one of the first things he did upon succeeding his father was to issue a shoot to kill order to north korean order guards. he said shoot anybody in the back who is trying to escape. >> they risk everything. they know when they leave north korea they are risking death. >> in 2001 mike kim left everything left behind in chicago and moved to northern china to help north korean detectors. >> lived in the china border hiding out with the north koreans sharing room with livestock in some periods. >> he chronicled some experiences in a book escaping north korea. >> for most americans under ground railroad has a certain history for us you think about 1800's and slavery and the fight to get north of the base mays done dixon line. how would you describe the under ground railroad from north korea and china? >> it's 6,000 miles running from north korea through china through southeast asia. >> it's a network of safe houses and secret groups. >> there are contacts along this entire root to help and to aid north koreans. >> some within your network some within another network that is willing to help, and y

one of the first things he did upon succeeding his father was to issue a shoot to kill order to north korean order guards. he said shoot anybody in the back who is trying to escape. >> they risk everything. they know when they leave north korea they are risking death. >> in 2001 mike kim left everything left behind in chicago and moved to northern china to help north korean detectors. >> lived in the china border hiding out with the north koreans sharing room with livestock in some periods. >> he chronicled some experiences in a book escaping north korea. >> for most americans under ground railroad has a certain history for us you think about 1800's and slavery and the fight to get north of the base mays done dixon line. how would you describe the under ground railroad from north korea and china? >> it's 6,000 miles running from north korea through china through southeast asia. >> it's a network of safe houses and secret groups. >> there are contacts along this entire root to help and to aid north koreans. >> some within your network some within another network that is willing to help, and y

one of the first things he did upon succeeding his father was to issue a shoot to kill order to north korean order guards. he said shoot anybody in the back who is trying to escape. >> they risk everything. they know when they leave north korea they are risking death. >> in 2001 mike kim left everything left behind in chicago and moved to northern china to help north korean detectors. >> lived in the china border hiding out with the north koreans sharing room with livestock in some periods. >> he chronicled some experiences in a book escaping north korea. >> for most americans under ground railroad has a certain history for us you think about 1800's and slavery and the fight to get north of the base mays done dixon line. how would you describe the under ground railroad from north korea and china? >> it's 6,000 miles running from north korea through china through southeast asia. >> it's a network of safe houses and secret groups. >> there are contacts along this entire root to help and to aid north koreans. >> some within your network some within another network that is willing to help, and y

everything revolved around i am bedding in north korean society the ideology of chuchang. >> in 1994 r decades enslaving north coian people kim you wi ill sun died. >> his successor would try to become god like himself. >> kim jong-il is the eldest son born to his first wife. >> kim jong-il is said to have been born or the sacred mountain. this is where by korean legend the korean nation began many thousands of years ago. >> the small mountain cabin where it is claimed she gave birth is now a shrine. >> he was born in russia when his father was with the russian military. >> by the early 1980s it seems that he had carved out a significant niche for himself within the power structure. >> kim jong-il was a character of fun to people in the western world because he was short and had that beau font styled hair and wore elevator shoes. but he was in truth a very brutal dictator. >> he had incredibly expensive taste from everything from alcohol to cigarettes and expensive boats. >> it was reported he liked american culture. >> he loved american film. he supposedly had a library of many of th

north korean officials refused. they insisted the program was for peaceful purposes not for obtaining plutonium. the confrontation escalated. >> plutonium they might have accumulated from the 1989 shutdown was not more than 6 kill lo kilograms or 7 kilograms of mru tone numb which is enough for one nuclear device. north korean claim they have much less than that, 70 grams. >> reporter: then in 1994 north korean authorities promised to give up on their nuclear ambitions in exchange for oil imports and help with nuclear plan construction. but foreign diplomats and international atomic energy inspectors became concerned in 2002 that the country was enriching uranium. the north koreans reacted by expelling iaea inspectors and withdrawing from the npt. >> translator: north korea is leaving the npt because u.s. is trying to keep our country down. our withdrawal from the treaty will protect us from the iaea's unreasonable actions. >> reporter: the standoff led to the six-party talks aimed at persuading the north koreans to

