The disaster has a silver lining in that regard, at the very least.
Kim Jong il and Kim Jong Un had better watch it, or they are going to regret ever threatening or irritating the Japanese. JAPAN has the capability, technology, intestinal fortitude and the WILL to CRUSH PYONGYANG in ONE BLOW.
Let this serve as a warning, if any of them are reading FR at Kim Il Sung or Amnokgang Universities.
Nobody pays attention to them, and give fuel, grain, and other goodies to N. Korea. They can no longer pull stunt to gain attention and get freebies in return for getting quiet. They lost their leverage. Unless they pull even more dangerous stunt with the survival of their regime on the line.
I’ve seen estimates that Japan could have a working nuclear weapon inside of six months from the decision to go forward with the project.
Japan needs to tell Kim “We’ve been looking for a place to put the used fuel from our wrecked reactors — don’t give us any ideas.”