i think its somwhat hypocritical, that its ok for 8 other nations to have a shitload of nuclear weapons, but soon north korea build some, everyone goes nuts, north korea has said they only have nuclear, as a deterrant from an american invasion, as bush infamously and stupedly said it was on the axis of evil, i cant see north korea using the weapons on say south korea or japan unless it was provoked, cos it knows it would get f***ed from every angle. much like jenna does vegas.
the only worry i have now, is that nation like south korea and japan may feel obliged to strengthen there nuclear capabilities, leading in an arms race.
i think military action is a no no, cos north korea will use it. negotiations must be forthcoming and incentives must be met, they are a potentially dangerous dangerous nation and huge threat to world peace. hopefully china will put a **** load of pressure on them. the thing is, though, if they did decide on a un combined military operation it would be more touble than its worth. it could a spark a nuclear attack worse than hiroshima.