Hints of a new North Korea nuclear strategy

Make no mistake: North Korea chief Kim Jong Un actually believes he wants nuclear weapons.

For years, that want mirrored a single goal: the safety and upkeep of his regime. A nuclear arsenal was a defensive device — a deterrent — to make sure that no overseas energy would assault his nation and finish the Chilly Struggle division of the Korean Peninsula. Kim’s rationale for possessing nuclear weapons appears to be shifting and his rhetoric and accompanying army developments point out a brand new focus — the acquisition of a war-fighting functionality.