There is no way of knowing how honorable these hackers are. In the end, it might not matter that much. Far too often society gets caught up in making our leaders and activists into something they're not. This story was a shock to most people who were accustomed to their heroes wearing white and always doing right. We as a world are on the brink of repeating the same mistakes we made fifty years ago.
Nuclear weapons make no sense, militarily or morally.
In one case it destroys everything that an opponent is trying capture such as land and resources. And on the other it is an indiscriminate weapon of mass destruction that should be considered the most evil and unconscionable means to win a war.