Frida ##n : North Korean weapons programs have spread to the Middle East . Ghitis : North Korea 's messages encourage tyrants to seek nuclear weapons . North Korea 's message seems to be : If you have nuclear capabilities , it does n't matter how outrageously you behave ; it does n't matter how horribly you mistreat your people ; it does n't matter how flimsy your economy is . She ##er with nuclear arsenal , powerful people are afraid to make a regime angry . Kim : This standoff is not over , but Kim has already won .
Frida ##n : North Korean weapons programs have spread to the Middle East . Ghitis : North Korea 's messages encourage tyrants to seek nuclear weapons . She ##er with nuclear arsenal , powerful people are afraid to make a regime angry . Kim : This standoff is not over , but Kim has already won .