Angus King actually said...

I think Kim Jong un has elevated that to a cycle of provocation, provocation, provocation.

If I were China, I would not want a nuclear-armed guy right on my border who could threaten me.

Part of the settlement in that case was we had a military force and the threat of military force.

The other problem that I think deserves attention is that North Korea is a serial proliferator of nuclear technology.