India, Aug. 30 -- Kim Jong Un has proved a shrewd negotiator, staving off any attack on his growing nuclear capabilities until they crossed the barrier into practicality.

In the northeastern corner of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), otherwise known as North Korea, there is located a prison complex reserved for the most heinous of crimes in the Hermit Kingdom, any sign of opposition to the state. The "crime" could comprise a casual remark reported immediately to the security agencies by a friend to whom the remark was made. Or the "friend" may have invented such a remark, to get into the good books of the authorities by unmasking a traitor to the Kim monarchy that controls the levers of authority in that country. The cul...