- NK is developing longer-range ICBMs, and relations with the US have been deteriorating; recently, in response to a Trump tweet, NK threatened to drop a nuke on NYC [1]. Nobody in the administration is going to complain if NK takes a propaganda hit.
- The NSA has been taking a lot of blame for WannaCry, and pointing fingers at NK diverts some of that blame.
- NK is developing longer-range ICBMs, and relations with the US have been deteriorating; recently, in response to a Trump tweet, NK threatened to drop a nuke on NYC [1]. Nobody in the administration is going to complain if NK takes a propaganda hit.
- The NSA has been taking a lot of blame for WannaCry, and pointing fingers at NK diverts some of that blame.
[1] http://www.newsweek.com/north-korea-attack-new-york-nuclear-...