Because they supposedly HAD them and didn't use them. Or their chemical weapons. OH and they also said that the coalition wasn't winning. They say A LOT of things. When it comes down to it, I truly do not believe that any country that wants to remain on the face of the earth is going to maliciously use nukes against another country. Everybody just wants them, it's a status symbol and a way for their backwater nation to be taken seriously.