Jon one of the alluring aspects of HMT.org is its almost total lack of political banter.
There is none of the constant bickering back and forth between members. I believe most contributors here are of the mind that tools or hobbies and projects are nonpolitical. Therefore politics are not worth the effort to argue. This is also not to say that many, myself included do not care about such matters as the North Korean. Iranian, global and domestic terrorist organisations, clashing of deep rooted religious beliefs, world economic balance, trade fairness practices, natural and man made disasters, and more.Nor do we feel they are not a very important aspect effecting our everyday lives.
It is through links such as the one you provided above where we can if we choose to do so read and form our own opinions of what is really going on in the world around us without entering into an arm chair debate which is possibly loaded with information taken out of context.
I have my opinions of how the NK issue could be handled which arguably might ultimately prove to be the most humane solution although initially and possibly for years to come would be condemned by the world at large as being heinous. Also the repercussions of my solution could turn out to be the very spark which would lead to global Armageddon
For that reason I will keep my opinion and my preferred solution out of print because the world has moved on in 72 years
Again thank you for providing the link it was a very interesting read, backed up with extensive research.