everything revolved around i am bedding in north korean society the ideology of chuchang. >> in 1994 r decades enslaving north coian people kim you wi ill sun died. >> his successor would try to become god like himself. >> kim jong-il is the eldest son born to his first wife. >> kim jong-il is said to have been born or the sacred mountain. this is where by korean legend the korean nation began many thousands of years ago. >> the small mountain cabin where it is claimed she gave birth is now a shrine. >> he was born in russia when his father was with the russian military. >> by the early 1980s it seems that he had carved out a significant niche for himself within the power structure. >> kim jong-il was a character of fun to people in the western world because he was short and had that beau font styled hair and wore elevator shoes. but he was in truth a very brutal dictator. >> he had incredibly expensive taste from everything from alcohol to cigarettes and expensive boats. >> it was reported he liked american culture. >> he loved american supposedl many of thousands of films. he once h

in china, which has to be sitting on a new assessment of north korea, it's north korean ally. on the one hand, they may be saying yes, north korea's nuclear weapons state and those will be now, but on the other hand, they may be saying, north korea threatens china's interests, more than ever. we thought we had unlimited period of time for denuclearization because it really didn't threaten our interest. as long as we could keep civility, we, chinese. but down hopeful that more chinese are going to say, you know what, i think that assessment was wrong. because when you think about a nuclear arms race in northeast asia, when you think about an arms buildup in northeast asia, when you think about the proliferation off the peninsula to iran from what north korea is doing, when you think about the steps the united states is going to have to undertake a better prepare for defense against a threat to u.s. territory because of this coming capability, i think china is going to say that's unacceptable. i'm hopeful. but at the end of the day as i say, the united states can't sit there wait

north korean officials have shown no will to change their course of action. south koreans must come up with something more than enduring the restless days ahead. park will find this issue high on her list of priorities in her upcoming five years as president. nhk world, seoul. >>> officials in chunina oechinn ministry issued a statement. nhk world reports from beijing. >> reporter: chinese leaders have made it clear that they oppose the test. communist leader says he wants the korean peninsula to be stable. north korea may be a traditional ally but chinese leaders say the nuclear program as a threat to their national security. but they also oppose tougher sanctions. they believe joining the u.s., japan and other countries in pushing for more sanctions would further isolate the north. at the same time, north korean leaders have not responded to china's call for an early resumption of the six-party talks on the north's nuclear program. the talks have been stalled for more than four years. chinese officials maintain that the talks are the only way to achieve a pe

we should stand more firmly against the north koreans. >> reporter: but many of china's newspapers took relatively cautious positions on the issue. one called for tightening sanctions against the north. china has not shared close ties with its neighbor, but now that china has achieved the world's second largest gdp, it's got priorities to maintain steady economic growth. tensions created by north korea's nuclear program could threaten that goal. >> we spoke with our reporter in beijing and asked how china is reacting. >> chinese officials seem stunned and bitter. a chinese expert on security issues explains. >> translator: right up to the last china's foreign ministry had tried to talk the north out of the test. north korea's action amounts to a diplomatic challenge against china. china has lost face diplomatically. it's an extremely troubling incident for chinese officials. >> there is only so much china can do to influence what north korea decides, but china can still have some influence with its exports and food aid. for instance, after taking into account international reaction, chi

we should stand more firmly against the north koreans. >> reporter: but many of china's newspapers took relatively cautious positions on the issue. one called for tightening sanctions against the north. china has not shared close ties with its neighbor, but now that china has achieved the world's second largest gdp, it's got priorities to maintain steady economic growth. tensions created by north korea's nuclear program could threaten that goal. >> we spoke with our reporter in beijing and asked how china is reacting. >> chinese officials seem stunned and bitter. a chinese expert on security issues explains. >> translator: right up to the last moment, china's foreign ministry had tried to talk the north out of the test. north korea's action amounts to a diplomatic challenge against china. china has lost face diplomatically. it's an extremely troubling incident for chinese officials. >> there is only so much china can do to influence what north korea decides, but china can still have some influence with its exports and food aid. for instance, after taking into account international react

transmitted over short wave frequencies into north korea. >> it brings it like a regular church service with worship and preaching of the world. the northern koreanovernment routinely tries to jam our signal, but we have other methods of getting our message across. >> george: cbn news obtained security photographs and recordings of secret church meetings inside north korea. [whispering] >> george: and when a northern korean accepts jesus christ, he or she will face pe persecution, imprisonment, and possibly death because of their faith. peter gave cbn footage of a show that allegedly shows the execution of north korean christians. [yelling] >> george: trying to get precise figures on the number of christians today in north korea is extremely difficult. >> based on data gathered from north korean defectors and international human rights groups, we estimate there are approximately 30,000 christians being held in political prison camps, and about 10,000 underground believers who are in hiding throughout the country. >> george: back along a stretch of the north-south korean border, it is a little past midnight. using the cover of darkness, peter's te

