I'm not sure why this was downvoted. North Korea officially cited Gaddafi and Hussein as motivations, as reported by The Telegraph back in 2016: http://www.te

I'm not sure why this was downvoted. North Korea officially cited Gaddafi and Hussein as motivations, as reported by The Telegraph back in 2016: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/12090658/North-Korea-cites-Muammar-Gaddafis-destruction-in-nuclear-test-defence.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/12... The BBC has run stories on it as well: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37321686 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37321686 I'm sure it's just one of many motivations, but it does seem to be at least one of the motivating factors.