Frida Ghitis : North Korean weapons programs have spread to the Middle East . The U.S. and South Korea are conducting joint military exercises in a show of force against Pyongyang. Not only is it still standing , it is spreading its deadly know-how . North Korea 's messages encourage tyrants to seek nuclear weapons . She says with nuclear arsenal , powerful countries are afraid to make a regime angry . Ghitis : This standoff is not over , but Pyongyang has already won .
Frida Ghitis : North Korean weapons programs have spread to the Middle East . The U.S. and South Korea are conducting joint military exercises in a show of force against Pyongyang. North Korea 's messages encourage tyrants to seek nuclear weapons . She says with nuclear arsenal , powerful countries are afraid to make a regime angry . Ghitis : This standoff is not over , but Pyongyang has already won .