wants to know where the south korean program now the north koreans are saying they're the real of the koreans and the end of the korean peninsula where does this put china how should beijing respond to this after all it did except those sanctions earlier didn't it and it's seen as an ally for north korea but is in a difficult position is it's not really challenging diplomatic position beijing is and i don't think beijing is it is as difficult a position as the western media wishes that it was. the chinese don't like to be seen as the only nation supporting. north korea not well thought of anywhere we're all what i'm dealing in north korea is important to china strategically it's the buffer zone the chinese believe that if north korea and the regime there would implode collapse like germany and russia. south koreans would move in gobble up north korea and the u.s. forces its forces move close to the chinese. china does not want that is such a no really needs to keep that north korea or she going on. as it is my own guess is that the chinese will. denounce the north koreans but will con

all of those north korean scamps added again another nuclear test in north korea has made all the headlines trust me nuclear missiles are something worth being concerned over but haven't we heard this song and dance before all the way back in two thousand and two the north koreans according to the b.b.c. ruled that they have a secret weapons program and turned their young beyond nuclear reactor back on since then every once in a while a missile flies and people see the war's coming and silence then another test of some sort shock horror and then silence again north korea just uses this is a bargaining tool to get what they want and rather how wacky the north korean state may seem they understand that launching one or two missiles against united states means they probably won't even hit their target and in return their entire country will be turned into ash instantly this situation really isn't cause for concern until something big changes like the us not being in a position to support south korea japan or some other dramatic event that changes the game like china giving up their support for

likes to call them against the north korean government. >> shep: jonathan, how much closer do they say this activity brings north korea to potentially at least hitting the united states? >> reporter: you remember the rocket launch of north koreans carried out last december. that showed in theory according to the experts that they do have a long-range missile capable of reaching parts of the united states including alaska and hawaii. but the big question here is getting a nuclear weapon small enough that you can mount it on the warhead of such a long-range missile. most experts will tell you the north koreans are at least three years away from being able to master that technology. of course, it's not just about hitting the united states directly. there is also the fear they might share what nuclear technology they have with the likes of iran and two things here. iran would obviously only need to hit israel to spark world war three. north koreans would only need to send a nuclear tipped missile as far as japan if they wanted to spark a major international crisis. >> shep: jonathan hunt,

co- approach to north korea or is he going to be a little bit more angry, if you will, at the north koreans and how is that going to manifest itself? >> new leadership in china. new leadership in south korea. new leadership in japan. of course a new leader in north korea. >> also partly a new regime in the united states. you've got secretary kerry who will come at this in a slightly different point of view than his predecessor. we'll have to see how that plays out as well. >> what's the sort of detective work that happens now to figure out more about the things we don't know? how about particular test. >> right. as i mentioned previously, all we know is there's been a test. we have a very rough estimate of how big the bang was. what we don't know is whether the device was made from plutonium or highly enriched uranium. that sounds like a minor technical issue but it actually has hugely important policy consequences. north korea only has a small amount of plutonium. it actually would be very, very hard for it to produce more. so part of the reason why north korea wants to shift to uranium is

jon: for more on the north korean nuclear bomb test, let's bring in gordon chang. author of the showdown of north korea takes on the world. how ominous is this in your view, gordon. >> north korea crossed two tech sal thresholds. it exploded a powerful device, perhaps a miniature one. it successfully test ad three-stage long-range missile that really means they have got the means to deliver a nuclear warhead. clearly within five years, maybe even three, the north koreans will be able to threaten any american city. that's ominous. jon: the u.n. security council as we just heard from james rosen has strongly condemned this action. it has pledged further action in its words. do you think the north koreans are particularly frightened? >> no, if they were particularly frightened they would have not tested in the first place. they realize china will protect them? security council. china will not enforce any sanctions that come out of this process. so the usual drill as susan rice said is not good enough. that means the united states needs to take matters in its own hands.

