DPRK redoubled its nuclear program and shut down disarmament talks when Kim saw Saddam Hussein get regime-changed after he willingly cooperated with UN inspectors to show that there were no WMDs. They realized that cooperating doesn't get you anywhere and the only insurance is through nukes.

Now Ukraine, which gave up its warheads, is seeing the same thing.

And even Canadians are starting to discuss a nuclear guarantee.

Yes, we are going to see more nuclear states. It may not happen overnight but the status quo won't hold either.