Liberal New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof said he noticed “positive changes” in North Korea during his recent visit there, even though he admitted that some aspects of the country were unsettling.

In an op-ed published Thursday, Kristof said all of North Korea, led by Kim Jong Un, is prepped for war and that they are trained to believe that they would win it.

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