the representative from seoul urged the north koreans to halt their nuclear program, saying it's damaging stability on the korean peninsula. the north korean diplomat said authorities there want to bolster their defenses against a possible invasion. his remarks drew immediate criticism. a british delegate said the comments were inappropriate for a conference on disarmament. >>> analysts at a u.s. cyber security firm are accusing the chinese military of conducting cyber espionage on american corporations. they say one military unit stole data from more than 100 companies. virginia-based firm mandiant released a report identifying the people's liberation army. the analysts say employees of one unit have attacked at least 141 organizations over the past seven years. they say they believe the hackers are based in shanghai. a chinese foreign ministry spokesperson strongly denied the allegations. >> translator: the criticism is irresponsible and unprofessional. it does not help in resolving the hacking issue. >> he said china is also a victim of cyber attacks. he said most of them originate in

there will be north korean nuclear weapons.he chinese could change that, but so far they have shown no inclination to do so. i think realistically the only long-term solution is to find a way to reunify the peninsula peacefully, and i think the key there is china, which we need to be talking to about how to accomplish this. lou: certainly we talk with china all the time and have. >> but not about this. but not about this. lou: we have been talking with negotiations and conducting trade and relationships with china. what could china do year that would determine a peaceful resolution of their -- of the north korean nuclear aspirations which, by the way, look as though there are very near fulfillment. >> well, look, china supplies 90% or more, 90% or more of north korea's energy. supplies substantial amounts of food and other humanitarian aid. there is simply no doubt china could change what it acknowledges is a real component of instability in northeast asia, and that is a nuclear program. what they are afraid of is that the regi

north korean leader kim jong-un did not attend. the party secretary said that the test was a self-defense measure against u.s. hostility. he said if u.s. officials continue to increase pressure north koreans will respond with high level counter measures. another official threat is capable of attacking military basis on the u.s. mainland. >>> kim jung one is celebrating his father's birthday. he's ordered the promotion of 48 commanders. kim jong-il would have turned 71 on saturday. kim jong-un promoted officers to the ranks of lieutenant and major general to mark the anniversary. kim said the promotions reflected the spirit of his father. he called the officers loyal warriors and he said they would help north korea achieve what he called final victory. >>> south korean defense ministry officials say they remain on alert for the possibility of another nuclear test by north korea. spokesperson said the north has been preparing for a nuclear test at a tunnel in addition to the western one that was used on tuesday. kim said the entrance

the north koreans hate the japanese.hink that they would launch at anybody but they're certainly not going to launch at us but they could launch at the japanese. that would really be awful right now because essentially the chinese and the japanese warships in very close proximity to each other. the chinese are using targeting radar on the japanese. this is a very provocative act. then you have the north koreans. they explode this nuclear weapon. they probably are going to explode another one very soon according to south korean intelligence. this will really roil the region. melissa: do you think that hams? what is the next step. >> the next step they will go to the security council but they're not going to do anything. they haven't done anything in the last two decades. the next step is up to us and we need strong leadership in washington because we don't have very much time to put north korea back in the box. melissa: thanks for coming on the show, you're always terrific. appreciate it. >>> time for today's fuel gauge r

i want to get some insight from a former cnn correspondent and north korean expert. a senior fellow at the u.s. china institute at usc and the author of a book on north korea, meltdown. he joins us now. you have been falling all of these changes as they keep getting updated and we went from one point where we were reporting an artificial earthquake. we're now hearing confirmation from south korea this was a nuclear blast. china is not coming on board as yet and japan seems fairly quiet on this. just give us your reading on what is happening across the region as people are starting this information, which we must say was not a surprise. >> this was not at all a surprise. the north koreans have been making clear for several weeks now that they were planning to stage a nuclear test ban and it really was the only real question of when. the timing is interesting because this comes just before president obama is going to deliver his "state of the union" message. and the north koreans, as they have done many times in the past, have managed to insert themselves into the middl

. >> we are here in the city, home to the largest north korean population in china.oldiers told us that we were not allowed to film because the situation was highly tense. carrying out its third nuclear test 100 kilometers from where i am standing. >> we are near the north korean border. if there were any nuclear radiation, it would greatly affect our health. i hope that authorities can find out if it has harmed the environment. >> north korea is so poor. if the situation becomes worse, this city will be flooded with north korean refugees. >> the un security council has condemned the north korean nuclear attacks and said that they will take further action, but if new sanctions are to be introduced, they will have to employ china as the main backer. beijing will want to send a tough message to pyongyang, that this type of behavior will not be tolerated. and if the sanctions and not tough enough, they may get away with this nuclear attack. but if the sanctions are too harsh, north korea may lash out again. >> martin patients on the border between north korea and china.

