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[MrRogers]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/world/asia/14korea.html?hp

[Rteacher]

Well, it's comforting to know that Washington anticipated that North Korea might react irresponsibly ...

Washington had anticipated a strong North Korean response to the U.N. sanctions. Susan Rice, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, cautioned Friday that North Korea could react to the resolution with "further provocation."

"There's reason to believe they may respond in an irresponsible fashion to this," she told reporters.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-norkor-weaponize13-2009jun13,0,2052443.story

This is how a South Korean professor (and probably most political analysts) read it ...

Analyst Kim Yong-hyun of Seoul's Dongguk University said North Korea was sending a stern message to Washington before President Barack Obama sits down with South Korea's Lee Myung-bak for summit talks at the White House on Tuesday.

He said North Korea is engaging in a game of "chicken" with the U.S. that he predicted would eventually end in talks.

I think that's probably the correct understanding, but "chicken" can be a dangerous game ...

[bassexpander]

Bah... more stupid attempts at grandstanding. Was there any doubt that they wouldn't try to weaponize it?

I predict the next cry the North will make will be something like:

"We are now prepared to put weaponized plutonium on a missile."