nuclearize. that idea of trying to get them to denuclearize, the north koreans right now have no intention of doing. they want to be taken seriously as a global nuclear power. despite all of the attempts to rein them in, to impose sanctions, despite the attempts by the obama administration to engage in so-called strategic patience, what we've seen over the years is north korea simply moving ahead and perfecting slowly, slowly, their nuclear capabilities. this being a sixth test is very, very dramatic. if, indeed, that magnitude as it has been calculated of the so-called earthquake is ten times more than the previous one, this all points in one direction. so the question now is what are the options for the united states, for the countries in the region, whether it is china, whether it is japan, whether it is south korea, is north korea going to be brought to the table or is there going to be a much