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A bigger threat: N. Korea or Iran? Why?

N.Korea and Iran both have nuclear capabilities now.

So why is one deemed more threatening then another?

[This question requires subjective answers. I have my opinion as to who and why. I would like to know yours]

Update:

Note: This would be from an American P.O.V.

Update 2:

Now I respect all the opinions given so far. But let's add to this, the fact that IRAN has oil that America could take if it chose to.

Would this also be a behind-the-scenes reason as to why Iran might be deemed a bigger 'threat'?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Regarding Iran:

    "One might argue that Israel and the Lobby have not had much influence on policy towards Iran, because the US has its own reasons for keeping Iran from going nuclear. There is some truth in this, but Iran’s nuclear ambitions do not pose a direct threat to the US. If Washington could live with a nuclear Soviet Union, a nuclear China or even a nuclear North Korea, it can live with a nuclear Iran. And that is why the Lobby must keep up constant pressure on politicians to confront Tehran. Iran and the US would hardly be allies if the Lobby did not exist, but US policy would be more temperate and preventive war would not be a serious option."

    http://www.lrb.co.uk/v28/n06/mear01_.html

    North Korea on the other hand has missiles than can reach US forces in south Korea and Japan and Probably has long range missiles that might be able to reach the west coast(not sure about the last part)

    Yes Iran has missiles that can reach US soldiers in Iraq, but they would also be killing Iraqis

  • 1 decade ago

    North Korea by a long shot. North Korea is part of the reason that Iran has certain weapons and technology in the first place. The DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea/North Korea) is also the closest ally that China has.

    North Korea has one of the largest militaries in the entire world, and they are making movements towards modernizing their weapons and military. I'd also have to agree that their position as already possessing nuclear weapons would make them a greater threat than a country that is almost a decade or two away from having such capabilities.

  • 1 decade ago

    The threat is not compounded by the fact that Iran has oil that America "could take", but the fact that Iran could disrupt the availability of oil period. This makes them the bigger "threat" overall. North Korea, for now, could only bomb themselves...which may not be a bad option.

  • 1 decade ago

    Iran, because of the fanatisism of a minority, the fact they have been attacked by outside forces, the fact that if the forces leave there will be civil war and who knows who will get to be in chage. N Korea on the other hand will be kept in line by China. Plus why would N Korea want to attack anyone really? And it is one big journey from N Korea to the US (although Guam is that bit closer)

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    the threat is the New World order ,always has been ,they will keep pushing until somebody retaliates with a nuclear bomb ,then they will have the excuse to come back with a hundred more.

    and the last global nuclear war will have begun ,which is their objective ,since they have stated in closed meetings that the agenda demands a reduction of the world population by 60% ,

    so the biggest threat is you people ,no one else.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Iran is said to be at least 2 years away from nuclear capabilities...

    N. Korea is said to have nuclear capabilities now...

    therefore, N. Korea... plus it's closer and is working on delivery systems that can reach us...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    North Korea where there are American solders. Zionist Jews will say Iran where there are Zionist solders capitch

  • 1 decade ago

    China/N. Korea if we pick on N. Korea, china will come running!

  • 1 decade ago

    NORTH KOREA WILL CRUSH AMERICAN IMPERIALISM !!!!!!!

  • 1 decade ago

    because MR.BUSH says that..it seems that whenever he says anything the world says AMINE!!!!!!!!

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