Plus streaming services have a habit of cancelling series suddenly. Taking Lucasfilm (not even the entirety of Disney) for an example, Willow and The Acolyte were great shows that just got axed with no resolution. How am I supposed to feel invested in new shows if I have no reason to think they’ll get conclusions? It sapped my enthusiasm for the universe so much I didn’t even bother with Skeleton Crew or Maul. Thankfully Andor got an ending.
Jacking up the price repeatedly in the first few years (since every service except Netflix is still relatively new) isn’t a great way to build consumer trust. I think most platforms were banking on popular IPs (Star Wars and Marvel for Disney; DC, ASOIAF and Harry Potter for WB; LOTR and The Boys for Amazon; Star Trek and D&D for Paramount; etc) to trigger some kinda compulsive “gotta watch 'em all” response from fans of those IPs, but if you ask me, it seems more like fans are starting to burn out on those franchises. I’m a huge Star Wars fanboy and there’s a Darth Maul series out and I can’t even muster the interest to watch it.
North Korea was untouchable from the beginning due to all the artillery it has embedded in the mountains, aimed at Seoul. The Korean peninsula was a hostage situation whereby the North would destroy Seoul at the first sign of trouble and nobody, not even the USA, was able to do anything about it.
North Korea sought nukes not for security but to give it options for further extortion.