North Korea is a more serious threat to United States National Security than Iran

First my case, then my opponent's. 1. North Korea attacking allies. The Department of Defense defines National security as :A collective term encompassing both national defense and foreign relations of the United States. Specifically, the condition provided by: a. a military or defense advantage over any foreign nation or group of nations; b. a favorable foreign relations position; or c. a defense posture capable of successfully resisting hostile or destructive action from within or without, overt or covert. North Korea attacking our allies violates subpoint B, a favorable foreign relations position. 2. Prolif Defense secretary Robert Gates stated in January that North Korea, in 5 years, will have the capabilities to perform a disastrous nuclear strike on the United States. This violates sub-points A and C of our definition of national security, because it does not give us a defense advantage, and it does not provide the United States with a defense posture capable of resisting hostile or defensive action. North Korea is indeed creating weapons that are intended to cause harm to us and our allies. According to the examiner in November 2010, North Korea possesses 2,500 tons of chemical weapons, and the artillery shells and rockets necessary to deliver them. North Korea possesses the means to impact national security in a negative and disastrous way. North Koreas foot soldiers are just as dangerous. North Korea possesses the 4th largest standing army in the world. 3. Iran not dangerous Iran lacks the resources to attack Israel, let alone the United States. According to Juan Cole, (Prof., History, U. Michigan), in 2010, "Iranian jets do not have the range to reach Israel, and Iran's fleet of fighters is small and old, with many planes dating from the days of the shah. Iran does appear to have some missiles that might be able to reach Israel, though their range and accuracy are in question. Also, Iran is dependent on North Korea.According to the Council of Foreign affairs in 2008, "It is reported that North Korea sold ballistic missiles to Iran and Syria, both designated by the U.S. state department as sponsors of terrorism." This shows that without North Korea, Iran would not be even close to as fearful as they are now. This truly proves that Iran is simply not as great a threat as North Korea. This shows that North Korea also contributes to terrorist organizations, and benefits Iran. Opponents case Iran ties to terrorists While my opponent has stated that Iran has ties, it is never proven that Iran is contributing to any organizations attacks, nor receiving any help of their own. Also, the groups mentioned only strike middle eastern countries, as they do not have the means to strike the United States. North Korea has ties with Russia MOSCOW, December 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will work to develop relations with North Korea despite the international crisis set off by Pyongyang's nuclear test in October, the newly appointed Russian ambassador to the secretive Communist regime said Friday. "Our goal is to develop and deepen these [Russian-North Korean] relations, despite the current situation," said Valery Sukhinin, adding that Russia and North Korea have traditionally enjoyed friendly ties. 3. Iran is proliferating. Sure, Iran is making the attempt, but Iran can only manage to enrich uranium to 20%, while 90% is needed for weapons. The evidence my opponent brought up speaks only of energy, not weapons.