy if terrorism started appearing in his country.

In addition, because he is the new guy on the block, all other nations in the world will be watching him very closely to make sure that he doesn't misstep with the capabilities that he has. Should there suddenly be a terrorist nuclear attack, guess who is going to get the blame for supply such a radical and unpredictable group with the bomb? North Korea. And this in itself could give a compelling reason for nations in the region to mobilize their militaries against him.
This would seem to be extremely contrary to his apparent goals of being considered and treated as a top world power, and I think (and hope) that he thinks this too.

Jam it back in, in the dark.