[Madmartagen]

yes thats true, but look at it from an objective standpoint. if you want a more powerful nation to get off your case, you either bargain with him or become just as strong as him. N Korea has demands that we will not accept, and N Korea will not accept us/west telling him what to do. N Korea looks at the two other "axis of evil" nations and sees Iraq get invaded and sees Iran get a ton of international scrutiny. N Korea thinks "if i had nukes, they wouldnt be able to do shit."

solution for N Korea and Iran is to get nukes so that we leave them alone.

whether you feel safe with a nuclear iran or N Korea is irrelevant because you are American and have a subjective point of view. they are both doing what they think is necessary to avoid being pushed into a spot they dont want to be.