The unfortunate part if nothing is done and N. Korea keeps progressing with nukes is that there will be probably be proliferation of nukes in the Far East.

There has been discussion already of Japan repealing part of their constitution to allow them to pursue nuclear weapon technology. It will only get worse if nothing gets done.

The test may have possibly been a dud. It may not have. Kim may be rattling his saber just to get more goods from the west.

Yes, playing it cool will help the situation. But there does have to come a point and time when the rubber meets the road and this has to get resolved. It's dragged on for nearly 8 years.

No, military options aren't the answer at this stage. But there will have to be something done and soon. Unfortunately, here's another despot who's willing to use his citizens as sacrificial pawns in all of this.

That's not avoiding playing it cool. That's just stating a fact.