Iraq initiated a secret nuclear program under Saddam Hussein before the 1991 Persian Gulf War. North Korea announced its withdrawal from the NPT in January 2003 and has tested nuclear devices since that time. . ..…

Among developments since Persian Gulf War, North Korea is selling Scud-C, its more deadly version of Soviet-designed missile launched at Israel by Iraq.. ..…

By contrast, U.S spent $341 billion of inflation-adjusted dollars waging war on North Korea between 1950 and 1953, $38 billion on Vietnam War between 1965 and 1975, and $102 billion on Persian Gulf War. . ..…