This is a fucking ugly situation
I spent 3 years in S. Korea back in my previous life in the US Air Force...
Those N. Korean's have been a serious threat for a long ass time and now that they have nuc's they wanna dance...
Sad thing is that their leader is just crazy enough to start some 'real' shit and that's why most of us that have spent time in S. Korea spent shitloads of time in chem-warefare exercises, etc.
If the shit goes down there's gonna be a lot of dead mofos on both sides to be certain, it'll make Afganistan, Desert Storm, etc look like a fucking picnic. :/
Hopefully the diplomats can work something out soon, and send those poor starving bastards some food and money to calm them back down. They generally 'act up' during the winter months historically as that's when their economy and people suffer the most for some reason.
Bush better start focusing more on Korea and put that Iraq shit on hold for a few months, personally I think the Korean thing is WAY more serious a threat...and I spent time in both areas back in the day.