A Cuban missile crisis in N. Korea

It's my opinion that the N. Koreans aren't after war, but instead, bluster for effect both internationally and internally ahead of the (hoped for) transition to power to the 26 year old Kim's son.

But, I do fear we're approaching a danger point where tensions and weapons systems are so stacked that a mistake or miscalculation could lead to a very ugly incident.

(Reuters) South Korea getting U.S. missiles to boost defences: report

(AP) N. Korea threatens to shoot down Japanese planes in its air space

With so many players in the dance and so little distance, if one missile goes astray, or a ship or plane gets damaged in an accident, or someone reads the wrong thing on their screens, things could get dangerously out of control very quickly.