made it part of her platform in how to build relations and trust with the north. >> translator: north korean actions affect our policy. the north should understand with any further pro provocation, we will be able to have a dialogue, even if we want to. >> park made the remark on wednesday at a meeting of transition committee panel on foreign affairs in north/south relation. she said the north's nuclear test on tuesday clearly shows the difficulty of building trust and peace on the korean peninsula. she indicated that for the time being, she will focus on preventing such provocation to avoid anxiety spreading among the south korean people. >>> south korean military personnel are trying to determine the type of bomb used for their test. they have taken to the sea and the sky to search for radioactive substances. a defense ministry spokesperson says the samples could help determine the makeup of the bomb. analysts suspect north korean scientists detonated an enriched uranium device. the country used plutonium bombs in two previous tests in 2006 and 2009. defense officials in seoul say they are

the north koreans have carried out two nuclear tests in the past, this is the third if it's confirmed. we're assuming it will be. what does this lead to? what are you most worried about? >> north korea tested the third one, north korea becomes a nuclear power. it will hold -- it's on the mind the situation in this region. >> you're saying that one test could be a fluke, the second one a good shot, but a third one means they definitely have the -- a nuclear ability, is that what you're saying? >> yeah, that's right. north korea wanted to have miniaturized nuclear bomb, if north korea successfully tested the third one it will mean that north korea succeeded in making a small miniaturized nuclear bomb. >> this could be a real game changer? >> yes, that's correct. it will change the structure of northeast asia. >> what do we do next? everything that's been tried in the past, sanctions on sanctions on sanctions, cutting north korea off from the rest of the world has had little effect. >> as united states already passed the situation, they said that the action will be taken if north korea t

they suggest the north koreans may be waiting to hear what u.s.resident barack obama has to say in his state of the union address. analysts from an international monitoring agency were ready. officials with the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty organization say this test was bigger than the one they tracked four years ago. >> the magnitude of the event, because of the logarithmic scale of increase, is twice as big as it was in 2009. >> the analysts said they measured a seiic event with a magnitude of 4.9 in northeastern north korea. monitors at 23 sites around the world, including australia and antarctica picked up the tremor. the analysts said the event showed what they called clear explosion-like characteristics. they said they're checking to see whether any radioactive substances were released. >>> opposition forces in syria are claiming another victory. they say they've seized a military air base and its arsenal. rebels say they've taken control of the al jarrah air base near the northern city of aleppo. they say they've captured fighter j

all of those north korean scamps are added again another nuclear test in north korea has made all the headlines trust me nuclear missiles are something worth being concerned over but haven't we heard this song and dance before all the way back in two thousand to the north koreans calling for the b.b.c. rule that they have a secret weapons program and turned their young beyond nuclear reactor back on since then every once in a while a missile flies people see the war's coming and silence then another test of some sort of shock horror and then silence again with great just uses this is a bargaining tool to get what they want and rather how wacky the north korean state may seem they understand that launching one or two missiles against united states means they probably won't even hit their target and in return their entire country will turn into ash instantly this situation really isn't cause for concern until something big changes like the us not being in a position to support south korea japan or some other dramatic event that changes the game like china giving up their support for the

all of those north korean scamps added again another nuclear test in north korea has made all the headlines trust me nuclear missiles are something worth being concerned over but haven't we heard this song and dance before all the way back in two thousand and two the north koreans according to the b.b.c. ruled that they have a secret weapons program and turned their young beyond nuclear reactor back on since then every once in a while a missile flies and people see the war's coming and silence then another test of some sort shock horror and then silence again north korea just uses this is a bargaining tool to get what they want or how wacky the north korean state may seem they understand that launching water two missiles against united states means they probably won't even hit their target and in return their entire country would turn into ash instantly this situation really isn't cause for concern until something big changes like the us not being in a position to support south korea japan or some other dramatic event that changes the game like china giving up their support for the north ko

they have the north korean flag and pictures of the leader of north korea, kim john thune. >> this remote mountain range in northern north korea for weeks has been under scrutiny. on tuesday the wait was over. pyeongchang said it carried out a test of a miniaturized nuclear weapons in a tunnel. this nuclear tests, unlike the previous one, was safely and perfect conducted at a high level by using a smaller and lighter nuclear armed with high explosive part. >> that claim marks a change about north korea's nuclear program. for years the governments here and in the u.s. have said north korea was some way of having a miniaturize device suitable for use on top of a missile. at least, this test brings that prospect closer. despite last year's successful rocket launch, north korea has yet to develop ballistic missile that could strike the u.s. that the country it says its nuclear weapons programs are targeted at. a miniaturized bomb would emboldened p'yongyang. >> it will give them more confidence that they have a credible deterrent. i personally believe they want a deterrent to keep americans o

