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I think the appropriate term for what NK is doing here is "sabre rattling". Look at it this way: Iran has large fields of oil, and they know the US wants it. Given that the US could very well just come in and level them all if desired, Iran has to appear large enough (and perhaps desperate enough) to make the US think that invading would be stragetically stupid. They could do this either by gathering political support from other countries (which they notably haven't been doing), or by weapons production. Also, a major reason Iran hasn't been producing large WMDs before now is because of prior tension with Iraq and the need for regional stability. Now that Iraq is no longer in the picture, and because of the aforementioned comments about possible invasion, is there any reason for Iran not to produce and claim nuclear preparedness?
As to your question specifically, I think war is stupid and thus invasions should be avoided. Sabre rattling goes away when people don't feel threatened.
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