Originally posted by Stealth Moose
Apparently, they're <1 year away from a nuclear weapon, and some of our higher ups have boldly stated they will not let that happen. They have explicitly stated no options are off of the table, so yeah, expect fireworks.
Iran keeps experiencing delays and mishaps with their program. There was an estimate in 2010 that Iran would possess nuclear weaponry by fall 2011, and then they had that virus wipe out one of their labs and then last month there was the missile base explosion.
I don't think they'll get to it, but personally I don't think the U.S. will have involvement in stopping or delaying their program. Israel has been more proactive about that sort of thing.
As for North Korea... they'll need to settle into the new Kim Jong-un government before we start seeing any silly antics, but I expect Jong-un to be the one to bring nuclear weaponry to North Korea (or at least try). It'd be part of his father's legacy and I don't expect him to be any different than Kim Jong-il at this point.
Currently we're at the same point we were when Il-sung kicked the bucket in '94, and Jong-il just took over solidly.