he says iranian and north korean officials have cooperated on nuclear development. >>> north korea's state-run newspaper is defending the nuclear test saying it has reinforced the country's status as a military and nuclear power. the front page editorial quotes leader kim jong un calling the test legitimate and refers to it as the people's great work. the newspaper claims the nation's nuclear deterrent is capable of destroying enemy strongholds. it says leaders in pyongyang won't bend to pressure from the u.s. government and adds north koreans are ready for new sanctions and even war. >>> japan's self-defense force personnel were transported aboard osprey aircraft in a joint drill with u.s. marines. it's the first time the sdf used the tilt row or the aircraft. about 280 sdf members are engaged in a landing exercise in california along with 500 u.s. marines. 50 of them flew in aircraft from a u.s. navy vessel to show. they disembarked with the marines in advance of checking the route. japanese officials say they will examine the possibility of introducing the osprey for use by the sd

all of those north korean scamps are at it again another nuclear test in north korea has made all the headlines trust me nuclear missiles are something worth being concerned over but haven't we heard this song and dance before all the way back in two thousand and two the north koreans according to the b.b.c. ruled that they have a secret weapons program and turned their young beyond nuclear reactor back on since then every once in a while a missile flies and people say the war is coming and silence then another test of some sort shock horror and then silence again north korea just uses this is a bargaining tool to get what they want and rather how wacky the north korean state may seem they understand that launching one or two missiles against united states means they probably won't even hit their target and in return their entire country will be turned into ash instantly this situation really isn't cause for concern until something big changes like the us not being in a position to support south korea japan or some other dramatic event that changes the game like china giving up their

he says iranian and north korean officials have cooperated on nuclear development. >>> north korea's state-run newspaper is defending the nuclear test saying it has reinforced the country's status as a military and nuclear power. the front page editorial in the "rodong sinmun" quotes leader kim jong un calling the test legitimate and refers to it as the people's great work. the newspaper claims the nation's nuclear deterrent is capable of destroying enemy strongholds. it says leaders in pyongyang won't bend to pressure from the u.s. government and adds north koreans are ready for new sanctions and even war. >>> japan's self-defense force personnel were transported aboard an osprey aircraft in a joint drill with u.s. marines. it's the first time the sdf used the tilt rotor aircraft. about 280 sdf members are engaged in a landing exercise in california along with 500 u.s. marines. 50 of them flew in aircraft from a u.s. navy vessel to shore. they disembarked with the marines in advance of checking the route. japanese defense ministry officials say they will examine the possibility of i

north korean scientists carried out another underground nuclear test last week. and authorities in pyongyang have hinted they may conduct another rocket launch before the end of this year. abe and obama will meet on friday at the white house. japanese government officials say the leaders will discuss the deployment of a second x band radar. u.s. army personnel already operate those systems at an air self-defense force base in northern japan. one government official says the additional system will make it possible to track missiles aimed at japan or the u.s. another kind of threat at the de united nations conference on disarmament. he said what he called south korea's erratic behavior would only herald its final destruction. he made the remark in a meeting in geneva. delegates from south korea and the netherlands had criticized the latest nuclear test. the representative from seoul urged the north koreans to halt their nuclear program, saying it's damaging stability on the korean peninsula. the north korean diplomat said authorities there want to bolster their def

all those north korean scamps are added again another nuclear test in north korea has made all the headlines trust me nuclear missiles are something worth being concerned over but haven't we heard this song and dance before all the way back in two thousand and two the north koreans according to the b.b.c. ruled that they have a secret weapons program and turned their young beyond nuclear reactor back on since then every once while a missile flies and people see the war's coming and silence then another test of some sort shock horror and then silence again with crew just uses this is a bargaining tool to get what they want and one how wacky the north korean state may seem they understand that launching one or two missiles against united states means they probably won't even hit their target and in return their entire country will turn into ash instantly this situation really isn't cause for concern until something big changes like the us not being in a position to support south korea japan or some other dramatic event that changes the game like china giving up their support for the north kore