The early January detonation of its fourth nuclear device by North Korea has stirred an already simmering pot. To continue the metaphor, when one adds in the apparently successful missile test (placing an object in earth orbit) and the reactive sanctions by the UN as well as the unilateral sanctions of some member states, the pot is now at a full boil. Now we learn that some Western analysts are admitting that Pyongyang may indeed have miniaturized its nuclear devices enough to fit atop its missiles of varying ranges.

Nations are worried – and rightfully so, for this adds yet