Regardless of whether FBI is lying (I believe they are telling the truth in broad strokes) here are reasons to implicate NK (when both Russian and Iranian signa

Regardless of whether FBI is lying (I believe they are telling the truth in broad strokes) here are reasons to implicate NK (when both Russian and Iranian signatures were present the malware): - Instability in NK means instability in China - NK is a nuclear power and rapidly rising as a country on the world stage (according to CIA director Panetta) - Russia's sharing of hypersonic missile technology with North Korea heightens already mounting global nuclear tensions - Temporary division of Korea was set up by US and allies as a result of WWII - it was slotted for reintegration within a few years but Cold War tensions blocked cooperation between the nations required to achieve this; meaning: a.) North Korea has never been recognized by the US as a 'legitimate' state to begin with b.) The Korean War was fought for and activity in the area continues to be of proxy interest to greater geopolitical goals - Cooperation between SONY, RAND corporation and the State Department on the development of "The Interview" (and the gutting of the Smith-Mundt Act at the time this cooperation began) lends favor to the narrative that the film is a "Diplomacy Product" of the US State Department and that North Korea was the target to begin with - The United States is engaging in a mammoth amount of effort to establish international norms for cyberattacks and needs to show proactivity in this area