North Korea is obviously being backed by a major power. The US and other nations should support Taiwan's Charter for Permanent Peace to lead China to democratize, forcing North Korea to follow suit and drop its nuclear weapons program. China claims to be a'responsible major power', thus it should not enable North Korea's continued militarism. For more, see the Charter for Permanent Peace andDevelopment. §1.6 §5.3 §6.4 §7.3 §8.3