Will killing of Iran's Soleimani influence North Korea's "strategic weapon" plans? - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Will killing of Iran's Soleimani influence North Korea's "strategic weapon" plans? - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: It’s anybody’s guess as to what North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is thinking and feeling in reaction to the US killing of General Qasem Soleimani, head of the Iran’s Quds Force. Whatever Kim thinks and does, it will be against the backdrop of a newly-minted plan of action for this year that is contained in a report released after a rare, marathon plenary meeting on December 28-31 of the Workers’ Party’s Central Committee. At the gathering, Kim, as reported by North Korean state media, declared an end to his moratoria on testing nuclear devices and long-range missiles and warned the world that it would see a “new strategic weapon.”