"The B-2 have to certainly give the North Koreans great pause," a former U.S. intelligence officer told Newsweek.

Following U.S. strikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran, the chances of North Korea returning to the bargaining table have become even slimmer.

President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that U.S. strikes delivered a crushing blow to Iran’s nuclear program despite a preliminary American intelligence assessment suggesting that the assault inflicted only a marginal setback.