Sad news. North Korea starves millions of it's own people to build weapons, which shows the current leadership would rather kill it's own people than give up broken ideals that have lead the country to nothing but poverty. Hopefully when Kim Jong-Il passes away the country can unite again, and the North Korean people can then eat without worry of starvation and live a life they choose to lead.<p>South Korea is one of the great places on earth right now, and North Korea is just the polar opposite. Very strange.
My father-in-law is a VP at Northrup Grummon in their aerospace division (which includes satellites, missiles, and missile defense) who is responsible for making sure these systems can withstand what the enemy sends our way. He has consistently said for the last 10 years (yes, even during the heyday of 9/11 and after) that the most dangerous place on earth right now is Korea.
I don't think NK really thinks things through so much. The only country to EVER use a bomb in wartime has a doctrine of pre-emptive strike, annihilation, and more than enough weapons to turn South Korea into an Island.