This statement made a while back (to Fox news I think?) sat with me for quite a while because.....YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT NEGOTIATIONS, YOU'RE SAYING YOUR POWER TO THREATEN THEM IS DIMINISHED!

It's RIDICULOUS to me how they're phrasing this; why would the DPRK having nukes make negotiating with them harder? You're not talking about negotiating with them, you're talking about threatening them!

I hate metaphors for countries but this is like if you had a gang of armed people (who have and DO actually commit violence against unarmed people) saying this one guy they hate has become harder to negotiate with because he also just got a gun; you're not talking about negotiating with people, you're saying you can't threaten them anymore!