Everyone should be rightly concerned with North Korea’s recent claim that they conducted a test of a hydrogen bomb, although the claim appears to be exaggerated. Regardless of the type of test conducted, this development destabilizes the region and raises serious questions regarding North Korea’s long term objectives. The UN and America are particularly vocal, seeking to introduce new sanctions to curb Kim Jong Un’s military adventurism, forgetting that it was the United States who created the present belligerent environment.