Kim Jong Un runs concentration camps and starves his people. He also looked at Iran’s ruins and drew the obvious conclusion: nuclear weapons are the only guarantee against American military action. The argument is made by a monster. That does not make it wrong.
Xi Jinping flanked by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un sent a message requiring no translation. Three authoritarian leaders, three nuclear states, one parade. The image is not merely symbolic — it reflects a convergence that Western strategic planning cannot afford to dismiss.
