Mon Gyong Bong and All That

National Review magazine has published an article which asks whether Vladimir Putin is responsible in some way for the very fast advances North Korea has made in it's nuclear weapons program.

National Review - Is Putin helping Kim

It's worth reading and considering. It makes sense that Kim would pursue this path as a way of paying off their debt to Russia and it makes sense that Putin would love to have a 3rd party doing his bidding.